Whistleblower News From The Inside — July 31, 2015

By the C|C Whistleblower Lawyer Team

Thomas Drake speaks frankly about blowing the whistle – Former NSA executive and whistleblower Thomas Drake takes time off from his job at the Apple store to speak to a crowd on National Whistleblower Appreciation Day about his experiences blowing the whistle and his inability to find employment in his field after doing so.  Newsmax

Kaplan and Lincoln Technical Institute pay millions to former students – For-profit schools Lincoln Technical Institute and Kaplan Career Institute will pay hundreds of their former students more than $2.3 million to resolve allegations that they inflated job placement numbers and employed unfair recruiting tactics to persuade prospective students to enroll in their programs.  Mass.gov

California oncologist settles False Claims Act case — A Stockton oncologist has paid $736,000 to settle allegations that he improperly billed Medicare, Medicaid, and Tricare for certain chemotherapy drugs purchased from an unlicensed foreign pharmaceutical distributor.  DOJ

China’s anti-corruption probe takes down top general — Guo Boxiong, former vice-chairman of the Central Military Commission, was expelled from the Communist Party for taking bribes, making him the most senior ranking official in the People’s Liberation Army to be toppled for corruption.   The Economist

Report shows fraud and corruption on the rise in Australia — The Australian Institute of Criminology released a report looking at fraud against the commonwealth over three years, finding fraud and corruption is on the rise and had cost taxpayers $530 million.  SBS

Former NHL forward Berezin arrested for alleged fraud — Former pro hockey player Sergei Berezin and his wife have been arrested in Palm Beach County and are facing allegations of Medicaid and food stamp fraud following an undercover investigation.  NBC