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Whistleblower 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...
Whistleblower News from the Inside -- July 2, 2015
Posted 07/2/15
By the C|C Whistleblower Lawyer Team
DOJ investigating major airlines over possible collusion -- The government says it has begun an investigation into possible collusion among the airlines to limit seating, less than two years after DOJ approved the American Airlines/US Airways merger, saying the combination would benefit consumers. NYT
Researcher who faked HIV vaccine results sent to prison -- Dong Pyou Han,...
Copying Documents to Support Your Claims: Make Sure You're on the Right Side of the Law
Posted 07/1/15
Copying your employer’s documents to support a lawsuit can result in a significant reward – or land you in a New Jersey jail. On June 23, 2015, the New Jersey Supreme Court decided State v. Saavedra (No. A-86-13, June 23, 2015), refusing to dismiss a criminal indictment against an employee who copied documents of her employer to further an employment discrimination case. On the same day, a federal court in...