Whistleblower News From The Inside — June 8, 2015
By the C|C Whistleblower Lawyer Team
Computer Sciences Corporation hit with $190 million penalty – The corporation agreed to the payment to settle charges by the SEC that it manipulated financial results and concealed significant problems with the company’s largest contract. SEC
Medicaid wants Texas to pay-up – The federal agency says Texas should repay at least $133 million in Medicaid funds spent on unjustified dental care. San Antonio Express
Atlanta dentist settles whistleblower case — Dennis Jaffe and Dennis B. Jaffe D.M.D., P.C., agreed to pay over $300k to settle health fraud claims alleging he fraudulently billed Medicaid for tooth extraction procedures and for fraudulently billing for services rendered by a dental assistant when Jaffe was not present in the office. FBI
Will Qatar and Russia be stripped of World Cup awards? — leading Fifa official Domenico Scala says Russia and Qatar could lose the 2018 and 2022 World Cups respectively if evidence of bribery emerges during investigations of Fifa conduct. BBC
Inspector General to post misconduct investigations on-line – The Justice Department’s IG says he will begin publishing summaries of his investigations into employee misconduct. Washington Post
Snowden makes Moscow’s 30-under-30 list – Edward Snowden, who has been living in Moscow since blowing the whistle on the NSA, ranked number 4 on the young people with power list. The Guardian