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Fourth Circuit Embraces Expansive View of False Claims Act Fraud and Materiality In Triple Canopy Ruling

Posted 01/15/15

By Gordon Schnell Another circuit court decision giving a properly expansive view of what it takes to make out a fraud claim under the False Claims Act. This one from the Fourth Circuit in United States v. Triple Canopy, Inc.. Before the Court were two key questions. One, whether a defense contractor's claim for payment still could be false when there was nothing false on the face of the invoice. And two,...

Tagged in: Certifications, Contract Non-Compliance, Defense Contract Fraud, FCA Materiality, FCA Pleading,

Whistleblower News From The Inside - January 14, 2015

Posted 01/14/15

By the C|C Whistleblower Lawyer Team SEC settles whistleblower complaint against BATS Global Markets Inc. -- The company agreed to pay $14 million to resolve charges that two exchanges it acquired last year did not accurately describe order types to customers. MarketWatch Supreme Court hears False Claims Act oral argument -- A transcript of the oral argument heard by the Court yesterday in U.S. ex rel. Carter...

January 14, 2015

A New Jersey federal court entered an order of default judgment and permanent injunction for over $870,000 against TOTE Fund LLC and MJS Capital Management LLC, two commodity pool operators, and their sole principal Michael J. Siegel of Northfield, New Jersey, for misappropriating funds and other violations. CFTC

Tagged in: Fraud in CFTC-Regulated Markets,

January 14, 2015

Office Depot agreed to pay $68.5M to settle charges in violated the California False Claims Act by allegedly overcharging more than 1,000 cities, counties, school districts and other government entities in California for office supplies. According to the government, Office Depot was required to but did not provide these government entities the lowest prices it was offering other government purchasers. The allegations originated with a whistleblower lawsuit filed by former Office Depot employee David Sherwin. Corporate Crime Reporter

Tagged in: FCA State, Government Procurement Fraud, Pricing Fraud, Whistleblower Case,

January 14, 2015

A New Jersey court has ordered New Jersey Youth Club, Inc. (NJYC), a Newark-based organization that claims to help underprivileged New Jersey youths, to temporarily cease seeking door-to-door solicitations and temporarily frozen its assets in connection with an action filed on behalf of the New Jersey Division of Consumer Affairs. The government claims the organization violated the Charitable Registration and Investigation Act and regulations, as well as the Consumer Fraud Act, by soliciting for contributions although it is not registered as a charitable organization in New Jersey, and by making misleading and untruthful statements while soliciting donations. NJ

Tagged in: Government Investigation,

Whistleblower News From The Inside - January 13, 2015

Posted 01/13/15

By the C|C Whistleblower Lawyer Team S&P nears $1B settlement with DOJ over inflated ratings – The giant bond ratings company is apparently close to settling charges of misleading investors about its ratings of mortgage-backed securities before the subprime crisis. NYT DOJ will not call NYT reporter to testify at CIA whistleblower trial -- The DOJ wanted James Risen to testify at the trial of Jeffrey Sterling, a...

In Their Own Words - Risen

Posted 01/13/15

-- “THE SIGNIFICANCE OF THIS GOES BEYOND JIM RISEN. IT AFFECTS JOURNALISTS EVERYWHERE. JOURNALISTS NEED TO BE ABLE TO UPHOLD THAT CONFIDENTIALITY IN ORDER TO DO THEIR JOBS.”

Attorney for NYT reporter James Risen on the Justice Department’s decision not to call Risen to testify at the trial of CIA whistleblower Jeffrey Sterling who is charged with providing Risen details about a botched US operation in Iran...

Tagged in: In Their Own Words,

January 12, 2015

New York Attorney General Eric T. Schneiderman announced an agreement with Excellus Health Plan, Inc. requiring that its contracted health care providers issue refunds to thousands of members in New York State for charging excessive copays. The investigation began when an Excellus member complained to the Attorney General’s Health Care Bureau Helpline that his provider billed him a specialty care co-payment of $25 after visiting his primary care physician to whom he had already paid the primary care co-payment of $15. NY

Tagged in: Healthcare Fraud,

In Their Own Words - Tykulsker

Posted 01/9/15

-- “THE CORPORATE ASSAULT ON THE PUBLIC’S WHISTLEBLOWER PROTECTIONS IS PART OF A BROADER ATTACK BY WALL STREET AND BIG CORPORATIONS TO UNDERMINE OR REPEAL WELL-ESTABLISHED SAFEGUARDS FOR OUR SAFETY AND HEALTH, THE ENVIRONMENT, AND FINANCIAL SECURITY.”

David Tykulsker, general counsel of the New Jersey Work Environment Council, on the New Jersey Supreme Court’s pending decision on whether to effectively gut...

Tagged in: In Their Own Words,

January 9, 2015

New York Attorney General Eric T. Schneiderman announced a settlement with Encore Capital Group, Inc., a major debt buyer, for bringing improper debt collection actions against thousands of New York consumers. According the state, Encore sued New York consumers and obtained uncontested default judgments against consumers who failed to respond to the lawsuits, even though the underlying claims were untimely under New York law. Under the settlement, Encore will seek to vacate more than 4,500 improperly obtained judgments totaling nearly $18 million. Encore will also reform its debt collection practices and pay civil penalties and costs in the amount of $675,000. NY

Tagged in: Financial and Investment Fraud,

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Fourth Circuit Embraces Expansive View of False Claims Act Fraud and Materiality In Triple Canopy Ruling

Whistleblower News From The Inside - January 14, 2015

January 14, 2015

January 14, 2015

January 14, 2015

Whistleblower News From The Inside - January 13, 2015

In Their Own Words - Risen

-- “THE SIGNIFICANCE OF THIS GOES BEYOND JIM RISEN. IT AFFECTS JOURNALISTS EVERYWHERE. JOURNALISTS NEED TO BE ABLE TO UPHOLD THAT CONFIDENTIALITY IN ORDER TO DO THEIR JOBS.”

January 12, 2015

In Their Own Words - Tykulsker

-- “THE CORPORATE ASSAULT ON THE PUBLIC’S WHISTLEBLOWER PROTECTIONS IS PART OF A BROADER ATTACK BY WALL STREET AND BIG CORPORATIONS TO UNDERMINE OR REPEAL WELL-ESTABLISHED SAFEGUARDS FOR OUR SAFETY AND HEALTH, THE ENVIRONMENT, AND FINANCIAL SECURITY.”

January 9, 2015

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