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.
By Max Voldman
Ukraine’s National Anti-Corruption Authority (NABU) seized a glass jar containing $150,000 from judge Mykola Chaus. The head of the anti-corruption prosecutor’s office, Nazar Kholodnytsky, posted a photo of a jar filled with bundles of US dollars on his Facebook page. The money was allegedly exchanged for favorable treatment in a suspected drug dealer’s case. Judge Chaus may now face 8-12 years...
By the C|C Whistleblower Lawyer Team
Whistleblower says sponsors missing from action in war on doping -- Doping in athletics could be slashed overnight if sponsors showed any will to eradicate it, according to Steve Magness, the coach who blew the whistle on an elite Nike-sponsored athletics program but now feels like a pariah in the sport as a result. Reuters
New Orleans business owner sentenced to 80 months...
By the C|C Whistleblower Lawyer Team
8 Floridians charged in $157M compounding pharmacy fraud – Eight Floridians are accused of submitting false claims by prescribing medication tainted by illegal kickbacks and bribes and misrepresenting the ingredients in compounded prescriptions. DOJ
South Korean Novartis AG executives charged with bribery – Six former and current Novartis executives in the company’s...
By the C|C Whistleblower Lawyer Team
Whistleblowers led by Madoff tipster may receive $100 million reward – A group of three whistleblowers led by Harry Markopolos brought forth the allegations that led to the recent settlements with State Street Corp. and Bank of New York Mellon Corp. Wall Street Journal
SEC hits BlueLinx Holdings Inc. with penalty for violating whistleblower protection rule – The...
By the C|C Whistleblower Lawyer Team
Olympic swimming feud boils over as doping accusations fly -- "Since when did swimming become like boxing, with trash talking, gamesmanship and confident boasts that may or may not be backed up?" USA Today
Airbus targeted by British anticorruption watchdog -- The UK's Serious Fraud Office confirmed it had opened a formal investigation against Airbus Group after finding...
By the C|C Whistleblower Lawyer Team
We are supposed to be in the lazy days of summer. But it has been anything but in the world of whistleblower recoveries under the False Claims Act. This is the statute that allows whistleblowers to (i) bring a lawsuit on the government’s behalf for any fraud or misconduct that caused the government to suffer a financial loss, and (ii) obtain between 15 and 30 percent of...