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Whistleblower News From The Inside — August 13, 2015

Posted  August 13, 2015

By the C|C Whistleblower Lawyer Team

Hanford whistleblower settles for $4.1 million – Government contractor AECOM Technology will pay whistleblower Walter Tamosaitis $4.1 million to settle allegations he was retaliated against for raising safety concerns about the company’s Hanford nuclear-weapons cleanup project.    Wall Street Journal

Air Force seeks contractor to monitor “inside threats” – Air Force asks for contract proposals to help with its insider threat monitoring programs, created in the wake of WikiLeaks.  Law360

Chinese drug-maker claims luxurious office space is part of an internal museum – State-run Chinese drug maker, Harbin Pharmaceutical, claims sumptuous decorations shown in photos posted online are of a museum located in the same building as the company’s headquarters.  Wall Street Journal

In limited circumstances, OIG finds no kickback liability for free drugs – OIG Advisory Opinion finds a “low risk” of abuse under the Anti-Kickback Statute for provision of up to 60 days of free drugs to patients who receive delayed coverage approval from their insurers.  HHS OIG

Ex-SAP executive pleads guilty in Panama bribery suit – Former Regional Director of SAP Int’l pleads guilty to conspiracy to violate the anti-bribery provisions of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act.  DOJ

U.S. citizen sentenced in Costa Rica business fraud – John White, aka Gregory Garrett, sentenced to 70 months in prison and a $6.4 million restitution order, for fraudulently inducing individuals in the U.S. to invest in beverage and greeting card business opportunities.  DOJ