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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.

				

			

			
						
					
			

	
		
		

			

				
				
DOJ Catch of the Week -- Columbia University

				
Posted  10/31/14
								

				 
								 				By the C|C Whistleblower Lawyer Team

This week's Department of Justice "catch of the week" goes to Columbia University. On Tuesday, the storied Ivy League institution agreed to pay $9 million to settle allegations it defrauded the government of grant funding for AIDS and HIV related work. The settlement was simultaneous with the government's filing of a civil fraud lawsuit in Manhattan federal court against the...				 
				 					 

						
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False Claims Act Scores Continue to Pile Up

				
Posted  10/30/14
								

				 
								 				By the C|C Whistleblower Lawyer Team

It was only two weeks ago when we reported on three major False Claims Act wins with the government taking home more than $90 million in fines and penalties and the whistleblowers getting a $10 million piece of the pie.  See Big Week for Whistleblowers.  Then there was last week’s $175 million pre-trebled jury verdict against guardrail maker Trinity Industries for lacing our...				 
				 					 

						
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Humane Society Launches Whistleblower Hotline

				
Posted  10/30/14
								

				 
								 				By Marlene Koury

Whistleblowers now have a dedicated hotline to anonymously report animal abuse without running afoul of “ag-gag” laws aimed at criminalizing the documentation of cruelty on factory farms.  The Humane Society launched the hotline (1-888-209-7177) for whistleblowers to report cruelty and neglect on factory farms, at livestock auctions and in slaughter houses, offering a reward of up to $5,000...				 
				 					 

						
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Third Circuit Rejects Qui Tam Lawsuit On Original Source Requirement

				
Posted  10/30/14
								

				 
								 				By Jason Enzler

When a False Claims Act lawsuit is brought by a qui tam relator that alleges a fraudulent scheme, and those allegations have already been publicly disclosed, that is often the end of the matter.  Case dismissed.  Under some circumstances, however, the relator can keep his case alive by showing that he is the “original source” of the publicly disclosed information.  To do so, the relator must...				 
				 					 

						
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Whistleblower Spotlight – Climate Change Whistleblower Rick Piltz

				
Posted  10/29/14
								

				 
								 				By the C|C Whistleblower Lawyer Team

This week's "Whistleblower Spotlight" falls on Rick Piltz, former climate policy analyst in the George W. Bush Administration.  He is the whistleblower who exposed a White House putting politics before science by distorting scientific findings on global warming.  His release of internal government documents showing a White House behaving badly led to the immediate ousting of...				 
				 					 

						
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Whistleblower News from the Inside - October 29, 2014

				
Posted  10/29/14
								

				 
								 				By the C|C Whistleblower Lawyer Team

New False Claims Act whistleblower lawsuit against Wells Fargo -- A False Claims Act whistleblower lawsuit against Wells Fargo was unsealed this week, alleging Wachovia bank (purchased by Wells Fargo) defrauded the government when the government provided assistance to the bank during the Great Recession.  Charlotte Observer

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Whistleblower News from the Inside - October 28, 2014

				
Posted  10/28/14
								

				 
								 				By the C|C Whistleblower Lawyer Team

Is Wall Street silencing whistleblowers? --  Several House Democrats who fear Wall Street is using confidentiality agreements to keep people from blowing the whistle on misconduct sent a letter to the SEC urging it to send a “strong message” that such agreements won’t be tolerated and consider “bringing enforcement actions if necessary.”  The Hill

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Whistleblower News from the Inside - October 24, 2014

				
Posted  10/24/14
								

				 
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Northrop must face whistleblower suit -- A judge rejected Northrop Grumman's bid to dismiss a lawsuit by a former employee who accused the defense contractor of defrauding the U.S. government in performing a contract to develop a missile defense system for commercial aircraft.  Reuters

Vanguard lashes out at lawyer-turned-whistleblower -- Vanguard Group has responded to a...				 
				 				
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DOJ Catch of the Week -- DaVita

				
Posted  10/24/14
								

				 
								 				By the C|C Whistleblower Lawyer Team 

This week's Department of Justice "catch of the week" goes to DaVita Healthcare Partners, Inc., one of the leading providers of dialysis services in the United States.  On Wednesday, the Denver-based company agreed to pay $400 million to resolve claims it violated the False Claims Act by paying kickbacks for patient referrals to its dialysis clinics.  It apparently is the...				 
				 					 

						
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Report on UNC Scandal Finds 18 Years of Academic Fraud

				
Posted  10/23/14
								

				 
								 				By Marlene Koury

UNC just released a report on the academic scandal that has plagued its African and Afro-American Studies department since former UNC learning specialist Mary Willingham blew the whistle on the department's sham classes. The report found that, during an 18 year period, more than 3,100 students enrolled in the department's "paper classes" and nearly half of those students were student athletes, many...				 
				 					 

						
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