Whistleblower News From The Inside — August 9, 2016

By the C|C Whistleblower Lawyer Team

Olympic swimming feud boils over as doping accusations fly — “Since when did swimming become like boxing, with trash talking, gamesmanship and confident boasts that may or may not be backed up?”  USA Today

Airbus targeted by British anticorruption watchdog — The UK’s Serious Fraud Office confirmed it had opened a formal investigation against Airbus Group after finding “irregularities” in some of the European aerospace group’s dealings.  NYT

UMC Physicians to pay $3.3M settle False Claims Act charges — The Texas-based physician practice group and one of its doctors allegedly billed Medicare/Medicaid for in-person physician evaluation and management services when not actually provided by a physician.  DOJ (NDTX)

FINRA fines Deutsche Bank Securities $12.5M for significant supervisory failures — “Despite multiple red flags regarding the potential dissemination of confidential information, Deutsche Bank failed to establish adequate supervision . . . .”  FINRA

Sherman Hills Realty to pay $125K to settle False Claims Act charges — The Brooklyn-based property owner allegedly failed to provide qualifying tenants at its Wilkes-Barre, PA property with utility reimbursement funds and instead kept the funds.  DOJ (MDPA)

HSBC Finance settles alleged violations of Servicemembers Civil Relief Act — The company agreed to pay $434,500 to resolve charges it illegally repossessed cars owned by protected servicemembers.  DOJ