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Boeing Whistleblower’s Family Sues Jet Company Over His Death

Posted 03/21/25

John Barnett worked as a quality control manager at Boeing for 32 years before retiring in 2017. He was one of several Boeing employees to publicly raise safety and quality concerns about the company's manufacturing processes and ultimately sued the company over allegations it retaliated against him for raising those concerns. On March 9, 2024, in the midst of being deposed by Boeing's attorneys in that action,...

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Vix Technology Inc. Pays $2M+ to Settle Allegations of COVID-19 PPP Loan Fraud

Posted 03/21/25

Whistleblowers have been instrumental in the surge of recent government actions against COVID-19 relief fraud. On March 19, the government announced that Vix Technology Inc. (“Vix”) will pay double damages of $2,144,114 to resolve allegations that the company fraudulently submitted their qualifications for, and received, a COVID-19 Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loan from the U.S. Small Business Administration...

Tagged in: COVID-19, False Claims Act, qui tam,

Another Whistleblower Helps DOJ Go After COVID-19 Fraud

Posted 03/14/25

On March 12, the Department of Justice (DOJ) announced that Florida resident Patrick Walsh and his companies agreed to pay roughly $20 million to settle charges they violated the False Claims Act by defrauding the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) and Economic Injury Disaster Loan (EIDL) program. This is just the latest DOJ action to go after COVID relief fraud, which remains a top enforcement priority for the...

Tagged in: COVID-19,

Do Not Harass Whistleblowers: UBS Pays 75,000 Euro Fine for Harassing Former Employees Who Reported Tax Fraud

Posted 03/14/25

French whistleblowers and tax evasion are taken seriously. On March 9, a French court ordered the Swiss bank, UBS, to pay a 75,000 euro fine for psychologically harassing two people who blew the whistle on an arrangement that enabled wealthy French clients to avoid taxes. The French court’s decision concludes a 15-year-long legal battle. UBS Europe absorbed its French subsidiary and has agreed to pay 50,000 euros...

Tagged in: Importance of Whistleblowers, Tax Fraud,

Texas Nursing Facility and Hospital Agree to Pay $6.5 Million to Resolve False Claims Act Allegations

Posted 03/11/25

Healthcare fraud image showing stethoscope with gavel

On February 28, the government announced that the Texas-based skilled nursing facility, Providence Park, Inc., (DBA Ascension Living Providence Village) and acute care hospital, Ascension Providence, (FKA Providence Health Services of Waco), settled allegations that the Federal False Claims Act and the Texas Health Care Program Fraud Prevention Act were violated. The total amount paid to resolve the claims is...

Tagged in: False Claims Act, Healthcare Fraud, qui tam,

Founder of Tadrus Capital, a Supposedly AI-Driven Hedge Fund, Pleads Guilty

Posted 03/11/25

Last month, Mina Tadrus, founder and operator of the hedge fund Tadrus Capital LLC, pled guilty to investment adviser fraud in connection with a scheme to defraud Tadrus Capital’s clients and investors of over $5 million. According to the government, “Tadrus marketed interests in Tadrus Capital LLC to investors based on false promises that he would employ artificial intelligence-driven trading strategies that...

Tagged in: SEC Whistleblower Reward Program,

Fines for Fails: Germany and More EU Countries Face Fines for Failing to Protect Whistleblowers

Posted 03/10/25

The European Union is drawing attention to the importance of whistleblowers and the safeguards countries must adopt to encourage reporting violations of law. On March 6, the EU Court of Justice fined five countries for their lack of rules protecting whistleblowers, who are critical sources in revealing fraud, data breaches, tax evasion, and other misconduct. The fines break down as follows: 34 million euros to...

Tagged in: Importance of Whistleblowers,

Michigan Manufacturer Rosler USA Will Pay $2.2M+ to Settle COVID-19 PPP Loan Program Fraud Allegations

Posted 03/6/25

The Battle Creek, Michigan-based manufacturer, Rosler Metal Finishing USA LLC (AKA Rosler), agreed to pay more than $2.2 million to resolve allegations that it defrauded the COVID-19-era Paycheck Protection Program, which was initiated as part of the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security (CARES) Act in March 2020 and administered by the Small Business Administration (SBA). The PPP was meant to provide loans to...

Tagged in: False Claims Act, qui tam,

10th Circuit Rejects Expansion of Collateral Order Doctrine for Public Disclosure Bar

Posted 03/5/25

The 10th Circuit Court of Appeals dismissed for-profit college Colorado Technical University's (“CTU”) appeal of the district court’s denial of its motion to dismiss, holding that CTU failed to meet the high burden required to expand the collateral order doctrine to include the False Claims Act’s public disclosure bar. This case alleges CTU fraudulently misrepresented compliance with federal credit hour...

Tagged in: False Claims Act, qui tam,

A “Unique Status and Mission” Indeed: Judge Ruled Trump’s Firing of Federal Whistleblower Agency’s Leader was Unlawful

Posted 03/4/25

As we previously reported in February, President Donald Trump attempted to fire the Office of Special Counsel’s head of the federal whistleblower agency, Hampton Dellinger. He immediately sued Trump for unlawful removal, and on Saturday, March 1, U.S. District Judge Amy Berman Jackson ruled in Dellinger’s favor, granting him a temporary stay at his post. Judge Jackson held that the president’s removal of...

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Boeing Whistleblower’s Family Sues Jet Company Over His Death

Vix Technology Inc. Pays $2M+ to Settle Allegations of COVID-19 PPP Loan Fraud

Another Whistleblower Helps DOJ Go After COVID-19 Fraud

Do Not Harass Whistleblowers: UBS Pays 75,000 Euro Fine for Harassing Former Employees Who Reported Tax Fraud

Texas Nursing Facility and Hospital Agree to Pay $6.5 Million to Resolve False Claims Act Allegations

Founder of Tadrus Capital, a Supposedly AI-Driven Hedge Fund, Pleads Guilty

Fines for Fails: Germany and More EU Countries Face Fines for Failing to Protect Whistleblowers

Michigan Manufacturer Rosler USA Will Pay $2.2M+ to Settle COVID-19 PPP Loan Program Fraud Allegations

10th Circuit Rejects Expansion of Collateral Order Doctrine for Public Disclosure Bar

A “Unique Status and Mission” Indeed: Judge Ruled Trump’s Firing of Federal Whistleblower Agency’s Leader was Unlawful

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Boeing Whistleblower’s Family Sues Jet Company Over His Death

Vix Technology Inc. Pays $2M+ to Settle Allegations of COVID-19 PPP Loan Fraud

Another Whistleblower Helps DOJ Go After COVID-19 Fraud

Do Not Harass Whistleblowers: UBS Pays 75,000 Euro Fine for Harassing Former Employees Who Reported Tax Fraud

Texas Nursing Facility and Hospital Agree to Pay $6.5 Million to Resolve False Claims Act Allegations

Founder of Tadrus Capital, a Supposedly AI-Driven Hedge Fund, Pleads Guilty

Fines for Fails: Germany and More EU Countries Face Fines for Failing to Protect Whistleblowers

Michigan Manufacturer Rosler USA Will Pay $2.2M+ to Settle COVID-19 PPP Loan Program Fraud Allegations

10th Circuit Rejects Expansion of Collateral Order Doctrine for Public Disclosure Bar

A “Unique Status and Mission” Indeed: Judge Ruled Trump’s Firing of Federal Whistleblower Agency’s Leader was Unlawful

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