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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.

				

			

			
						
					
			

	
		
		

			

				
				
Hold the Phone: Telemarketer Sent to Prison for $67M Health Care Fraud and Money Laundering Scheme

				
Posted  12/17/24
								

				 
				
Doctor on phone
				 				In December 2024, Jose Goyos, (38, from West Palm Beach, Florida) was sentenced to 15 years in prison for defrauding Medicare by falsely billing over $67 million for medically unnecessary genetic tests. Goyos and his co-conspirators worked at a telemarketing call center that roped thousands of unsuspecting Medicare beneficiaries and their doctors into their scheme.

According to the government, Goyos managed the...				 
				 					 

						
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Fraud alert! California Hospital Pays $10.25M to Resolve Whistleblower Suit Alleging Medically Unnecessary Inpatient Admissions and Kickbacks

				
Posted  12/16/24
								

				 
				
Healthcare Fraud
				 				On December 12, the DOJ announced that California’s Oroville Hospital will pay $10,250,000 to the United States and the State of California to resolve allegations that it submitted false claims to Medicare and Medicaid for medically unnecessary inpatient hospital admissions, a kickback and physician self-referral scheme, and the use of incorrect diagnosis codes to maximize reimbursements. Oroville Hospital will pay...				 
				 					 

						
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Funding Fail: Former TD Bank Employee Arrested for Laundering Columbian Drug Money

				
Posted  12/13/24
								

				 
				
pinned money on a clothes line
				 				On December 10, 2024, former Florida TD Bank N.A. employee, Leonardo Ayala, 24, was arrested and charged for his role in laundering Columbian narcotics proceeds through TD Bank.

Ayala worked at a TD Bank in Doral, Florida between February and November 2023. In June 2023, Ayala allegedly started exploiting his position to launder money. The scheme involved another TD Bank employee who allegedly opened accounts in...				 
				 					 

						
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Another Clinical Trial Fraud Success for Government Enforcement: Bring on the Clinical Trial Fraud Whistleblowers

				
Posted  12/11/24
								

				 
				
colorful drugs
				 				On December 10, the Department of Justice (DOJ) announced the latest clinical trial fraud enforcement success with the conviction of two chief executives for lying to investors about the supposed promise of an investigational drug called leronlimab their companies were promoting to treat HIV and COVID-19.  It follows two recent Securities and Exchange (SEC) actions against biopharma companies and their executives for...				 
				 					 

						
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Contraband, Canada, and Caught for an International Money Laundering Conspiracy: North Carolina Men Will Serve Prison Sentences

				
Posted  12/11/24
								

				 
				
Currency in laundry machine
				 				On December 4, 2024, Jeffrey Doctor (age 52, from Charlotte, North Carolina) and Samuel Baker (age 46, from Laurinburg, North Carolina) were sentenced in connection with a scheme to smuggle cut rag tobacco into Canada from the United States. Cut rag tobacco refers to tobacco plants that are chopped into thin strips and sourced to make smoking tobacco. Doctor was sentenced to 14 months in prison. Baker was sentenced to...				 
				 					 

						
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Hoodwink in Hartford: Home Health Care Company and Its Owners Settle Medicaid False Claims Act Allegations

				
Posted  12/10/24
								

				 
				
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				 				United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, Vanessa Roberts Avery, and Connecticut Attorney General, William Tong announced that Home Care VNA LLC and its current and former owners, Shakira Lubega and Constant Ogutt, have agreed to pay $361,520 to resolve allegations that they submitted claims for home health care services that violated Medicaid regulations for plans of care.

Home Care VNA is a home...				 
				 					 

						
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Revolution Radio: 10 Green Day Lyrics That Ignite the Whistleblower Spirit

				
Posted  12/10/24
								

				 
				
Green Day at Irving Plaza
				 				They’re the “Minority” and they “don’t need your authority.” But Green Day joins the ranks of countless seminal artists that take a stand, turn a critical lens on the world, and draw audiences in beyond power chords and a punk rock ethos.

Green Day’s music is jam-packed with quintessential ideas that whistleblowers often represent - calling out corruption, hypocrisy, injustice, and societal wrongs....				 
				 					 

						
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In Their Own Words... Eliza Lockhart from the Royal United Services Institute (RUSI)

				
Posted  12/9/24
								

				 
								 				“Having an insider who can provide the emails and can provide the evidence just changes the game.  But it means that you need to get over the idea that a whistleblower is going to be this kind of moralistic hero that we put on a pedestal.  That perception is not helpful for investigations, and it is not fair on whistleblowers.”

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Trump Nominates Paul Atkins to Lead SEC -- What Will It Mean for Whistleblowers?

				
Posted  12/9/24
								

				 
				
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				 				On Wednesday (December 4), President-elect Donald Trump nominated Paul Atkins to take over the helm of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) when Gary Gensler steps down in January.  Trump posted the announcement on his Truth Social platform where he hailed the incoming SEC Chief as "a proven leader for common sense regulations," who "believes in the promise of robust, innovative capital markets that are...				 
				 					 

						
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What a sham(e)! Two Defendants Sentenced to Prison for Cryptocurrency Ponzi Scheme “IcomTech”

				
Posted  12/9/24
								

				 
				
Cryptocurrency
				 				United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, Damian Williams, announced that defendants David Brend (50, of Tampa, Florida) and Gustavo Rodriguez (48, of North Hollywood, California) were sentenced to prison for 10 years and 8 years, respectively, for their involvement in a cryptocurrency Ponzi scheme named IcomTech. The sentences were given by the Honorable Jennifer L. Rochon after a two-week trial...				 
				 					 

						
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