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Partner Mary Inman Speaks about Research Fraud with Science Whistleblower Dr. Elisabeth Bik at the HCCA’s Research Compliance Conference

Posted 07/23/21

On June 16, 2021, Constantine Cannon partner Mary Inman spoke at the Health Care Compliance Association’s (HCCA) Research Compliance Conference on the topic of ‘The Vital Role of Whistleblower Scientists in Exposing Fraudulent Research During the Pandemic.’ Mary was joined by co-panelist Dr. Elisabeth Bik, the Founder and Editor of the Science Integrity Digest, a blog about scientific integrity aimed at...

Tagged in: COVID-19, Grant and Research Fraud, Importance of Whistleblowers, Other Government Health Programs, Whistleblower Evidence,

Catch of the Week: Florida Department of Children and Families Pays $17.5 Million to Resolve Alleged SNAP Fraud

Posted 07/16/21

The Florida Department of Children and Families (FDCF) has agreed to pay $17,500,000 to resolve allegations that it violated the False Claims Act in its administration of the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP).

The Program

The SNAP program provides eligible low-income individuals and families with financial assistance to buy nutritious food. Since 2010, SNAP has served on average more than 45 million...

Tagged in: Catch of the Week, Defendants, FCA Federal, Grant and Research Fraud,

March Madness: AstraZeneca Fudges the Clinical Trial Results for Its COVID-19 Vaccine

Posted 03/26/21

In case you haven’t been following the NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament (or even if you have), you might be surprised to learn that the University of Hartford is poised to win it all this year—except for the fact that it lost in the first round of the tournament to Baylor University, 79-55, and has been eliminated from the competition. Likewise, in case you haven’t been following the results of COVID-19...

Tagged in: COVID-19, FDA Fraud, Financial and Investment Fraud, Government Programs Fraud, Grant and Research Fraud, Healthcare Fraud, Pharma Fraud,

How Whistleblowers Can Report Fraud Related to Clinical Trials

Posted 09/4/20

The COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted the importance of government-funded scientific and medical research, including clinical trials of vaccines, treatments, and more. We are all potentially at risk if there is fraud and abuse in clinical trials and other research. Individuals with knowledge of fraud and misconduct in federal grants and clinical trials may be able to bring a whistleblower action for that research...

Tagged in: COVID-19, FCA Federal, FDA Fraud, Financial and Investment Fraud, Grant and Research Fraud, Healthcare Fraud, Pharma Fraud, SEC Whistleblower Reward Program, Securities Fraud, Whistleblower Answers,

Prisoner turned whistleblower speaks out after uncovering massive stimulus fraud

Posted 07/10/20

After discovering that various Utah government entities had misappropriated millions in federal grant dollars following the 2008 economic bailout, Reginald Williams filed a qui tam lawsuit in early 2015 to report the fraud to the United States. Williams’s claims initiated a federal investigation and lawsuit accusing criminal justice agencies in Utah of grant fraud. When the government intervened and the case became...

Tagged in: FCA Federal, Grant and Research Fraud, Importance of Whistleblowers, Whistleblower Case,

De Vos’s Education Department Quietly Granted For-Profit Mogul's Colleges Non-Profit Status, Reversing Obama Administration’s Decision

Posted 05/4/20

In the wake of scandals surrounding the for-profit college model, some institutions—and their executives—have sought to transition to non-profits. These conversions pose the concrete risk that taxpayers will be left subsidizing institutions trying to skirt federal regulations meant to protect students. As a result, the Obama Administration scrutinized them carefully, particularly where the rebranded non-profit...

Tagged in: Education Fraud, FCA Federal, Government Programs Fraud, Grant and Research Fraud,

Top Ten Non-Healthcare False Claims Act Recoveries of 2019

Posted 01/10/20

This year, federal and state governments recovered hundreds of millions of dollars thanks to whistleblowers who came forward to report fraud under the federal False Claims Act and state False Claims Acts. Whistleblowers reported a wide-range of misconduct involving government contracts, including fraud by defense contractors, airlines, and even a major research university. Defendants’ deception ran the gamut...

Tagged in: Bribery and Bid-Rigging, Cybersecurity and Data Breaches, Defense Contract Fraud, FCA Federal, FCA State, Financial and Investment Fraud, Government Programs Fraud, Grant and Research Fraud, Importance of Whistleblowers, Price Fixing, Pricing Fraud, Top 10, Visa Fraud, Whistleblower Case,

Duke Pays Big to Settle Whistleblower Charges of Scientific Research Fraud

Posted 03/28/19

On Monday, Duke University agreed to pay $112.5 million to settle charges in violating the False Claims Act by submitting falsified research on federal grants from the National Institutes of Health and Environmental Protection Agency. It is one of the largest settlements by a university for research fraud, and one the government hopes will send a strong message to the academic community. See DOJ Press...

Tagged in: FCA Federal, Grant and Research Fraud, Whistleblower Case, Whistleblower Rewards,

MassTech and its CEO and CFO To Pay $1.9 Million To Settle False Claims Act Allegations

Posted 05/4/18

By the C|C Whistleblower Lawyer Team Columbia-based MassTech, Inc., its former Chief Executive Officer, Arnold Lee, and its former Chief Financial Officer, Richard Lee, have agreed to pay the United States $1.9 million to resolve allegations that MassTech falsely certified it was a small business in order to obtain Small Business Innovation Research (SIBR) awards. The settlement agreement was announced by United...

Tagged in: FCA Federal, Grant and Research Fraud, Set-Asides and Preferences,

Senators McCaskill and Wyden Question $24 Million Government Reimbursement to Contractor for Whistleblower Legal Fees

Posted 03/2/18

By the C|C Whistleblower Lawyer Team U.S. Senators Claire McCaskill and Senator Ron Wyden sent a letter to Energy Secretary Rick Perry, citing documents that appear to show the government reimbursed over $24 million to Lawrence Livermore National Security for costs related to whistleblower litigation. According to the letter, a whistleblower provided documents to the Senators about reimbursements by the National...

Tagged in: Government Procurement Fraud, Grant and Research Fraud,

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Partner Mary Inman Speaks about Research Fraud with Science Whistleblower Dr. Elisabeth Bik at the HCCA’s Research Compliance Conference

Catch of the Week: Florida Department of Children and Families Pays $17.5 Million to Resolve Alleged SNAP Fraud

The Program

March Madness: AstraZeneca Fudges the Clinical Trial Results for Its COVID-19 Vaccine

How Whistleblowers Can Report Fraud Related to Clinical Trials

Prisoner turned whistleblower speaks out after uncovering massive stimulus fraud

De Vos’s Education Department Quietly Granted For-Profit Mogul's Colleges Non-Profit Status, Reversing Obama Administration’s Decision

Top Ten Non-Healthcare False Claims Act Recoveries of 2019

Duke Pays Big to Settle Whistleblower Charges of Scientific Research Fraud

MassTech and its CEO and CFO To Pay $1.9 Million To Settle False Claims Act Allegations

Senators McCaskill and Wyden Question $24 Million Government Reimbursement to Contractor for Whistleblower Legal Fees

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