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Whistleblower News from the Inside - October 1, 2014

Posted  October 1, 2014

By the C|C Whistleblower Lawyer Team

Lawmakers back whistleblowers in the Supreme Court — A bipartisan group of lawmakers filed a brief in the Supreme Court supporting a former air marshal’s whistleblower case.  Wall Street Journal

Medicaid fraud case against Caremark settles for $6 million– The qui tam whistleblower suit alleged that the company overcharged Medicaid for prescriptions for more than a decade.  Texas Public Radio

Whistleblower says armed contractor slipped through President’s security — The contractor, with three prior convictions for assault and battery, managed to slip by the Secret Service with a gun and ride an elevator with the President.  WGNO

Michigan proposes to ban physicians who defraud their patients – Under current law, physicians like “death doctor” Farid Fata (charged with prescribing unnecessary chemo) can resume practice just a few years after getting caught.  Washington Post

Six defendants charged with home health care fraud — The charges come in connection to a $6 million scheme to defraud Medicare that has already brought stiff prison sentences and penalties for two others.  DOJ