In Their Own Words -- Havian
Posted 07/8/15
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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.
Whistleblower News from the Inside -- July 8, 2015
Posted 07/8/15
By the C|C Whistleblower Lawyer Team
Ninth Circuit makes whistleblowing easier --The Court of Appeals threw out decades-old precedent and eased the requirements on when a whistleblower can be considered an original source under the False Claims Act. The Recorder
Executive Director of home health agency to pay $1 million -- Vicki House, former top executive at Kentucky’s Nurses’ Registry and Home Health...
In Their Own Words — Cohen
Posted 07/7/15
-- "WORKING WITH RELATORS AND FEDERAL INVESTIGATORS, WE WILL DO ALL THAT WE CAN TO ACT AGAINST THOSE WHO ILLEGITIMATELY BILL THE AMERICAN TAXPAYERS.”
Acting US Attorney Vincent H. Cohen Jr. of the District of Columbia in announcing the DOJ settlement under which LB&B Assoc. agreed to pay $7.8M to settle whistleblower charges of improperly obtaining contracts through the Small Business Administration’s program for...Whistleblower News from the Inside — July 7, 2015
Posted 07/7/15
By the C|C Whistleblower Lawyer Team
AstraZeneca and Cephalon agree to pay $46.5M and $7.5M, respectively, to settle whistleblower False Claims Act charges -- The whistleblower and government allege the pharmaceutical companies knowingly underpaid rebates owed under the Medicaid Drug Rebate Program. DOJ
NJ Governor Chris Christie Administration whistleblower tells DOJ Bridgegate prosecutor may be...
Whistleblower News from the Inside — July 6, 2015
Posted 07/6/15
By the C|C Whistleblower Lawyer Team
Women's World Cup offers hope amid FIFA crisis – After their 5-2 victory over Japan, the trophy to the United States team was presented by FIFA vice-president Issa Hayatou. Normally that task falls to embattled FIFA president Sepp Blatter, but he opted not to travel to North America following corruption investigations by U.S. and Swiss authorities. Yahoo News
Former...
Monthly Roundup – June 2015
Posted 07/2/15
By the C|C Whistleblower Lawyer Team
Here is our look-back at the key whistleblower and fraud developments we have written about over the past month:
FEATURED POSTS AND COMMENTARY
This month's featured posts and commentary included: Doctors Be Warned: DOJ Steps Up Enforcement of Anti-Kickback Law Against Individual Medical Professionals (here); Medicare Part C: Fighting Back Against Risk Adjustment Fraud (
DC Circuit Limits Reach Of False Claims Act First-To-File Bar
Posted 07/2/15
By the C|C Whistleblower Lawyer Team
And yet another appellate court decision reining in the reach of the first-to-file bar for whistleblowers under the False Claims Act. This one decided by the DC Circuit in United States ex rel. Heath v. AT&T. Before the Court was the question of whether a whistleblower action against AT&T for allegedly engaging in a nationwide scheme of overcharging the government was barred...
In Their Own Words -- Unidentified Disabled Veteran
Posted 07/2/15
-- "I want an apology from the White House….I followed the president's orders…I reported waste, fraud and abuse."
From a disabled veteran, who does not want to be identified, who was fired from her post at the National Council on Disability after blowing the whistle on what she saw as illegal contracts not competitively bid or properly executed. Click here for more.DOJ Catch Of The Week -- VMware & Carahsoft Technology
Posted 07/2/15
By the C|C Whistleblower Lawyer Team
This week's Department of Justice "catch of the week" goes to VMware Inc. and Carahsoft Technology Corporation. On Tuesday, the two companies agreed to pay $75.5 million to settle charges they violated the False Claims Act by misrepresenting their commercial pricing practices and overcharging the government on VMware software products and related services. Palo Alto-based...
Whistleblower News from the Inside -- July 2, 2015
Posted 07/2/15
By the C|C Whistleblower Lawyer Team
DOJ investigating major airlines over possible collusion -- The government says it has begun an investigation into possible collusion among the airlines to limit seating, less than two years after DOJ approved the American Airlines/US Airways merger, saying the combination would benefit consumers. NYT
Researcher who faked HIV vaccine results sent to prison -- Dong Pyou Han,...