August 17, 2026
Phillips & Cohen and Kleiman Rajaram Announce Successful $46 Million Qui Tam Action Against Veloxis Pharmaceuticals
Veloxis Admits to Kickbacks, and to Pay Criminal Fines and Civil Penalties BOSTON, Aug. 15, 2026 — In a major healthcare fraud enforcement action, Veloxis Pharmaceuticals will pay over million and...
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August 07, 2026
Senate Bill Would Strengthen CFTC Whistleblower Program: Key Proposed Changes
On July 30, 2026—National Whistleblower Day—Senators Chuck Grassley and John Fetterman along with cosponsors Susan Collins and Raphael Warnock introduced the CFTC Whistleblower Protection and Program...
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August 03, 2026
Florida Medicare Provider Agrees to Pay $14.1 million to Settle Whistleblower Lawsuit Alleging Inflated Diagnoses for Medicare Advantage Patients
Jacksonville, Florida, August 3, 2026— Complete Health Partners Holdings LLC, a management services organization that operates primary care practices in Florida, Alabama, and Colorado, has agreed to...
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July 27, 2026
False Claims Act Plays Key Role in DOJ’s Enforcement of Customs and Trade Laws
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...
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July 23, 2026
Product Substitution Fraud & Whistleblowers
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...
Carbon Offset Fraud: What is it and How Can Whistleblowers Report It?
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...
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July 14, 2026
SEC Plans New Working Group to Combat Fraud
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...
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July 01, 2026
Maryland Doctor and Progressive Oncology Settle Whistleblower Lawsuit for Allegedly Cheating Patients on Chemotherapy Drugs
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,...
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June 25, 2026
Two Doctors Agree to Pay More than $2 Million for Defrauding Medicare Over Incontinence Treatment
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...
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June 11, 2026
CFTC’s Issues Notice of Proposed Rulemaking Concerning Whistleblower Rules
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:...
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