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Sinopec Under Investigation over Bribery in Nigeria

Posted 08/31/17

By the C|C Whistleblower Lawyer Team The DOJ and SEC are investigating Chinese national oil and gas company Sinopec over allegations the company paid over $100 million in bribes to Nigerian government officials to resolve a business dispute in the country. Sinopec, also known as China Petroleum & Chemical Corporation, is a state-owned oil and gas company, and the second largest oil company in the world by revenue....

Tagged in: FCPA,

Whistleblower News From The Inside -- August 31, 2017

Posted 08/31/17

By the C|C Whistleblower Lawyer Team Two companies settle allegations of fraud on developmental disabilities program for $2M – Alternative Learning Center and Adult Educational Technologies settled allegations they billed California’s Department of Developmental Services (DDS) for services they never rendered. The companies also allegedly fraudulently retained overpayments and falsified documents to reflect...

In Their Own Words -- Sessions

Posted 08/30/17

-- “The Department of Justice is committed to protecting all Americans from fraud and exploitation. Few things are more despicable than defrauding vulnerable persons. We have to do a better job of addressing this problem. This training will equip our partners in state and local law enforcement to ensure that our seniors receive justice and the criminals who defraud them receive consequences.”

Attorney General...

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Whistleblower News From The Inside -- August 30, 2017

Posted 08/30/17

By the C|C Whistleblower Lawyer Team Lawsuit Alleges Charlotte School of Law Defrauded Taxpayers – “A lawsuit filed by a former professor of Charlotte School of Law accuses the failed school and its corporate owner of defrauding taxpayers out of $285 million by admitting hundreds of unqualified students, then manipulating records to keep them enrolled so the school could collect their government-backed...

DOJ Investigating Uber for Foreign Bribes

Posted 08/30/17

By the C|C Whistleblower Lawyer Team A new story from the Wall Street Journal reveals that the Department of Justice (DOJ) is investigating whether Uber managers provided bribes to foreign officials in violation of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA). The FCPA broadly prohibits American companies from seeking a competitive advantage through bribes to foreign officials. Under the leadership of co-founder...

Tagged in: FCPA,

In Their Own Words -- Gottlieb

Posted 08/29/17

-- "The FDA will not allow deceitful actors to take advantage of vulnerable patients by purporting to have treatments or cures for serious diseases without any proof that they actually work."

FDA Commissioner Dr. Scott Gottlieb in announcing the FDA's crackdown on dangerous stem cell clinics. Read more.

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Two Bay Area Companies for Developmentally Disabled Settle Whistleblower Charges of Overbilling

Posted 08/29/17

By the C|C Whistleblower Lawyer Team Two Bay Area companies and their owners agreed to pay roughly $2 million to settle charges they violated the False Claims Act by overbilling the government in a program designed to serve Californians with developmental disabilities. The government, and the whistleblower who originated the action -- Beverly McCaffery -- alleged that Alternative Learning Center, its president...

Tagged in: FCA Federal, Healthcare Fraud, Whistleblower Rewards,

Whistleblower News From The Inside -- August 29, 2017

Posted 08/29/17

By the C|C Whistleblower Lawyer Team FDA cracks down on "unscrupulous" stem cell clinics -- "The Food and Drug Administration announced a crackdown on dangerous stem cell clinics on Monday, while at the same time pledging to ease the path to approval for companies and doctors with legitimate treatments in the growing field." NYT Lettuce Entertain You settles whistleblower retaliation suit -- A former worker...

In Their Own Words -- Rothman

Posted 08/28/17

"It's easier to try to exploit a senior citizen with cognitive or other impairments in financial issues, who are alone, than it is to rob a bank. So they are the targets."

Statement by Mike Rothman from the North American Securities Administrators Association

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Older Americans Lose an Estimated $36.5 Billion Every Year to Fraud

Posted 08/28/17

By the C|C Whistleblower Lawyer Team A recent CNBC story discusses a growing trend in elder fraud that has caused older Americans to lose approximately $36.5 billion each year to financial scams or abuse according to a 2015 report. State securities regulators have reported a general increase in financial fraud against senior citizens in the past year. Mike Rothman, the Minnesota commissioner of commerce said "This...

Tagged in: Financial and Investment Fraud,

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