March 28, 2017
“Trump includes $70M more to fight fraud, prevent overpayments”
Peter B. Budetti spoke to HCCA’s Report on Medicare Compliance in its March 27, 2017 issue about a proposed boost in the FY2018 presidential budget to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid’s...
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March 06, 2017
“Australia needs incentives for whistleblowers”
Letter to the Editor by Sean McKessy in the Australian Financial Review, 3/6/2017 “Critics of a legislative proposal to reward whistleblowers as a way to encourage them to come forward are totally...
February 24, 2017
“Whistleblowers fill gaps in Medicare oversight”
Peter B. Budetti was quoted in The Hill – Extra on 2/21/17 in a story about the important role whistleblowers play in uncovering Medicare Advantage fraud. From The Hill: Peter Budetti, an attorney...
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January 25, 2017
“Blackrock Fined for Impeding Would-Be Whistle-Blowers.”
Sean McKessy in Ignites, 1/25/17. The case serves as a “cautionary tale” for other firms that “the SEC really doesn’t like when companies target their programs,” says Sean...
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January 06, 2017
“SEC Makes Exception to ‘In Writing’ Requirement for Whistleblower Tips.”
Sean McKessy in the National Law Journal, 1/6/17. Sean McKessy, who stepped down in July as the whistleblower office’s first chief, said Friday’s award marks the second time the SEC has deemed...
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January 05, 2017
“Four Important Dodd-Frank Whistleblower Program Developments to Watch for in 2017.”
Article by Erika Kelton published in the NYU Compliance & Enforcement Blog, 01/05/17. “2016 was a banner year for the Dodd-Frank Act’s most significant anti-fraud enforcement provisions: the...
January 04, 2017
“2017 Outlook on Health Care.”
Claire M. Sylvia in Bloomberg BNA, 1/4/17. “Fighting fraud in government programs is a bipartisan issue” – Phillips & Cohen partner Claire M. Sylvia. “2017 Outlook on Health...
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December 23, 2016
“Former SEC Whistle-Blower Chief McKessy Optimistic From Other Side.”
Sean McKessy in BNA Securities Law Daily, 12/23/16. “[Phillips & Cohen partner Sean McKessy] took what he knew from previous SEC and corporate experience and dived right into the whistle-blower...
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December 16, 2016
“Sean McKessy: former chief, SEC Office of the Whistleblower.”
Sean McKessy in The Mercury News, 12/16/16. Q: Tech firms maintain a lot of secrecy around their work – does that affect people’s willingness to blow the whistle to the SEC? [McKessy]: There...
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December 03, 2016
“Help More Whistle-Blowers.”
Letter to the Editor by Erika Kelton published in The New York Times, 12/3/16. “Gretchen Morgenson’s column “A Win for a Whistle-Blower” (Fair Game, Nov. 27) captures the retaliation that employees...