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Whistleblower News From The Inside -- January 17, 2018

Posted 01/17/18

By the C|C Whistleblower Lawyer Team U.S. charges Barclays forex trader with fraud – The Justice Department yesterday announced the charges against Barclay’s foreign exchange trader Robert Bogucki for his role in a 2011 front-running scheme. Bogucki, who was the bank’s head of foreign exchange trading in New York, allegedly manipulated options ahead of Hewlett-Packard Company’s planned acquisition of a...

Top-10 DOJ Fraud Recoveries for 2017

Posted 01/16/18

Here is our look-back at the Top-10 Department of Justice fraud recoveries for 2017. Click here for a full chronological listing of all DOJ fraud recoveries for 2017.

Deutsche Bank-- The German banking giant agreed to pay $7.2 billion to resolve charges it misled investors in the packaging, securitization, marketing, sale and issuance of residential mortgage-backed securities (RMBS) in the years leading up...

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Whistleblower News From The Inside -- January 16, 2018

Posted 01/16/18

By the C|C Whistleblower Lawyer Team Chelsea Manning to run for U.S. Senate in Maryland -- "The transgender former Army private who was convicted of passing sensitive government documents to WikiLeaks, is seeking to run for the U.S. Senate in Maryland, according to federal election filings." Washington Post Is whistleblowing worth prison or a life in exile -- "The two most famous whistleblowers in modern...

BP Pays $102 Million Settlement for Overcharging California

Posted 01/12/18

By the C|C Whistleblower Lawyer Team BP Energy Co. is paying California $102 million to settle claims that it overcharged the state for natural gas between 2003 and 2012. The company regularly violated contracts to provide gas for numerous state agencies and other governments by exceeding the agreed-upon price cap, then concealed the overcharges by providing false and misleading information, state Attorney General...

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Whistleblower News From The Inside -- January 12, 2018

Posted 01/12/18

By the C|C Whistleblower Lawyer Team Michigan Clinic Office Manager Pleads Guilty to $131 Million Health Care Fraud Scheme - A Michigan clinic office manager pleaded guilty today for his role in a health care fraud scheme that involved the unnecessary prescription of controlled substances and that resulted in a $131 million loss to Medicare. Yasser Mozeb, 35, of Oakland County, Michigan, the office manager of the...

Whistleblower News From the Inside -- January 11, 2018

Posted 01/11/18

By the C|C Whistleblower Lawyer Team Dental Management Company Benevis and its Affiliated Kool Smiles Dental Clinics to Pay $23.9 Million to Settle False Claims Act Allegations Relating to Medically Unnecessary Pediatric Dental Services – The Justice Department announced today that it has settled False Claims Act allegations against dental management company Benevis LLC (formerly known as NCDR LLC) and more...

The Mysterious Exiled Chinese Billionaire “Whistleblower”

Posted 01/11/18

By the C|C Whistleblower Lawyer Team The New York Times reports on exiled Chinese billionaire Guo Wengui who pitches himself as an insider into the alleged corrupt dealings of high-ranking members of the Chinese Communist Party. However, even with his purported inside information, details on the life or credibility of the billionaire property developer remain elusive. For his part, Guo claims that he has the highest...

In Their Own Words -- Oprah

Posted 01/10/18

--“For too long, women have not been heard or believed if they dare speak the truth to the power of those men. But their time is up. Their time is up.”

– Oprah speaking at the Golden Globes

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Question of the Week: Could drug companies do more to prevent serious flu outbreaks?

Posted 01/10/18

By the C|C Whistleblower Lawyer Team This year is gearing up to be a terrible flu season. Already, California has seen 27 flu deaths and other states and countries are experiencing similar death rates. Although many Americans get the flu vaccine every year, the vaccine is not a panacea—this year, its effectiveness is estimated at 30%. (At least some experts believe the vaccine was only 10% effective against...

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Whistleblower News From the Inside -- January 10, 2018

Posted 01/10/18

By the C|C Whistleblower Lawyer Team Sexual Harassment Scandals Give New Momentum to Legislative Efforts to Protect Whistleblowers in California’s Capitol: “Powered by the focus on sexual harassment gripping California politics, a long-stalled effort to extend whistleblower protections to employees of the state Capitol has taken on new life in the early days of the legislative session. The momentum is two-fold:...

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