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Whistleblower News From The Inside — April 12, 2016

Posted  April 12, 2016

By the C|C Whistleblower Lawyer Team

IRS seeing a surge in telephone scams — Listen to a recording of a real-life tax scam which “clearly illustrates how these scams, on a hunt for quick cash, exploit everyday resources like MoneyGram or Wal-Mart — and people’s deepest fears.”  NPR

SEC charges Texas AG with securities fraud — Ken Paxton is accused of raising hundreds of thousands of dollars for technology company Servergy without disclosing he was making a commission. The case stems from when Paxton was a member of the Texas House — before he was elected attorney general in 2014.  Texas Tribune

Goldman settlement less than meets the eye — “Buried in the fine print [of yesterday’s $5B mortgage fraud settlement] are provisions that allow Goldman to pay hundreds of millions of dollars less — perhaps as much as $1 billion less — than that headline figure. And that is before the tax benefits of the deal are included.”  NYT

USDA, confusing modernization with privatization? — “Hundreds of thousands of consumers, numerous NGO’s, and even members of Congress have spoken up in opposition to expanding the new inspection model into the pork industry . . . but despite all the skepticism, the USDA continues to venerate the pork inspection program. Why? Because the program is a boon to the pork industry, to which the agency is increasingly beholden.  Food Integrity Campaign

Maryland doctor sentenced to 9 years for $3.1M Medicare fraud scheme — Paramjit Singh and his wife owned Washington Pain Management Center and were found to have falsely billed for pain management procedures that provided higher reimbursement amounts or had not been performed at all.  DOJ(MD)

Owner of Detroit-area home health care agency pleads guilty to $4M Medicare fraud scheme — TriCounty Home Care Services owner Naseem Minhas admitted paying a physician and recruiters to refer Medicare beneficiaries to TriCounty and sign medical documents falsely certifying that they required home health care.  DOJ