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Over 20 Years Standing Up For Whistleblowers In Nationwide Fraud Litigation
Every job comes with its challenges. If you learn about wrongdoing, unethical activity or misconduct at your workplace, the law allows you to bring such activity to the attention of the public. This is known as whistleblowing. However, it’s not uncommon for a...
While it has been modified a bit over the years, the False Claims Act has been in place since the Civil War – because fraud against the government by its contractors is nothing new. Under current legislation, a company that knowingly tries to defraud the government,...
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) recently announced that it charged the National Realty Investment Advisors LLC (NRIA) of New Jersey and four of its former executives. The allegations state that the company raised about $600 million from around 2,000...
We often write about regulatory violations related to the healthcare industry or finance, but the government investigates a wide range of cases. For example, the Department of Justice announced a few months ago that defense contractor Aerojet Rocketdyne, Inc. settled...
The pharmaceutical company Biogen Inc. out of Cambridge, Massachusetts, agreed to pay $900 million to settle allegations that the company caused false billing submissions to Medicare and Medicaid. The company was accused of paying illegal kickbacks to doctors who...
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...
A doctor was found liable for violating the False Claims Act by accepting millions in kickbacks. He agreed to repay $2.3 million to settle a civil lawsuit that alleged that the transfers violated the Federal Debt Collections Procedures Act. The doctor was not guilty...
A whistleblower filed a claim in 2021 with the IRS alleging that American Express sales staff knowingly encouraged businesses to underreport their taxes. According to the Wall Street Journal, this was done as part of a sales pitch stating that companies could use...
The Securities and Exchange Commission announced two new amendments on February 10. The objective is to bolster its successful whistleblower program further and address some issues raised by rule changes passed in 2020. The proposals One proposed amendment allows the...
The United States Supreme Court issued a statement on January 24 saying it will not review a split in federal appeals court rulings over whistleblowers who face retaliation after leaving their jobs. The announcement refers to a 6th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruling...