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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 – March 26, 2015

Posted  03/26/15
By the C|C Whistleblower Lawyer Team Schlumberger subsidiary agrees to plead guilty and pay $233M for violating US sanctions -- Schlumberger Oilfield Holdings Ltd. agreed to enter a guilty plea and pay a $232,708,356 penalty for conspiring to violate the International Emergency Economic Powers Act by willfully facilitating illegal transactions and engaging in trade with Iran and Sudan.  DOJ Labor Department asked...

Whistleblower News From The Inside - March 25, 2015

Posted  03/25/15
By the C|C Whistleblower Lawyer Team SCOTUS rules that opinions may be basis for securities fraud suits -- Justice Elena Kagan wrote for the 7-justice majority in the Omnicare case that statements of opinion in securities filings are untrue only if they are not sincerely held but they may nonetheless be unlawfully misleading if they fail to disclose conflicting information. NYT Maryland Senate passes expanded...

Whistleblower News From The Inside – March 24, 2015

Posted  03/24/15
By the C|C Whistleblower Lawyer Team Fireman’s Fund to pay $44M to settle False Claims Act charges -- The government alleged the insurance company knowingly issued insurance policies that were ineligible under the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s federal crop insurance program and falsified documents.  DOJ 5th Circuit revives whistleblower's claims of overbilling by coworkers -- A unanimous 3-judge panel finds...

In Their Own Words - Pope Francis

Posted  03/21/15

--“I hope you have the courage...to clean up society so that there is no longer that stink of corruption.”

Pope Francis, on his visit to one of the most violent and drug-infested neighborhoods in Naples, urging residents not to let organized crime and corrupt politicians rob them of hope. Click here for more.

In Their Own Words - Meuse

Posted  03/20/15

--“We felt we weren't being heard within the organization…and we're still not being heard. You have to reach out until someone hears you...you can't go home and forget about it. We're talking about veteran's lives.

Sheila Meuse, whistleblower and assistant director of Central Alabama Veterans Health Care System. Click here for more.

Whistleblower News From The Inside - March 20, 2015

Posted  03/20/15
By the C|C Whistleblower Lawyer Team Cardiac monitoring company to pay $6.4M to settle FCA allegations -- BioTelemetry Inc., a PA heart monitoring company, has agreed to pay $6.4 million to resolve allegations made under the False Claims Act that its subsidiary, CardioNet, overbilled Medicare and other federal health programs for Mobile Cardiac Outpatient Telemetry services when those services were not reasonable...

DOJ Catch Of The Week -- Bank Of New York Mellon

Posted  03/20/15
By the C|C Whistleblower Lawyer Team This week's Department of Justice "catch of the week" goes to Bank of New York Mellon (BNYM).  Yesterday, the Bank agreed to pay $714 million to settle charges that the bank engaged in fraud and other misconduct when providing foreign exchange (“FX”) services to its customers.  The settlement resolves lawsuits brought by the United States and New York State, private class...

First Circuit Joins Growing Number Of Courts Taking More Reasoned View Of What Constitutes Fraud Under The False Claims Act

Posted  03/19/15
By Gordon Schnell The False Claims Act is all about addressing fraud resulting in financial loss to the government.  But the statute does not actually define what constitutes this essential element.  Instead, it has been up to the courts to decide how far to extend the statute's ultimate reach.  This has led to a divergence of views with some courts taking a narrow and more formalistic approach to the statute's...

NYAG Report Details How Money Given To Charities Is Allocated

Posted  03/19/15
By Marlene Koury Last year, for‐profit telemarketers registered in New York reported raising more than $302 million for charity, a 20 percent increase over the previous year and the most ever reported in the history of the New York Attorney General’s annual report, Pennies for Charity.  This year's report showed New York charities had an increase in how much money they kept from fundraising efforts compared...

Whistleblower News From The Inside - March 18, 2015

Posted  03/18/15
By the C|C Whistleblower Lawyer Team Citi, Barclays close to settling forex lawsuit for $800 million --  Citigroup and Barclays are close to settling as early as this week a lawsuit with private investors who say the banks manipulated foreign-exchange rates, and are expected to pay as much as $800 million in settlement.  Reuters Guardrail whistleblower puts company into bankruptcy -- A Virginia man who’s...
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