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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.

				

			

			
						
					
			

	
		
		

			

				
				
$4.3B! DOJ Announces 10th and Final Distribution of Financial Recovery to 40,000+ Madoff Ponzi Scheme Victims

				
Posted  01/2/25
								

				 
				
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				 				On December 30, 2024, the government shared an important update on its Madoff Ponzi Scheme victim recovery distribution efforts.

The Madoff Victim Fund (MVF) shelled out over $131.4 million to victims in its 10th and final round of distributions to victims of the Bernard L. Madoff Investment Securities LLC (BLMIS) fraud scheme. These funds will be distributed to over 23,000 victims around the world.

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DOJ Ends 2024 with a Flood of False Claims Act Successes

				
Posted  12/30/24
								

				 
				
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				 				While many of us are enjoying the slowdown typically accompanying the holiday season, the Department of Justice (DOJ) has been hard at work with a flood of False Claims Act successes to usher in the New Year.  In the last two weeks alone, DOJ has secured roughly a dozen such settlements, returning roughly $165 million to the government's coffers.

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Happy Birthday, Patti Smith! 10 Lyrics to Honor the Powerhouse Punk Legend’s Whistleblower Spirit

				
Posted  12/30/24
								

				 
				
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				 				The “Punk Poet Laureate” has played a unique role in music by blending poetry, punk rock, and countercultural ideas that have profoundly influenced culture and literature.

Smith’s raw, evocative lyrics often address cultural, social, and political issues with bold themes, creating art without compromise. She embraces personal freedom, authenticity, individualism, and the spirit of rebellion. While she isn’t...				 
				 					 

						
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California Clinics, Lab, and Their Owners Pay $10M to Resolve False Claims, Kickback, and Stark Law Allegations

				
Posted  12/30/24
								

				 
				
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				 				On December 26, the DOJ announced that medical clinics, a lab, and the owners will pay $10 million to settle allegations that they submitted false claims to Medicare and California’s Medicaid program, Medi-Cal, in violation of the Anti-Kickback Statute (AKS) and Stark Law (Physician Self-Referral Law).

The defendants include Southern California Medical Center (SCMC), R & B Medical Group Inc., doing business as...				 
				 					 

						
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16 Cardiology Practices Across 12 States Pay $17.7M to Settle False Claims Act Allegations

				
Posted  12/27/24
								

				 
				
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				 				On December 20, 2024, the government announced that 16 cardiology practices and physicians across 12 states will pay a total of $17,761,564 to settle claims that they overbilled Medicare for diagnostic radiopharmaceuticals and thereby violated the False Claims Act (FCA).

Diagnostic radiopharmaceuticals are “radioactive drugs that healthcare providers use for special imaging tests and for treating certain types of...				 
				 					 

						
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In Their Own Words... Japan News (Yomiuri Shimbun) Editorial

				
Posted  12/26/24
								

				 
								 				"If those who have the courage to blow the whistle on wrongdoing in an organization suffer ill-treatment, no one will be able to raise their voice.  For the healthy development of society, whistleblowers must be protected."

From The Yomiuri Shimbun, as published in The Japan News, on the government's plans to revise the Whistleblower Protection Law to include criminal penalties against those taking adverse action...				 
				 					 

						
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Singapore Post Terminated Three Executives Over Mishandling Whistleblower’s Allegations

				
Posted  12/23/24
								

				 
				
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				 				On December 22, Singapore Post announced it terminated three individuals including the CEO and two senior executives following an internal investigation that determined the company mishandled allegations about employees’ misconduct in business operations.

According to Reuters, a whistleblower came forward with complaints about several workers in the company’s international e-commerce logistics parcels business....				 
				 					 

						
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AAR Corp. to Pay $55 Million to Settle FCPA Foreign Bribery Charges

				
Posted  12/23/24
								

				 
				
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				 				On December 19, AAR Corp. agreed to pay $55 million to settle Department of Justice (DOJ) and Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) charges of violating the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) by paying bribes to secure business from state-owned airlines in Nepal and South Africa.  Apparently, the Illinois-based aviation services company made roughly $24 million in profits from the bribery scheme.

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Channeling the Whistleblower In Bob Dylan: His Top Ten Lyrics On Standing Up for Truth

				
Posted  12/23/24
								

				 
				
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				 				With hundreds of songs, thousands of concerts, tens of millions of album sales, and an artistic career spanning more than half a century and counting, Bob Dylan’s influence and contributions to the greater good have been boundless.  His litany of accolades offers just a taste of his grand accomplishment — Nobel Prize, Pulitzer Prize, Grammy Awards, Academy Award, Golden Globe Award, Rock & Roll Hall of Fame --...				 
				 					 

						
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In Their Own Words… Principal Associate Deputy Attorney General Marshall Miller

				
Posted  12/20/24
								

				 
								 				“We’ve given good actors more avenues to help us go after the bad guys . . . .  Whistleblowing. We know it works. Whistleblower reports to the government lead to prosecutions and civil enforcement actions. Internal reports help companies address misconduct before it gets out of hand. And support for whistleblowing is non-partisan.”

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