Jen Fuson

The False Claims Act (FCA) has returned billions of dollars lost to fraud against the government, and customs fraud cases are contributing an increasing portion of that recovery. This month, the US Department...

Product substitution fraud occurs when a contractor knowingly supplies products that do not meet contract requirements while billing for compliant goods. A product substitution fraud whistleblower claim...

The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) is increasingly focused on fraud and manipulation in the carbon markets, particularly within the voluntary carbon offset market. Regulators and investigators...

Last week, the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) announced a new working group to help fight securities fraud directed toward retail investors. The SEC’s Retail Fraud Working Group will focus...

Washington, DC, July 1, 2026—Today, the Justice Department joined and settled for $1.45 million a whistleblower lawsuit filed against Progressive Oncology and Hematology Center and Mouhamad Bazzi, MD,...

New York, June 25, 2026—Physicians Nicole Fleischmann and Robert Simon each have agreed to pay more than $1.1 million, for a total of more than $2.2 million, for their roles in alleged fraud involving...

Statement of Christopher Ehrman, Partner, Phillips & Cohen, and the former Director of the CFTC’s Whistleblower Office, on the CFTC’s Notice of Proposed Rulemaking Concerning Whistleblower Rules:...

WASHINGTON, DC, June 11, 2026 — Five Phillips & Cohen partners — Mary Louise Cohen, Erika Kelton, Peter Chatfield, Colette Matzzie, and Sean McKessy – have been selected to Super Lawyers 2026...

The U.S. Supreme Court’s recent unanimous decision in Sripetch v. Securities and Exchange Commission is an important victory for the enforcement of securities laws, as well as for whistleblowers whose...

Washington, DC –May 20, 2026 – Royal Canadian Steel Inc., Farjess Inc., and their President and part-owner, Feroz Jessani, have agreed to pay $19 million plus interest to the federal government to...