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Whistleblower News From The Inside — March 24, 2016

Posted  March 24, 2016

By the C|C Whistleblower Lawyer Team

NFL’s concussion research worse than previously known – A New York Times investigation has found that the concussion research conducted by the NFL years ago failed to account for over 100 concussions players had suffered, resulting in rates that make concussions appear to occur less frequently than in reality.  New York Times

Novartis settles charges of accounting misconduct for $25 million – The healthcare giant agreed to the settlement with the S.E.C. to resolve allegations that it lacked adequate internal controls and failed to report illegal payments made in China to promote sales of its pharmaceuticals.  Wall Street Journal

Detroit doctor faces almost 4 years in prison for Medicare fraud – Laran Lerner received the sentence after pleading guilty to luring patients to his clinic with medically unnecessary drugs and then billing Medicare for office visits and tests that never took place.  DOJ

Accountant hit with 2-year prison sentence – New York CPA Marc Wieslthier falsely certified financial statements for a cosmetic company client in order to fraudulently obtain millions of dollars in loans for the company.  USAO – SDNY