In Their Own Words -- Sanders
Posted 09/13/17
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Whistleblower News From The Inside -- September 13, 2017
Posted 09/13/17
By the C|C Whistleblower Lawyer Team
Exxon Loses Bid to Keep Auditor Files Secret in Climate Fraud Investigation — “Brushing aside objections by ExxonMobil, New York’s highest court has opened the door for state officials to demand that the oil giant’s outside auditor immediately turn over records as part of a fraud investigation into the company’s positions on climate change.” Inside Climate...
Family Medicine Centers Settles Whistleblower False Claims Act Charges
Posted 09/12/17
By the C|C Whistleblower Lawyer Team
A South Carolina family medical practice chain, along with its owner and laboratory director, agreed to pay roughly $2 Million to settle charges of violating the False Claims Act and Stark Law which prohibits physician self-referrals. Specifically, Family Medicine Centers of South Carolina (FMC) agreed to pay $1.56 million, and FMC's principal owner Dr. Stephen F. Serbin and...
In Their Own Words -- Rohde
Posted 09/12/17
-- "We will hold accountable those who seek to deceive the investing public through fraud and misrepresentation."
Bridget M. Rohde, Acting United States Attorney for the Eastern District of New York, on the just-filed action against the former Deutsche Bank head of subprime trading. Read more.Whistleblower News From The Inside -- September 12, 2017
Posted 09/12/17
By the C|C Whistleblower Lawyer Team
DOJ sues former Deutsche Bank head of subprime trading -- The government alleges that Paul Mangione "engaged in a fraudulent scheme to misrepresent the characteristics of loans backing two residential mortgage-backed securities (RMBS) that Deutsche Bank sold to investors that resulted in hundreds of millions of dollars in losses." DOJ
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Equifax Executives May Find Themselves in Trouble with the SEC
Posted 09/11/17
By the C|C Whistleblower Lawyer Team
Last Thursday, Equifax revealed that it experienced a data breach that affected 143 million people. Equifax is one of the largest credit rating agencies in the world, holding personal identifying information, and financial metrics of millions of Americans. On Friday, it became public that three Equifax executives sold nearly $2M worth of stock within hours of the breach. The...
Whistleblower News From The Inside -- September 11, 2017
Posted 09/11/17
By the C|C Whistleblower Lawyer Team
Pharmaceutical company settles FCA case for $7.55M — Galena Biopharma has settled allegations that it paid kickbacks to induce doctors to prescribe its opioid-based drug, Abstral. The company was accused paying kickbacks in the forms of speaking fees, performance fees, and free meals. These allegations were brought forward by a whistleblower who will receive a $1.2M award.
DOJ Catch of the Week -- Novo Nordisk Inc.
Posted 09/8/17
By the C|C Whistleblower Lawyer Team
This week's Department of Justice "Catch of the Week" goes to Novo Nordisk Inc. On Tuesday, the company agreed to pay $58.65 million to settle charges it violated the False Claims Act and Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act by failing to comply with the FDA-mandated Risk Evaluation and Mitigation Strategy (REMS) for its Type II diabetes medication Victoza. The New Jersey based...
U.S. Government Joins Constantine Cannon Case Brought By U.K. Whistleblower against British Retailer for Customs Fraud
Posted 09/8/17
By the C|C Whistleblower Lawyer Team
Constantine Cannon LLP is pleased to announce that the U.S. Government has intervened in its client's whistleblower case against Pure Collection Ltd., a Harrogate, England-based e-retailer of luxury cashmere and apparel. The Government also brought claims against Pure's current acting CEO, Samantha Harrison. The whistleblower lawsuit, among one of the first whistleblower cases...
In Their Own Words -- Inman
Posted 09/8/17