In Their Own Words — Cohen
Posted 07/7/15
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Whistleblower News from the Inside — July 7, 2015
Posted 07/7/15
By the C|C Whistleblower Lawyer Team
AstraZeneca and Cephalon agree to pay $46.5M and $7.5M, respectively, to settle whistleblower False Claims Act charges -- The whistleblower and government allege the pharmaceutical companies knowingly underpaid rebates owed under the Medicaid Drug Rebate Program. DOJ
NJ Governor Chris Christie Administration whistleblower tells DOJ Bridgegate prosecutor may be...
July 7, 2015
The operators of a payday lending scheme that allegedly bilked millions of dollars from consumers by trapping them into loans they never authorized will be banned from the consumer lending business under FTC settlements. The settlements stem from charges the FTC filed last year alleging that Timothy A. Coppinger, Frampton T. Rowland III, and their companies targeted online payday loan applicants and, using information from lead generators and data brokers, deposited money into those applicants’ bank accounts without their permission. The defendants then withdrew reoccurring “finance” charges without any of the payments going to pay down the principal owed. FTCWhistleblower News from the Inside — July 6, 2015
Posted 07/6/15
By the C|C Whistleblower Lawyer Team
Women's World Cup offers hope amid FIFA crisis – After their 5-2 victory over Japan, the trophy to the United States team was presented by FIFA vice-president Issa Hayatou. Normally that task falls to embattled FIFA president Sepp Blatter, but he opted not to travel to North America following corruption investigations by U.S. and Swiss authorities. Yahoo News
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July 6, 2015
New York announced a $400,000 settlement with a transportation company that was unable to provide documentation for services it had billed to Medicaid. “Providers must be able to properly document services for which they received payment from Medicaid,” said Attorney General Schneiderman. “Doing otherwise drains Medicaid of precious resources, and my office will steadfastly guard New York taxpayer dollars expended to ensure quality care to those most in need.” NYJuly 6, 2015
The CFTC has filed a civil enforcement action against Yumin Li, from the People’s Republic of China, and Kering Capital Ltd., a British Virgin Islands company, with fraud, engaging in fictitious transactions, and trading noncompetitively in violation of the Commodity Exchange Act and CFTC regulations. CFTCMonthly Roundup – June 2015
Posted 07/2/15
By the C|C Whistleblower Lawyer Team
Here is our look-back at the key whistleblower and fraud developments we have written about over the past month:
FEATURED POSTS AND COMMENTARY
This month's featured posts and commentary included: Doctors Be Warned: DOJ Steps Up Enforcement of Anti-Kickback Law Against Individual Medical Professionals (here); Medicare Part C: Fighting Back Against Risk Adjustment Fraud (
DC Circuit Limits Reach Of False Claims Act First-To-File Bar
Posted 07/2/15
By the C|C Whistleblower Lawyer Team
And yet another appellate court decision reining in the reach of the first-to-file bar for whistleblowers under the False Claims Act. This one decided by the DC Circuit in United States ex rel. Heath v. AT&T. Before the Court was the question of whether a whistleblower action against AT&T for allegedly engaging in a nationwide scheme of overcharging the government was barred...
In Their Own Words -- Unidentified Disabled Veteran
Posted 07/2/15
-- "I want an apology from the White House….I followed the president's orders…I reported waste, fraud and abuse."
From a disabled veteran, who does not want to be identified, who was fired from her post at the National Council on Disability after blowing the whistle on what she saw as illegal contracts not competitively bid or properly executed. Click here for more.DOJ Catch Of The Week -- VMware & Carahsoft Technology
Posted 07/2/15
By the C|C Whistleblower Lawyer Team
This week's Department of Justice "catch of the week" goes to VMware Inc. and Carahsoft Technology Corporation. On Tuesday, the two companies agreed to pay $75.5 million to settle charges they violated the False Claims Act by misrepresenting their commercial pricing practices and overcharging the government on VMware software products and related services. Palo Alto-based...