Whistleblower Insider Blog
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.
House Passes Bill to Avoid Government Shutdown
Posted 04/28/17
By the C|C Whistleblower Lawyer Team
With just hours left until a government shutdown at midnight, the House passed a stopgap funding bill today that will keep the government open for another week. House members voted 382-30 to approve the legislation, which gives lawmakers until midnight on May 5 to try to reach a compromise on legislation to fund the government through the rest of fiscal year 2017, which ends...
Whistleblower News From The Inside -- April 28, 2016
Posted 04/28/17
By the C|C Whistleblower Lawyer Team
Coast Guard suspends practice of shooting, stabbing and dismembering animals in trauma training -- The U.S. Coast Guard said Thursday that it has suspended a longtime practice in which it used live animals during trauma training. The suspension will last at least six months, giving the Coast Guard time to examine non-animal alternatives, such as using dummies, during what the...
How Two Wall Street Analysts Became SEC Whistleblowers
Posted 04/27/17
By the C|C Whistleblower Lawyer Team
In 2012, an anonymous analyst noticed Texas-based medical device manufacturer Orthofix was outperforming expectations. The analyst suspected that something was off, as the company’s earnings reports showed its wholesale customers were taking longer than usual to pay Orthofix. The company’s executives blamed the delay on logistical problems at foreign offices.
The analyst...
Whistleblower News From The Inside -- April 27, 2017
Posted 04/27/17
By the C|C Whistleblower Lawyer Team
Hungarian telecom executives settle FCPA charges – Two former Magyar Telekom executives settled charges with the SEC with the collective payment of $400k and an agreement to five-year bans on serving as public company officers. The two executives allegedly funneled millions of dollars to Macedonian and Montenegrin officials to get business for Magyar Telekom and disadvantage...
DOJ Secures $11.4 Million FCA Settlement
Posted 04/26/17
By the C|C Whistleblower Lawyer Team
Yesterday, the Department of Justice announced that as Pacific Pulmonary Services will pay $11.4 million to settle a False Claims lawsuit. At issue in the case were allegedly false claims to Medicare and other federal healthcare programs for oxygen and related equipment supplied in violation of program rules, as well as claims for sleep therapy equipment tainted by a kickback...
Whistleblower News From The Inside -- April 26, 2017
Posted 04/26/17
By the C|C Whistleblower Lawyer Team
SEC awards nearly $4M to whistleblower -- The SEC announced the award yesterday, saying the whistleblower tipped the agency and assisted throughout the ensuing investigation. “Approximately $153 million has now been awarded to 43 whistleblowers who became eligible for an award after voluntarily providing the SEC with original and useful information that led to successful...
Energy & Process Corp. Settles False Claims Act Whistleblower Charges
Posted 04/25/17
By the C|C Whistleblower Lawyer Team
Georgia-based Energy & Process Corporation agreed to pay $4.6 million to resolve charges it violated the False Claims Act by failing to perform required quality assurance procedures and supplying defective steel reinforcing bars under a Department of Energy (DOE) contract to construct a nuclear waste treatment facility. See DOJ Press Release.
According to the government, the...
Whistleblower News From The Inside -- April 25, 2017
Posted 04/25/17
By the C|C Whistleblower Lawyer Team
Why we need a whistleblower in US Customs and Border Protection -- "We know that CBP has a long history of racial profiling, excessive use of force, and mass surveillance. . . . But what we do not know about CBP is in many ways more frightening." The Nation
Attorney General Sessions says FCPA enforcement is a top priority -- "We will continue to strongly enforce the FCPA and...