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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.

				

			

			
						
					
			

	
		
		

			

				
				
Eye Doctor Accused of Kickback Scheme, Double Billing, and More...

				
Posted  08/6/24
								

				 
				
				 				
Burlington County Eye Physicians (BCEP), an eye care practice based in New Jersey and Pennsylvania, along with Dr. Gregory H. Scimeca, agreed to pay $469,232 to resolve accusations of submitting false claims for medically unnecessary tests to Medicare and the Federal Employee Health Benefit (FEHB) Program. The resolution includes claims that were brought under the qui tam or whistleblower provisions of the False...
				 
				 				
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DOJ Launches Pilot Whistleblower Rewards Program That Could Be A Game-Changer

				
Posted  08/6/24
								

				 
				
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				 				Last week (August 1), the Department of Justice (DOJ) formally launched its much-anticipated Corporate Whistleblower Awards Pilot Program. It is designed to fill some of the gaps among the existing whistleblower rewards programs -- primarily the False Claims Act and the SEC, CFTC, FinCEN, and IRS whistleblower programs -- by focusing on criminal activity that generally falls outside the scope of these programs. Under...				 
				 				
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Constantine Cannon Whistleblower Partner Gordon Schnell Published In American Banker On CFPB Move To Increase Whistleblower Protections

				
Posted  08/5/24
										

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				 				Constantine Cannon whistleblower partner Gordon Schnell was published in the American Banker on the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) becoming the latest agency to take affirmative steps to clear the path for whistleblowers. This comes from the agency's July 24 press release and circular warning companies away from using broad nondisclosure agreements to prevent employees from becoming...				 
				 				
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Maersk Settles Whistleblower Retaliation Case with U.S. Labor Department

				
Posted  08/2/24
								

				 
				
				 				
Maersk Line Ltd., a subsidiary of the Danish shipping giant A.P. Moller-Maersk, has reached a settlement with the U.S. Labor Department following allegations it retaliated against a seaman who reported safety concerns. The company, which operates the world's largest U.S.-flagged fleet of international containerships, faced accusations of dismissing a crew member from the Safmarine Mafadi for raising alarms about...
				 
				 				
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In Their Own Words....Senator Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) On National Whistleblower Appreciation Day

				
Posted  07/31/24
								

				 
								 				"Whistleblowers are brave men and women who perform an invaluable public service. They must be protected. . . . Dating back to the Revolutionary War . . ., the first whistleblowers reported fraud and misconduct. Our Founding Fathers knew the importance of rooting out waste, fraud and abuse. As I stand here today in July 2024 – a long way’s away from the Revolutionary War – the same sentiment remains and must...				 
				 				
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Governor Kathy Hochul Criticizes New York’s Family Member Home Care Program Calling it a “Racket”

				
Posted  07/31/24
								

				 
				
				 				
If you are a New Yorker, you may have seen subway ads stating “Get paid to care for your loved ones.” These ads promote New York Medicaid’s Consumer Directed Personal Assistance Program (CDPAP),) which has come under fire this week after Governor Kathy Hochul, described it as a "racket" during an interview with Bloomberg News.


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Whistleblower Who Released Shocking Video of Olympian Whipping Horse Speaks Out

				
Posted  07/30/24
								

				 
				
				 				
Many have seen on social media the disturbing video of British Olympia Charlotte Dujardin repeatedly whipping her horse’s legs during training while laughing. The video has led to her provisional suspension by the International Equestrian Federation while they investigate and the withdrawal of support from two of her sponsors. 


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SEC Awards Another Whistleblower $37 Million

				
Posted  07/29/24
								

				 
				
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				 				Last Friday (July 26), the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) announced a whistleblower award of more than $37 million. It comes less than two weeks after the SEC announced another $37 million award. Prior to that, it had been several months since the agency had issued any whistleblower awards, a relative dry spell for an agency that up to that point had been extremely prolific in its whistleblower...				 
				 					 

						
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CFPB Joins Chorus Of Government Agencies Clearing The Way For Whistleblowers

				
Posted  07/26/24
								

				 
				
				 				On July 24, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) issued a press release announcing its release of a circular warning companies away from using broad nondisclosure agreements to prevent employees from becoming whistleblowers. It is just the latest example of a key enforcement agency taking affirmative steps to clear the path for whistleblowers, recognizing the critical role they play in helping the...				 
				 				
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In Their Own Words....Vice President Kamala Harris

				
Posted  07/25/24
								

				 
								 				"Laws are in place to protect whistleblowers because getting to the truth is critical to the pursuit of justice."

From then-Senator Harris on Twitter/X in December 2019. 				 
				 				
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