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Whistleblower Insider Blog

					
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.

				

			

			
						
					
			

	
		
		

			

				
				
SEC Enforcement Spotlight -- FLIR Systems

				
Posted  04/9/15
								

				 
								 				By the C|C Whistleblower Lawyer Team

Oregon-based defense contractor FLIR Systems Inc. agreed to pay more than $9.5 million to settle charges by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) that the company violated the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) by financing a “world tour” of personal travel and gifts for Middle East government officials.  FLIR, which develops infrared technology for use in...				 
				 					 

						
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Maryland Passes False Claims Act

				
Posted  04/9/15
								

				 
								 				By the C|C Whistleblower Lawyer Team

Yesterday, by a vote of 88 to 51, the Maryland House of Delegates approved passage of the Maryland False Claims Act.  It was previously passed by the Maryland Senate by a vote of 46 to 1 and now goes to Governor Larry Hogan for his signature.  The law greatly expands Maryland’s existing False Claims law which was limited to cases of Medicaid and healthcare-related fraud. ...				 
				 					 

						
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Whistleblower News From The Inside -- April 9, 2015

				
Posted  04/9/15
								

				 
								 				By the C|C Whistleblower Lawyer Team

Wall Street fees wipe out $2.5B in New York City pension fund gains -- “The analysis concluded that, over the past 10 years, the five pension funds have paid more than $2 billion in fees to money managers and have received virtually nothing in return.”  NYT

Glenmark Generics agrees to pay $25M to settle Medicaid fraud charges -- The settlement resolves charges the company...				 
				 				
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In Their Own Words -- Jacobson

				
Posted  04/8/15
								

				 
								 				
-- “TO HAVE FORMER OFFICIALS IN THE SUPPLEMENT INDUSTRY BECOME THE CHIEF REGULATORS OF THAT INDUSTRY AT THE FDA IS LIKE THE FOX GUARDING THE HEN HOUSE.”

Michael F. Jacobson, Executive Director of the Center for Science in the Public Interest, on the FDA’s failure to take action in the $33 billion-a-year supplements industry which according to a recent study poses a serious health risk.  Click here for more.				 
				 					 

						
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Whistleblower News From The Inside – April 8, 2015

				
Posted  04/8/15
								

				 
								 				By the C|C Whistleblower Lawyer Team

Study warns of diet supplement dangers kept quiet by FDA -- Public health experts contend the FDA “is not effectively policing the $33 billion-a-year supplements industry in part because top agency regulators themselves come from the industry and have conflicts of interest.”  NYT

SEC charges former Giant Will Allen with Ponzi fraud -- The government accuses the former NFL...				 
				 				
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In Their Own Words

				
Posted  04/7/15
								

				 
								 				
-- “WE HOPE THIS INSPIRES THEM TO REFLECT UPON THE RESPONSIBILITY WE ALL BEAR TO ENSURE OUR LIBERTIES EXIST LONG INTO THE FUTURE.”

A group of artists who installed a 100-pound, 4-foot-tall bust of former NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden in Fort Greene Park in Brooklyn -- by fusing it onto the Prison Ship Martyrs Monument, a memorial to American POWs who lost their lives during the Revolutionary War -- for the...				 
				 					 

						
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Whistleblower News From The Inside – April 7, 2015

				
Posted  04/7/15
								

				 
								 				By the C|C Whistleblower Lawyer Team

Bust of Snowden snuck into Brooklyn park -- A group of artists installed a 100-pound, 4-foot-tall bust of the former NSA whistleblower in Fort Greene Park but it was later removed by the NYC Parks and Recreation Department.  Politico

United Technologies succeeds in overturning government claims of being overcharged for Pratt & Whitney jet engines -- The 6th Circuit says the...				 
				 				
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In Their Own Words — Maack

				
Posted  04/6/15
								

				 
								 				
— “Keep your nose down and your mouth shut.  Start talking and you’ll be on your a**, out of the job.”

Alex Maack, a whistleblower alleging massive contractor fraud on New York City’s $4.45 billion Second Avenue Subway project, on what his supervisor told him on his first day on the job.  Click here for more.				 
				 					 

						
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In Their Own Words — Morgenson

				
Posted  04/5/15
								

				 
								 				
-- “ISN'T IT TIME TO ENSURE THAT WHEN THE S.E.C. COMES KNOCKING, THE FINE FITS THE CRIME?”

New York Times columnist Gretchen Morgenson, calling on Congress for a “more muscular” Securities and Exchange Commission by enabling the agency to recover penalties large enough to fully cover investor losses from securities violations. Click here for more.				 
				 					 

						
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DOJ Catch Of The Week — Medtronic

				
Posted  04/3/15
								

				 
								 				By the C|C Whistleblower Lawyer Team

This week's Department of Justice "catch of the week" goes to medical device maker Medtronic plc and affiliated Medtronic companies, Medtronic Inc., Medtronic USA Inc., and Medtronic Sofamor Danek USA Inc.  Yesterday, the companies agreed to pay $4.4 million to resolve allegations they violated the False Claims Act by making false statements to the Department of Veterans...				 
				 					 

						
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