Whistleblower News From The Inside -- December 11, 2017
Posted 12/11/17
By the C|C Whistleblower Lawyer Team
Saints coach Sean Payton calls NFL hire of former whistleblower 'unbelievable' – New Orleans Saints coach Sean Payton expressed his astonishment on Twitter after Fox Sports reported Sunday that former Saints whistleblower Mike Cerullo now works for the NFL office. Cerullo, a former defensive assistant for the Saints, provided key evidence to the NFL to kick-start its...
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The 
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An indictment was unsealed today charging two individuals with leading a multi-million dollar health care fraud and tax evasion scheme. Young Yi, 44, a citizen of South Korea, and Dannie Ahn, 43, of Centreville, Virginia, were charged in an indictment filed in the Eastern District of Virginia with one count of conspiracy to commit health care fraud and wire fraud, six counts of...
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Doping Whistleblower Claims Nets Owner Paid Athlete to Keep Quiet - The former lab director responsible for exposing Russia’s massive doping scandal claims Nets owner Mikhail Prokhorov paid an Olympic athlete not to go public with the scheme. Grigory Rodchenkov, who blew the whistle after fleeing to the United States, testified under oath that he was told Prokhorov paid...
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Minnesota dermatologist settles FCA suit for $850K—Dr. Michael Ebert and his company, Skin Care Doctors, P.A., have settled allegations that they billed Medicare for free samples and upcoded office visits, lesion removal procedures, and photo therapy services. The case was brought by a whistleblower, a doctor that formerly worked with Ebertz, who will receive an award. 
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The Supreme Court recently heard oral arguments in a case that could have wide ranging implications on the future of sports gambling. New Jersey, along with 20 other states, has argued that the Professional and Amateur Sports Protection Act of 1992 (“PASPA”), a federal ban on state-sponsored sports betting, is unconstitutional. PASPA prohibits legal sports gambling in all...
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As punishment for Russia’s state-sponsored doping of its Olympic athletes, the International Olympic Committee has banned the country’s Olympic team from participating in the 2018 Pyeongchang Winter Games. The doping scheme was brought to light by Dr. Grigory Rodchenkov, the former director of Russia’s anti-doping laboratory, who blew the whistle on the illicit program in...
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Doctor tied to Senator Menendez Case Set for Fraud Sentencing — “Prosecutors say a prominent Florida eye doctor accused of bribing Democratic Sen. Bob Menendez of New Jersey should get a 30-year sentence for a separate Medicare fraud scheme that they say stole more than $100 million from the federal government.”