Whistleblower News From The Inside — June 4, 2015
By the C|C Whistleblower Lawyer Team
Medicare discloses that it doled out $90 billion in 2012 & 2013 – The agency disclosed an additional $12.4 billion of funds that previously had been redacted from the numbers it made public last year. Wall Street Journal
Tax Court sides with IRS whistleblowers – The Tax Court held that a whistleblower can provide information to federal agencies other than the IRS before filing the official IRS whistleblower form and still be eligible to receive a whistleblower award. Forbes
Former FIFA vice president promises to “reveal all” – Jack Warner claims that the corruption at FIFA is more widespread than currently disclosed and suggests it may go all the way to top officials. New York Times
Cephalon cannot escape False Claims Act lawsuit – The biopharmaceutical company, owned by Teva Pharmaceutical Industries, will have to face allegations that it improperly promoted its cancer drug Treanda after a federal judge refused to dismiss the complaint. Eastern District of Pennsylvania
Russian whistleblower attempts to end Kremlin internet trolling – Lyudmila Savchuk has filed a lawsuit against her former employer alleging that she was employed to troll the internet posting pro-Kremlin and anti-Western comments. Washington Post
Government busts insider trading scheme – The FBI arrested 4 men in connection with an insider trading scheme that yielded millions in illegal profits. DOJ