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.
By Marlene Koury
The FDA protects the public health and assures all drugs are proven safe and effective by reputable scientific trials before they are licensed for sale. Or do they? An investigative reporting class at NYU found evidence showing when the FDA finds scientific fraud or misconduct, it does not notify the public, doctors, or the scientific community. Rather, the FDA "has shown a pattern of burying...
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By the C|C Whistleblower Lawyer Team
This week's "Whistleblower Spotlight" features John Kiriakou, the former CIA officer sent to jail in 2013 for disclosing details to the press about the agency's post-9/11 torture tactics. On Tuesday, after serving almost two years of a two-and-a-half year sentence, the government released him to serve...
By the C|C Whistleblower Lawyer Team
This week's Department of Justice "catch of the week" goes to Delaware-based AstraZeneca LP. Yesterday, the pharmaceutical giant agreed to pay $7.9 million to settle charges it violated the False Claims Act by engaging in an illegal kickback scheme with pharmacy benefit manager Medco Health Solutions. Acting Assistant Attorney General Joyce R. Branda emphasized the DOJ's...
By the C|C Whistleblower Lawyer Team
Not all companies have embraced the rise of whistleblowers as a vehicle to root out fraud within their ranks. In fact, many companies have gone in the exact opposite direction, doing everything they can to discourage whistleblowers from stepping forward. One popular mechanism a growing number of companies are using to silence would-be whistleblowers are so-called...