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Whistleblower Insider is written by the Constantine Cannon law firm team of experienced qui tam and whistleblower lawyers. It is updated regularly to provide the latest whistleblower and fraud news and developments.

				

			

			
						
					
			

	
		
		

			

				
				
CFTC Whistleblower Chief Steps Down

				
Posted  07/14/23
								

				 
				
Commodity Futures Trading Commission Logo
				 				Today, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) announced the departure of Chris Ehrman, the Director of the CFTC's Whistleblower Office since 2013.  The Associate Director of the Whistleblower Office, Christina McGlosson, will serve as Acting Director.

Under Mr. Ehrman's rein, the CFTC saw tremendous growth in its Whistleblower Program.  In fact, last year was a record-breaking year for the program,...				 
				 				
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Catch of the Week: NextGen Healthcare

				
Posted  07/14/23
								

				 
				
Medical Records Review
				 				This week's Department of Justice (DOJ) Catch of the Week goes to electronic health record (EHR) technology vendor NextGen Healthcare Inc.  Today, DOJ announced the company has agreed to pay $31 million to settle charges it violated the False Claims Act by misrepresenting to the government the capabilities of its EHR software and providing kickbacks to its users to induce them to recommend NextGen’s software.  The...				 
				 					 

						
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													  Electronic Health Records, 
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Bank of America to Pay $250 Million over Junk Fees and Fake Accounts

				
Posted  07/13/23
								

				 
				
Bank of America Sign
				 				Government regulators this week ordered Bank of America to pay $250 million for engaging in a string of illegal banking practices that harmed hundreds of thousands of consumers.

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) accused Bank of America of double-dipping on junk fees, withholding promised credit card rewards, and opening fake credit card accounts. The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC)...				 
				 					 

						
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In Their Own Words. . . . Senator Chuck Grassley

				
Posted  07/11/23
								

				 
								 				"The cornerstone of the United States government is accountability to the people it serves. Whistleblowers put their jobs and reputations on the line to uphold that bedrock principle. . . .  Protecting whistleblowers is good government, plain and simple, and that’s something we can all get behind."

Senator Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), in his press release announcing his bipartisan resolution -- co-sponsored with...				 
				 					 

						
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Beware of Salty Snacks and Candy Containing THC

				
Posted  07/7/23
								

				 
				
Stack of Multicolored Gummy Bears with One Standing
				 				On Wednesday (July 5), the FTC and FDA jointly issued cease and desist letters to several companies selling various food products containing THC, the key psychoactive ingredient in marijuana.  In announcing the enforcement action, the government made it clear the problem is not the sale of these products.  It is how they are selling them, which according to the agencies is in almost identical packaging to many...				 
				 					 

						
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Expanded Connecticut State False Claims Act is Win for Whistleblowers

				
Posted  07/7/23
								

				 
				
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				 				Whistleblowers take note: the Connecticut State False Claims Act (CT FCA) has been significantly expanded beyond healthcare fraud claims. Historically, the CT FCA was limited to fraud on Medicaid and other programs within health and human services. The amended statute now reaches fraud across a variety of sectors, such as government contracting, education, employment, immigration, housing, mortgage and insurance...				 
				 					 

						
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Survey Says . . . Whistleblowers Are Key to Global Compliance

				
Posted  07/6/23
								

				 
				
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				 				A crucial component of any business is managing compliance risk.  An effective compliance program must include a clear and transparent path for whistleblowers to report risk while mitigating fears of retaliation.  These are the key take-aways in this year’s 2023 Global compliance risk benchmark survey by KPMG and White & Case.¹

Based on the opinions of 201 senior decision-makers across 34 countries, the survey...				 
				 					 

						
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After 12 Years of Litigation, Constantine Cannon Settles the Largest Iraq War Fraud Case Ever

				
Posted  07/6/23
								

				 
				
				 				In the largest settlement of a case alleging fraud during the Iraq War, KBR Services has agreed to pay $108.75 million to resolve a whistleblower case brought by two Constantine Cannon clients under the qui tam provisions of the False Claims Act.  The settlement followed 12 years of litigation, during which KBR and its lawyers fought every step of the way.

While the size and scope alone make the settlement...				 
				 					 

						
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													  Defense Contract Fraud, 
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Scoundrel Spotlight - Eric Goldstein

				
Posted  07/6/23
								

				 
				
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				 				This week's Scoundrel In the Spotlight is Eric Goldstein, the former head of the New York City Department of Education (DOE) Office of School Support Services.  Last Wednesday (June 28), a federal jury in Brooklyn convicted him -- along with the three founders of the SOMMA Food Group -- for bribery and extortion relating to the New York City school lunch program.  According to the DOJ press release announcing the...				 
				 					 

						
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CFTC Targets Cybersecurity and Environmental Fraud

				
Posted  07/6/23
								

				 
				
Commodity Futures Trading Commission Logo with Orange Background
				 				Last week, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) announced the creation of two new task forces.  One is the Cybersecurity and Emerging Technologies Task Force, to address fraud relating to cybersecurity and other emerging technologies.  The other is the Environmental Fraud Task Force, to go after environmental fraud and misconduct in derivatives and relevant spot markets.  The CFTC is the federal agency...				 
				 					 

						
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													  Fraud in CFTC-Regulated Markets, 
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