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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.

Flood of SEC Whistleblower Awards Continues

Posted 06/17/21

It has been less than two months since SEC Whistleblower Chief Jane Norberg left the agency for private practice. As we previously wrote, her five years running the agency's Whistleblower Program were groundbreaking in the number and amount of awards the SEC made and in the agency's efforts to champion the critical role whistleblowers play within the SEC enforcement regime. As we also wrote at the time, the SEC...

Tagged in: Financial and Investment Fraud, SEC Whistleblower Reward Program, Securities Fraud, Whistleblower Rewards,

Catch of the Week: SEC Cracks Down Again on Cybersecurity Disclosures

Posted 06/17/21

hacker in hoodie typing code in program using laptop in dark studio

This week’s Catch of the Week goes to the Securities and Exchange Commission for its latest settlement involving cybersecurity risks. The SEC charged First American Financial Corporation, an insurance company listed on the New York Stock Exchange, with failing to adequately control for cybersecurity risks. According to the SEC’s Order, a journalist alerted First American that it had a major vulnerability in...

Tagged in: Catch of the Week, Cybersecurity and Data Breaches, Financial Institution Fraud, Securities Fraud,

This Week in Whistleblower History: 50th Anniversary of the Publication of the “Pentagon Papers,” Leaked by Daniel Ellsberg

Posted 06/17/21

This week marks the 50^th Anniversary of the publication by The New York Times, starting on June 13, 1971, of a series of reports on the secret history of the Vietnam War based on thousands of pages of highly classified government documents. The documents, which became known as the “Pentagon Papers,” were leaked by Daniel Ellsberg, a former U.S. Marine with a Ph.D. in Economics working as a military analyst for...

Tagged in: FCA Federal, Importance of Whistleblowers, Retaliation,

Auto-safety regulators finally take steps to stand up nation’s only safety-focused whistleblower program, but challenges lie ahead

Posted 06/16/21

Back in 2015, the public seethed over the auto industry’s historic failures. Takata’s air-bag scandal, Toyota’s unintended-acceleration deceptions, and General Motors’s deadly ignition-switch cover-up were in the headlines. Hundreds died and millions were exposed to grave dangers because of the industry’s propensity to bury known safety defects. In 2015, Congress tried to turn the tide, passing the

Tagged in: Auto Safety, Importance of Whistleblowers, Legislation and Regulation News, Whistleblower Eligibility, Whistleblower Rewards,

Catch of the Week: Rental Car Add-ons

Posted 06/11/21

If you travel often, you probably hate the rote sales pitch of a la carte add-ons at the car rental counter. Perhaps you check in online not just to save time but to avoid the whole spiel. Wouldn’t you like the peace of mind of adding on the collision damage waiver? The loss damage waiver? Supplemental liability coverage, also known as additional liability insurance? Personal accident insurance? ...

Tagged in: Catch of the Week, FCA Federal, Government Procurement Fraud,

Whistleblowers Without Borders: International Whistleblowers are Increasingly Important Contributors of Tips to the SEC Whistleblower Reward Program

Posted 06/11/21

On March 4, 2021, the SEC announced an award of over $5 million to joint foreign whistleblowers whose tip, providing significant information about misconduct abroad, caused the opening of an investigation that resulted in a successful SEC enforcement action. According to Jane Norberg, former Chief of the SEC’s Office of the Whistleblower, “The whistleblowers’ information alerted the staff to misconduct...

Tagged in: Importance of Whistleblowers, International Whistleblowers, SEC Whistleblower Reward Program, Securities Fraud, Whistleblower Eligibility, Whistleblower Rewards,

The Dawn of Antitrust Whistleblowing

Posted 06/9/21
By Marlene Koury, Kristian Soltes

Attorney headshots of Marlene Koury and Kristian Soltes

Whistleblowing is crossing paths with antitrust enforcement. Expect the trend to accelerate.

In the past few years, whistleblowers have become increasingly instrumental in detecting and addressing corporate wrongdoing. Increased protections and financial incentives have encouraged whistleblowers to expose corruption and other wrongdoing, much of which would otherwise often go unnoticed. This phenomenon is also...

Tagged in: Antitrust Enforcement, Antitrust General, Importance of Whistleblowers, Retaliation, Whistleblower Eligibility, Whistleblower Rewards,

Catch of the Week: Second Conspirator Pleads Guilty in Jay Peak EB-5 Fraud Case

Posted 06/4/21

William Kelly pleaded guilty to two felony charges in connection with EB-5 securities fraud in the development of the Jay Peak Biomedical Research Park, also called the AnC Vermont project. Kelly, who served as the chief operating officer for the project, was a long-time advisor to project owner Ariel Quiros, who previously pleaded guilty to related charges. Co-defendant William Stenger, the project’s CEO, pleaded...

Tagged in: Catch of the Week, Criminal Proceedings, Financial and Investment Fraud, SEC Whistleblower Reward Program, Visa Fraud,

Book Review: “Empire of Pain: The Secret History of the Sackler Dynasty,” by Patrick Radden Keefe

Posted 06/3/21
By Max Voldman

Last October, Purdue Pharma, the inventor, manufacturer, and marketer of Oxycontin, the drug at the center of the opioid crisis, reached a massive healthcare fraud settlement with the Department of Justice. The Department advertised the settlement as an $8.3 billion dollar recovery, which would make it one of the largest healthcare fraud settlements in history. In his book Empire of Pain, Patrick Radden Keefe explores...

Tagged in: Importance of Whistleblowers, Pharma Fraud, Whistleblower Bookshelf,

Catch of the Week: Dental Clinics to Pay $2.7M for Using Unsterilized Tools on Medicaid Patients

Posted 05/28/21

For over five years, Upper Allegheny Health Systems, a health care system operating several dental clinics in New York and Pennsylvania, allegedly performed dental services without sterilizing equipment between patients and falsely billed Medicaid for those services. After a former employee blew the whistle, the United States and the State of New York stepped in to investigate, and the defendant agreed to a $2.7...

Tagged in: Catch of the Week, FCA Federal, Government Programs Fraud, Healthcare Fraud, Importance of Whistleblowers, Lack of Medical Necessity, Medicaid, Medical Billing Fraud, Whistleblower Case,

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This Week in Whistleblower History: 50th Anniversary of the Publication of the “Pentagon Papers,” Leaked by Daniel Ellsberg

Auto-safety regulators finally take steps to stand up nation’s only safety-focused whistleblower program, but challenges lie ahead

Catch of the Week: Rental Car Add-ons

Whistleblowers Without Borders: International Whistleblowers are Increasingly Important Contributors of Tips to the SEC Whistleblower Reward Program

The Dawn of Antitrust Whistleblowing

Whistleblowing is crossing paths with antitrust enforcement. Expect the trend to accelerate.

Catch of the Week: Second Conspirator Pleads Guilty in Jay Peak EB-5 Fraud Case

Book Review: “Empire of Pain: The Secret History of the Sackler Dynasty,” by Patrick Radden Keefe

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Flood of SEC Whistleblower Awards Continues

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This Week in Whistleblower History: 50th Anniversary of the Publication of the “Pentagon Papers,” Leaked by Daniel Ellsberg

Auto-safety regulators finally take steps to stand up nation’s only safety-focused whistleblower program, but challenges lie ahead

Catch of the Week: Rental Car Add-ons

Whistleblowers Without Borders: International Whistleblowers are Increasingly Important Contributors of Tips to the SEC Whistleblower Reward Program

The Dawn of Antitrust Whistleblowing

Whistleblowing is crossing paths with antitrust enforcement. Expect the trend to accelerate.

Catch of the Week: Second Conspirator Pleads Guilty in Jay Peak EB-5 Fraud Case

Book Review: “Empire of Pain: The Secret History of the Sackler Dynasty,” by Patrick Radden Keefe

Catch of the Week: Dental Clinics to Pay $2.7M for Using Unsterilized Tools on Medicaid Patients

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