Whistleblower News From The Inside -- March 29, 2017

By the C|C Whistleblower Lawyer Team

New Jersey legislators seek to limit secret deals between whistleblowers and government —“Several months after Gov. Chris Christie’s administration paid $1.5 million to settle a high-profile whistleblower case — keeping several key documents related to alleged misconduct confidential — state lawmakers are trying to make sure similar legal settlements will be subject to full transparency in the future.” NJSpotlight

Case fizzles against couple accused of $45M health care fraud, keeping indentured servant —“Richard and Maribel Tinimbang and two alleged co-conspirators have been on trial for the past five weeks on charges alleging they paid kickbacks for patient referrals and fraudulently inflated Medicare bills for their home health care businesses between 2008 and 2014.” Chicago Tribune

Texas Pharmacy Owners Charged in $158 Million Health Care Fraud Scheme — “Eight individuals from Texas have been charged for their participation in a health care fraud scheme involving at least 3 pharmacies and $158 million in false claims for costly compound medications, according to the Department of Justice (DOJ).”