On June 21, 2022, the U.S. Supreme Court agreed to hear a case that hinges on whether the federal government can drop cases taken up on its behalf as a qui tam action. The dispute involves whether the government can drop the case regardless of whether the relator or...
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Month: July 2022
SEC denies award to a whistleblower
Whistleblowers may be awarded between 10% and 30% of the funds recovered by government agencies. Of course, there are specific rules for getting that money, and one of them is that the whistleblower must voluntarily come forward with useful information for a...
Two charged by DOJ in $1.4 billion health care fraud scheme
The Middle District of Florida convicted two men of a $1.4 billion health care fraud after a 24-day trial. They conspired to fraudulently bill private insurers using a sophisticated pass-through billing system where drug test analyses were reportedly conducted in...
Ernst & Young to pay $100 million to SEC for ethics lapses
The Securities and Exchange Commission recently charged Ernst & Young LLP for ethics lapses involving audit professionals cheating on their ethics exams, which are required for acquiring and maintaining a CPA license. The company then covered up the lapse by...