December 27, 2016
IRS Whistleblower Information
IRS whistleblowers who provide information about tax fraud or tax underpayments that exceed $2 million to the Internal Revenue Service can do so confidentially and receive awards. The IRS awarded a Phillips...
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Securities Law Whistleblowers
The Securities and Exchange Commission whistleblower reward program provides a way for whistleblowers to stop violations of securities laws and SEC rules and receive a reward. The SEC whistleblower program,...
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SEC whistleblower provisions in Dodd-Frank
The SEC whistleblower program was created in 2010 with the passage of the Dodd-Frank Act. Below is the relevant text of the law, which describes the SEC whistleblower rewards, confidentiality for SEC whistleblower...
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Product Substitution
The government frequently specifies that its defense contractors build products using a certain grade or quality of parts. There often is a further requirement that the parts be purchased from American...
Phillips & Cohen News Archive
Phillips & Cohen Whistleblower News Archive (News stories published before 2007) For recent stories, see Phillips & Cohen In the Media. Phillips & Cohen is the nation’s most successful...
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SEC Whistleblower Advocates – Opinions in the Media
“Opinion: Quebec’s AMF should offer rewards to whistleblowers,” Stephen S. Hasegawa, 3/30/16. “Rewarding whistleblowers,” Erika A. Kelton, The Economist, 1/2/2016. “CEO’s...
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Municipal Transactions
The municipal finance industry is rife with fraud, and it’s often industry insiders who expose fraudulent schemes. Yield-burning is one way banks can defraud both the federal and municipal governments....
What is Upcoding and Unbundling Fraud in Healthcare?
Upcoding and unbundling are common types of healthcare fraud Upcoding, unbundling, and fragmentation represent common types of healthcare fraud, involving the manipulation of billing practices to illicitly...
Pharmaceutical Whistleblower & Fraud Cases
What is Pharmaceutical Fraud under the False Claims Act? Companies engaged in pharmaceutical fraud may be liable under the False Claims Act for Medicare and Medicaid fraud in any case where the government...
Medicare Part D Fraud and Whistleblowers
Medicare Part D fraud can happen in many ways. Whistleblowers can stop Medicare Part D fraud by using the False Claims Act, whether the fraud is committed by Part D prescription drug plan sponsors, pharmacy...