February 03, 2026
DOJ and USPS Announce First Award Under New Antitrust Whistleblower Rewards Program
Just six months after the Justice Department’s Antitrust Division announced its partnership with the United States Postal Service (USPS) to create a new Whistleblower Rewards Program, DOJ announced its...
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January 28, 2026
Whistleblowers Help Government Recover Over $ 5.3 Billion from False Claims Act Lawsuits in FY2025
This month, the Department of Justice announced that in fiscal year 2025 the government recovered over $6.8 billion from settlements and judgments under the False Claims Act (FCA). This is the highest...
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January 23, 2026
Six Phillips & Cohen whistleblower attorneys named to Lawdragon’s “500 Leading Lawyers in America” for 2026
Washington, DC, January 23, 2026— Lawdragon has named six Phillips & Cohen partners –Peter Chatfield, Stephen Hasegawa, Erika Kelton, Colette Matzzie, Sean McKessy, and Claire Sylvia—to...
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January 22, 2026
Funding of Trade Fraud Task Force is Welcome Signal of Greater DOJ Focus on Customs Fraud
Last August, the Department of Justice and the Department of Homeland Security jointly announced a cross-agency Trade Fraud Task Force to enhance efforts to combat customs fraud and the collection of duties...
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January 16, 2026
IRS Whistleblower Office Goes Digital: Modernizing Tax Enforcement
The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) Whistleblower Office took a big step last month in making it easier and more efficient for people to report tax fraud and noncompliance by announcing the launch of a...
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January 15, 2026
Kaiser Foundation Health Plan and Affiliates to Pay $581 Million to Settle Whistleblower Lawsuits
$581 Million Settlement Resolves Medicare Advantage Whistleblowers Allegations San Francisco, January 14, 2026—The Kaiser Foundation Health Plan, Inc. (KFHP), Kaiser Foundation Health Plan of Colorado...
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January 12, 2026
Kleptocracy Asset Recovery Rewards Program
What is the Kleptocracy Asset Recovery Rewards Program? Foreign public corruption can distort U.S. markets, taint the U.S. financial system, erode public trust in government institutions, and violate U.S....
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December 19, 2025
SEC Awards $1.3 Million to Phillips & Cohen’s Whistleblower Client
Washington, DC, December 19, 2025 – On September 4, 2025, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) announced an award of $1.3 million to a whistleblower client of Phillips & Cohen LLP....
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December 16, 2025
Wound Care “Glam-Flam” Executives, Company Settle False Claims Act Case for $309 million
$309 Million Medicare Fraud Settlement Involving Amniotic Skin Grafts Washington, DC, December 15, 2025—On behalf of their whistleblower client, Phillips & Cohen LLP announces that Alexandra Gehrke...
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December 11, 2025
UK Unveils a New Program to Reward Tax Whistleblowers
Taking a page from the United States’ success with offering rewards to whistleblowers who provide valuable information about tax fraud, the United Kingdom announced as part of its November 2025 Budget...
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