The IRS announced on September 8 that two whistleblowers received a reward of $8.8 million for their information in collecting $35 million in corporate income taxes. This amount triples the amount initially awarded to the two. As we wrote earlier this year, the IRS’s...
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Health and Human Services expects to recoup $3 billion
In its semiannual report to Congress, the House of Human Services and Office of Inspector General (HHS-OIG) announced that its audits and investigations would likely yield about $3 billion in recoveries. The report covers 320 criminal enforcement actions between...
DOJ recovers funds from a medical kickback scheme
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...
New bill would fix AML whistleblower program
The Anti-Money Laundering (AML) Act of 2020 was enacted in 2021 to incentivize whistleblowers to report money laundering to the Treasury Department. The incentives were monetary rewards for helpful information and new whistleblower protections that reflected the...
SEC proposes climate risk disclosures
On March 21, the United States Securities and Exchange Commission proposed new requirements for publicly traded companies to make climate-related disclosures. If the rule changes are adopted, the companies must provide information regarding its impact on climate...
MSPB has a quorum to hear federal whistleblower cases
The Merit Systems Protection Board (MSPB) is an independent federal agency that enforces employment and whistleblower protections for federal employees. However, it has not had a quorum since January 8, 2017. This means it could not issue rulings on any cases, leading...
Retaliation may not be apparent at first
Whistleblowers face the risk of retaliation whenever they speak up, make a claim and provide evidence. This is why there are a variety of laws in place to protect the brave willing to step forward to shine a light on wrongdoing. Even when employers do not make threats...
Whistleblower claim survives his death
Whistleblower cases can take months or years to investigate and resolve. So, it is not surprising that some who come forward pass away before the case is finished. A recent example was Insinga v. Commissioner of the Internal Rev. Service, which involved a situation of...
Tesla faces SEC probe over solar panels
Tesla founder and CEO Elon Musk was just named Time magazine’s Person of the Year. Still, Tesla also recently made the news when the SEC announced it was investigating potential solar panel system defects manufactured by the company. Despite evidence of fires caused...
Whistleblowing: When is the right time to come forward?
One of the most difficult questions facing any potential whistleblower is deciding when they should come forward. There’s no doubt that whistleblowers put themselves at significant risk. Although there are laws in place to protect whistleblowers, recent years have...
