In Their Own Words -- Olson
Posted 06/8/16
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Tarceva Whistleblower Settlement Shows Government Willingness to Scrutinize Efficacy Data Even for On-Label Uses
Posted 06/8/16
By the C|C Whistleblower Lawyer Team
On June 6, 2016, the Department of Justice announced that Genentech Inc. and OSI Pharmaceuticals would pay $67 million to resolve whistleblower allegations that the companies misled physicians and patients about the effectiveness of Tarceva to treat certain types of lung cancer. The whistleblower’s complaint alleged that the companies deployed sales forces and physician...
Whistleblower News From The Inside — June 8, 2016
Posted 06/8/16
By the C|C Whistleblower Lawyer Team
Bliss, Idaho farmer sentenced to prison for seed fraud – Idaho farmer Bernard Saul, who made $1.9M in seed sales by fraudulently mislabeling conventional alfalfa seed as organic, received a three-year federal prison sentence and was ordered to forfeit his ill-gained profits and pay an additional $7,500 fine; the FBI, USDA, OIG, and IRS investigated. Magic Valley News
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In Their Own Words — Trump
Posted 06/7/16
-- "When I want something I get it. When I call, they kiss my ass. It's true."
Donald Trump, at an Iowa campaign rally in January, as reported by the Chicago Tribune in connection with its report that the Florida AG solicited donations from Trump before bowing out of a fraud suit against him. Click here for more.Whistleblower News From The Inside — June 7, 2016
Posted 06/7/16
By the C|C Whistleblower Lawyer Team
Genentech and OSI Pharmaceuticals to pay $67M to settle whistleblower charges -- According to the whistleblower and the government, the pharmaceutical companies "made misleading representations to . . . health care providers about the effectiveness of Tarceva to treat certain patients with non-small cell lung cancer, when there was little evidence to show that Tarceva was...
In Their Own Words -- Parker
Posted 06/6/16
-- “The H-1B visa program is a powerful and positive tool for businesses and foreign workers alike when properly used. When employers abuse the program, however, the foreign workers become a captive stable of cheap labor, victimized to the company’s financial benefit.”
U.S. Attorney John Parker of the Northern District of Texas. Click here for more.Whistleblower News From The Inside -- June 6, 2016
Posted 06/6/16
By the C|C Whistleblower Lawyer Team
Panama Papers show law firm did more than create offshore accounts for clients -- “For many of its American clients, Mossack Fonseca offered a how-to guide of sorts on skirting or evading United States tax and financial disclosure laws.” NY Times
More guilty pleas in $600 million spinal surgery fraud – Three additional defendants pleaded guilty to participating in a...
In Their Own Words — Schneiderman
Posted 06/3/16
-- "Nobody — no matter how rich or powerful — is allowed to commit fraud in our state, and we are very pleased the people of New York will finally have a chance to obtain justice at trial.”
New York State Attorney General Eric Schneiderman commenting on upcoming trial of former AIG chief Hank Greenberg. Click here for more.Whistleblower News From The Inside — June 3, 2016
Posted 06/3/16
By the C|C Whistleblower Lawyer Team
Former AIG chief Hank Greenberg must stand trial for fraud -- Maurice "Hank" Greenberg must stand trial for accounting fraud, after the New York Court of Appeals ruled that state officials can try to recover millions of dollars in bonuses and interest from him and his co-defendant, Howard Smith, former AIG chief financial officer. NPR
Owners of home health care agency...
In Their Own Words — Rivera
Posted 06/2/16