December 27, 2016
Cross-charging: Defense contractor fraud and improper cost allocation
Cross-charging and improper cost allocation in fixed-price and cost-plus defense contracts are some of the most common types of defense procurement fraud. Whistleblowers can expose cross-charging or improper...
Contractor Fraud in Iraq and Afghanistan
Phillips & Cohen has experience with qui tam lawsuits brought under the False Claims involving contractor fraud by U.S. contractors in Iraq and Afghanistan. A qui tam contractor fraud case brought...
CFTC whistleblower provisions in the Dodd-Frank Act
Here is the section of the Dodd-Frank Act that authorized the establishment of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission whistleblower program. For a summary of how the program works, see the CFTC whistleblower...
Posted In SEC / CFTC Resources
SEC Whistleblowers
Whistleblower advice from a fellow whistleblower Whistleblower job protection Appeals Court decision 2015 The CFTC Whistleblower Award Program 76 FR 53172 8-25-2011 Securities Whistleblower Incentives...
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Wisconsin – Repealed
Repealed by 2015 Wisconsin Act 55, effective July 14, 2015 The text of the law as it existed before the repeal can be viewed here. Other state qui tam laws
North Carolina Whistleblower Law: The North Carolina False Claims Act
What is the North Carolina Whistleblower Law (North Carolina False Claims Act)? The North Carolina False Claims Act allows whistleblowers to file “qui tam” lawsuits if they know of persons or entities...
New Mexico Whistleblower Law: The New Mexico Medicaid False Claims Act
What are the New Mexico Whistleblower Laws (New Mexico Medicaid False Claims Act and New Mexico Fraud Against Taxpayers Act)? New Mexico has two whistleblower laws, the New Mexico Medicaid False Claims...
Montana Whistleblower Law: The Montana False Claims Act
What is the Montana Whistleblower Law (Montana False Claims Act)? The Montana whistleblower law, called the Montana False Claims Act, allows whistleblowers to file “qui tam” lawsuits against those...
Missouri
•What the law says – The Missouri Health Care Payment Fraud and Abuse Act is not a “qui tam” statute; whistleblowers cannot prosecute an action on the state’s behalf. The Missouri...
Minnesota False Claims Act
What is the Minnesota Whistleblower Law (the Minnesota False Claims Act)? The Minnesota whistleblower law, the Minnesota False Claims Act, allows whistleblowers to file “qui tam” lawsuits if they know...