Archive

Catches of the Week: Contractors Abroad Face Liability for Fraud in U.S. Government Contracts

Posted 02/19/21

This week, we double up on the Catch of the Week, and highlight two actions involving foreign contractors doing business with the U.S. Navy.

French Concrete Contractor Pays $14.5 Million to Resolve Claims of Delivering Substandard Concrete for U.S. Navy Bases in Africa

In the first case, Colas Djibouti, a subsidiary of French contractor Colas, agreed to pay $12.5m to the U.S. government to settle criminal charges,...

Tagged in: Catch of the Week, Contract Non-Compliance, Criminal Proceedings, Defense Contract Fraud, Environmental Fraud, FCA Federal, Government Procurement Fraud, Importance of Whistleblowers, International Whistleblowers, Ocean Dumping,

US Bill to Offer Rewards for Whistleblowers Exposing Money Laundering

Posted 01/29/21

Partner Mary Inman was quoted in the OCCRP article, "US Bill to Offer Rewards for Whistleblowers Exposing Money Laundering", published on January 18, 2021.

Treasury’s new whistleblower reward program is inspired by the highly successful U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Whistleblower Reward Program created by the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act following the 2008 financial...

Tagged in: Financial and Investment Fraud, Financial Institution Fraud, International Whistleblowers, Money Laundering, SEC Whistleblower Reward Program, Whistleblower Rewards,

New US Whistleblower Reward Program Bolsters Anti-Money Laundering Fight

Posted 01/29/21

pinned hundred dollar bills on clothes line

PartnerMary Inman was quoted in The Banker article, “New US whistleblower reward scheme bolsters AML fight”, published on January 14, 2021.

A new anti-money laundering (AML) whistleblower reward program was included in the US government defense spending bill recently passed by Congress. This program arose in the wake of the FinCEN Files leak, revealing how fraudsters successfully moved millions of dollars of...

Tagged in: Financial and Investment Fraud, Financial Institution Fraud, International Whistleblowers, Money Laundering, Whistleblower Rewards,

Top Ten FCPA Recoveries of 2020

Posted 01/27/21

2020 was a blockbuster year in the U.S. government’s battle against companies and individuals enmeshed in foreign bribery schemes. The list of 2020's largest settlements involving charges under the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) includes many substantial recoveries. In 2020 the government recovered billions of dollars in settlement of claims under the FCPA, building on substantial recoveries just last...

Tagged in: FCPA, Financial and Investment Fraud, International Whistleblowers, SEC Whistleblower Reward Program, Top 10,

Top Ten Healthcare Fraud Recoveries of 2020

Posted 01/5/21

Consistent with the trend in prior years, the bulk of the Justice Department’s fraud and false claims recoveries in 2019 stemmed from healthcare fraud matters, and with the Biden administration eyeing a bigger role for the federal government in our healthcare system, this trend is likely to accelerate. Most of the funds recovered arose from cases originated by whistleblowers under the qui tam provisions of the False...

Tagged in: Anti-Kickback and Stark, Electronic Health Records, FCA Federal, FCPA, Government Programs Fraud, Healthcare Fraud, Home Health and Hospice, Medicaid, Medicare, Pharma Fraud, Provider Fraud, Top 10,

2020 Whistleblower of the Year Candidate – Sophie Zhang

Posted 01/4/21

Facebook, the world’s largest social media platform, regularly has been criticized for its inaction when it comes to tackling foreign interference and disinformation campaigns. This year, Facebook came under fire yet again when employee Sophie Zhang recounted in a departing memo shared companywide, which later was leaked to the press, that Facebook ignored widespread global political manipulation on its platform and...

Tagged in: Cybersecurity and Data Breaches, Importance of Whistleblowers, International Whistleblowers, Whistleblower Case, Whistleblower of the Year,

2020 Whistleblower of the Year Candidate – Xavier Justo

Posted 12/18/20

hundred dollar bills hanging from clothes line

In 2018, headlines circulated the globe when the election results in Malaysia saw the former Prime Minister Najib Razak’s fall from power, and the investigation into the 1MDB scandal was finally reopened. It is estimated that over $4.5 billion dollars was embezzled from a government-run strategic development fund. Vast sums were borrowed through government bonds and siphoned into bank accounts in the US,...

Tagged in: Criminal Proceedings, Financial and Investment Fraud, Importance of Whistleblowers, International Whistleblowers, Whistleblower Case, Whistleblower of the Year,

Catch of the Week: Vitol to Pay $163 Million to Settle Criminal and Civil Charges Related to Oil Bidding in Brazil, Mexico, and Ecuador

Posted 12/11/20

Screenshot of CFTC Whistleblower Program web page

This week’s Catch of the Week highlights the participation of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) in the settlement of an international bribery and kickback scandal involving Vitol Inc., a member of the Vitol Group, the world’s largest privately owned oil and gas trading firm. As part of the settlement, Vitol will pay $90 million in fines to the DOJ, $45 million to Brazilian authorities, and at least...

Tagged in: Catch of the Week, CFTC Whistleblower Reward Program, FCPA, Financial and Investment Fraud,

Mary Inman talks about whistleblowers as forward indicators of risk for their employers on “What Does It Profit?” podcast

Posted 12/4/20

podcast microphone in front of computer monitor

On November 11, 2020, Dr. Dawn Carpenter and Constantine Cannon partner Mary Inman discussed what happens when employees’ serious concerns go unheeded by company management on the What Does It Profit podcast. The podcast kicked off with Mary discussing whistleblowers as a valuable resource for companies’ management, as well as the challenges whistleblowers and companies face when wrongdoings are reported. Mary...

Tagged in: CC Lawyers, Importance of Whistleblowers, International Whistleblowers, Whistleblower Eligibility,

Mary Inman and Tom Mueller discuss whistleblowers and ethics in the workplace at Integrity at Work Week conference

Posted 12/4/20

On November 23, 2020, Constantine Cannon partner and head of the firm’s international whistleblower practice, Mary Inman, interviewed the author of “Crisis of Conscience: Whistleblowing in an Age of Fraud”, Tom Mueller, at the Integrity at Work Week conference organized by Transparency International Ireland. The discussions started off with Tom describing common misapprehensions about whistleblowing and...

Tagged in: CC Lawyers, Importance of Whistleblowers, International Whistleblowers,

Contact

Click here for a confidential contact or call:

Catches of the Week: Contractors Abroad Face Liability for Fraud in U.S. Government Contracts

French Concrete Contractor Pays $14.5 Million to Resolve Claims of Delivering Substandard Concrete for U.S. Navy Bases in Africa

US Bill to Offer Rewards for Whistleblowers Exposing Money Laundering

New US Whistleblower Reward Program Bolsters Anti-Money Laundering Fight

Top Ten FCPA Recoveries of 2020

Top Ten Healthcare Fraud Recoveries of 2020

2020 Whistleblower of the Year Candidate – Sophie Zhang

2020 Whistleblower of the Year Candidate – Xavier Justo

Catch of the Week: Vitol to Pay $163 Million to Settle Criminal and Civil Charges Related to Oil Bidding in Brazil, Mexico, and Ecuador

Mary Inman talks about whistleblowers as forward indicators of risk for their employers on “What Does It Profit?” podcast

Mary Inman and Tom Mueller discuss whistleblowers and ethics in the workplace at Integrity at Work Week conference

Newsletter

Subscribe to receive email updates from the Constantine Cannon blogs

Sign up for: