Whistleblower News From The Inside -- November 21, 2016
By the C|C Whistleblower Lawyer Team
Trump agrees to $25 million settlement in Trump University fraud suits – The settlement ends three separate suits filed against the university, including a California class action suit and an action filed by NY Attorney General, Eric Schneiderman. “Schneiderman said the settlement includes a $1 million penalty paid to New York state for violating the state’s education laws by calling the program a ‘university’ despite offering no degrees or traditional education.” Washington Post
Florida oncologist convicted of smuggling unapproved and misbranded drugs and administering them to cancer patients – Anda Norbergs faces more than 500 years in prison for administering, and billing Medicare for, drugs that were not FDA-approved. One of the foreign distributors Norbergs used reportedly sold counterfeit versions of a chemotherapy medication that did not contain the drug’s key ingredient. WFTV
Businessman Sentenced for Offering Millions to DoD Procurement Official – Razak Dosunmu had been found guilty of attempting to bribe a Defense Dept. procurement officer in return for fuel contracts. “Dosunmu pursued two separate contracts worth hundreds of millions of dollars, including one to provide the aviation fuel needed by military forces in the Middle East…. In addition to offering a house, $2 million in cash, and percentage points on future contracts, Dosunmu explicitly discussed how to conceal the illicit relationship and payments.” USAO – ED Virginia
Man convicted of fraud in “Kung Fu Panda” copyright lawsuit –Jayme Gordon was convicted of mail and wire fraud for backdating evidence he used to support his claim that he invented the Kung Fu Panda character. Gordon used the doctored evidence to try to extract a $12 million settlement from DreamWorks. Reuters
Indians rush to launder “black money” – Indians who have accumulated savings without paying taxes on them are searching for ways to launder the money in advance of the government’s requirement that old rupee notes be exchanged. The promised crackdown has led to fears of future income tax investigations and to the dumping of cash, including cash-stuffed pillowcases found by garbage pickers in Mumbai. NY Times