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January 5, 2016
A resident of Bowie, Maryland, pleaded guilty to federal charges for his involvement in a far-reaching identity theft and tax fraud scheme in which he assisted in the filing of fraudulent federal income tax returns seeking more than $4.4 million in refunds. The false tax returns sought refunds for tax years 2005 through 2013 and were often filed in the names of people whose identities had been stolen, including the elderly, people in assisted living facilities, drug addicts and incarcerated prisoners. DOJTop-10 DOJ Fraud Recoveries For 2015
Posted 01/4/16
By the C|C Whistleblower Lawyer Team
Here is our look-back at the top-10 Department of Justice fraud recoveries for 2015.
10. NOVARTIS -- The pharmaceutical giant agreed to pay $390 million to resolve charges it violated the False Claims Act by giving kickbacks to specialty pharmacies in return for recommending two of its drugs, Exjade and Myfortic.
9. BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON -- The bank...
Top-10 DOJ False Claims Act Recoveries For 2015
Posted 01/4/16
By the C|C Whistleblower Lawyer Team
Here is our look-back at the top-10 Department of Justice False Claims Act recoveries for 2015.
10. TUOMEY HEALTHCARE -- The South Carolina-based hospital system agreed to pay $72.4 million to settle charges of billing Medicare for services referred by physicians with whom the hospital had improper financial relationships.
9. COMMUNITY HEALTH SYSTEMS -- The...
In Their Own Words — Pidot
Posted 01/4/16
-- “When citizens discover and report violations of law or harm to the public’s interest, they exercise First Amendment rights central to the very idea of our democracy.”
Justin Pidot, a law professor at University of Denver, in his brief challenging Wyoming’s “ag-gag” law.Whistleblower News From The Inside — January 4, 2016
Posted 01/4/16
By the C|C Whistleblower Lawyer Team
Quicken’s counterpunch against feds is dismissed – The mortgage lender claimed that the government unfairly targeted lenders after the 2008 mortgage crisis. The Quicken suit had been filed days before the DOJ filed a suit against the company, alleging it approved loans that didn’t meet federal standards. Detroit News
Judge allows suit challenging Wyoming’s...
January 4, 2016
According to court documents and testimony at trial, Kevin Cyster, 52, of Burlington, Ontario, was part of a group of Canadian citizens that filed tax returns with the Internal Revenue Service that contained fraudulent Forms 1099-OID. On these tax returns, Cyster and his co-conspirators falsely claimed that nearly $10 million in federal income taxes had been withheld on their behalf by various Canadian financial institutions and paid over to the IRS. DOJIn Their Own Words — Loewy
Posted 12/30/15
-- “THERE IS NO BLACK EYE, NO BLOOD, BUT THE TRUTH IS, THIS ENDS UP BREAKING VICTIMS.”
Elizabeth Loewy, former chief of the elder-abuse unit in the Manhattan District Attorney’s Office, speaking about the effect of financial fraud on elders.Whistleblower News From The Inside — December 30, 2015
Posted 12/30/15
By the C|C Whistleblower Lawyer Team
Georgia’s Memorial Health settles with DOJ for almost $10 million – Savannah-based Memorial Health hospital system will pay $9.89 million to settle False Claims Act allegations that Memorial billed federal healthcare programs for services rendered in violation of the Stark Law. The settlement resolves allegations that were originally part of a federal lawsuit filed by...
In Their Own Words — Greenberg
Posted 12/29/15