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Maybe Too Big To Jail, But Never Too Small
Posted 03/8/16
By Gordon Schnell (Published in Huffington Post)
The jury is still out on whether the Department of Justice will follow through on its recent pledge to amp up its crackdown on corporate fraudsters. Too big to jail is not in our playbook, the agency has taken pains to assure us. Going after the top-dogs is our number one priority the agency has trumpeted in its newly minted policy of holding the high-ups...
In Their Own Words — Maybe Too Big to Jail
Posted 03/8/16
-- "WHETHER A TOO BIG TO JAIL POLICY STILL RULES THE DAY, BE IT FROM ISSUES OF PROOF OR POLITICS, THE DOJ HAS MADE IT VERY CLEAR YOU ARE NEVER TOO SMALL. AND THOSE CONSIDERING A DALLIANCE WITH THE DARK SIDE OF CORPORATE PLAYMAKING SHOULD PAY PARTICULARLY CLOSE ATTENTION."
Constantine Cannon partner Gordon Schnell in his just published piece, "Maybe Too Big to Jail, But Never Too Small." Click here for more.Whistleblower News From The Inside — March 8, 2016
Posted 03/8/16
By the C|C Whistleblower Lawyer Team
Raytheon must face $1 billion whistleblower lawsuit -- The 9th Circuit overturned a district court's dismissal of a False Claims Act suit "accusing the defense contractor of fraudulently overbilling the U.S. government under a contract to develop a weather sensor for a costly environmental satellite system." Reuters
Maybe too big to jail, but never too small -- Gordon...
Maybe Too Big To Jail, But Never Too Small
Posted 03/7/16
Huffington Post (March 7, 2016)
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March 7, 2016
A Colorado-based telecommunications and Internet service provider company, Level 3 Communications, has agreed to pay more than $8 million to resolve allegations it improperly withheld rental payments to the Massachusetts Department of Transportation (“MassDOT”) under an agreement that allows it to run fiber optic cables alongside state highways. The settlement agreement resolves allegations that Level 3 Communications breached its contract with MassDOT and violated the Massachusetts False Claims Act by concealing the amount it owed the state agency and knowingly avoiding its annual rent obligations. MAMarch 7, 2016
The U.S. Supreme Court denied Apple Inc.’s request for the Court to review a lower court decision, clearing the way for the distribution of $400 million to U.S. consumers who paid artificially-inflated prices for e-books. The case was tried jointly, between a 33-state coalition and the U.S. Department of Justice. The district court’s ruling was affirmed by the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit in June 2015. With the Supreme Court declining to review that decision, Apple has no further opportunity to contest its liability. CTWhistleblower News From The Inside — March 7, 2016
Posted 03/7/16
By the C|C Whistleblower Lawyer Team
Chicago Doctor Convicted in Kickback Scheme – After a 5-week trial, a jury found Dr. v. R. Kuchipudi guilty of conspiracy to defraud the US, and related claims, for receiving benefits in exchange for referring elderly patients to Sacred Heart Hospital. Dr. Kuchipudi is the tenth defendant convicted in a multi-year investigation of the now-shuttered hospital. ND IL
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