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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...
In Their Own Words -- Hanna-Attisha
Posted 04/24/17
-- “We right now have the perfect milieu for more Flints to come, in regard to the denial of science . . .The regulations that were on the books to make Flint not happen — the lead and copper rule, public health regulations, water regulations, air regulations — those are all being threatened right now.”
Dr. Mona Hanna-Attisha, one of the Flint whistleblowers, commenting on the potential for more...Trump Order Presents Opportunity for Blowing the Whistle on Buy American Violations
Posted 04/24/17
By the C|C Whistleblower Lawyer Team
On April 18th, President Trump signed Executive Order 13788, calling for the federal government to "scrupulously monitor, enforce, and comply with Buy American Laws, to the extent they apply, and minimize the use of waivers." There are numerous laws and regulations, generally referred to as "Buy American" laws, that require or express a preference for domestic goods and...
Whistleblower News From The Inside -- April 24, 2017
Posted 04/24/17
By the C|C Whistleblower Lawyer Team
Feds Say KBR Wants Too Much Discovery In $150M FCA Spat -- Kellogg Brown & Root Services again went too far with discovery requests in defending a $150 million False Claims Act suit, according to the federal government, which told an Illinois federal judge Thursday the company’s data requests only serve to burden the government. Federal prosecutors claim that the requests,...
In Their Own Words -- Obama
Posted 04/21/17
-- "[A]cts of courage and patriotism [by whistleblowers], which can sometimes save lives and often save taxpayer dollars, should be encouraged rather than stifled."
Barack ObamaWalgreens Settles Whistleblower Suit over Alleged Medi-Cal Fraud
Posted 04/21/17
By the C|C Whistleblower Lawyer Team
Illinois-based drugstore giant Walgreens, with roughly 630 stores in California, agreed to pay $9.86 million to resolve allegations it violated the False Claims Act by knowingly submitting claims to California’s Medi-Cal program not supported by applicable diagnosis and documentation requirements. The Medi-Cal program, administered by the California Department of Health Care...
Whistleblower News From The Inside -- April 21, 2017
Posted 04/21/17
By the C|C Whistleblower Lawyer Team
Federal bank regulator sat on 700 Wells Fargo whistleblower complaints -- The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency "says it failed to supervise Wells Fargo even after regulators identified significant problems with the bank's sales practices" identified in hundreds of whistleblower complaints. NBC
CA dermatologist pays $2.7M to settle whistleblower charges of Medicare...
Hospice Companies Settle FCA Case for $12.2M
Posted 04/20/17
By the C|C Whistleblower Lawyer Team
Several Hospice companies settled allegations they violated the False Claims Act (FCA) by paying kickbacks for patient referrals. The companies include Hospice Plus; Goodwin Hospice, LLC; Phoenix Hospice, LP; Hospice Plus, L.P.; and Curo Health Services, LLC. Mooresville, North Carolina-headquartered Curo Health Services operates eight hospice affiliates across 18 states. Curo...