Whistleblower News From The Inside -- November 18, 2016

By the C|C Whistleblower Lawyer Team

VA whistleblower resigns over retaliation – Brian Smothers, a Veterans Affairs employee who informed Congress of the agency’s use of wait lists in Colorado, has resigned, citing agency efforts to retaliate against him for speaking out.  The Denver Post

Trump in talks to settle fraud lawsuits – News outlets are reporting that three lawsuits alleging Trump University defrauded its students may settle for $20 to $25 million as his lawyers ask to delay one of the trials set to begin later this month.  The Wall Street Journal

Mousetrap Pediatrics agrees to settle False Claims Act case with Vermont – The pediatric physician group will pay $66,000 to resolve allegations that it overbilled Medicaid through improper coding for office visits.  VTDigger

Trader involved in Flash Crash Day to pay over $38 million in sanctions and disgorgement – Navinder Singh Sarao was hit with the order for manipulating the market for the E-mini S&P 500 near month futures contract.  CFTC

SEC charges renewable energy company, its CEO, and others with fraud – The agency alleges that 808 Renewable Energy Corporation and its CEO Patrick Carter worked with other executives and three firms to defraud investors of more than $30 million over five years.  SEC