New IRS Whistleblower Rules Receive a “Mixed Review”
Posted 08/8/14
By Jason Enzler
The Internal Revenue Service issued final rules for the IRS whistleblower program yesterday. Under the new rules, some government employees may now qualify as whistleblowers, and whistleblower bounties may be larger in some cases. But the rules will not permit whistleblowers to receive awards when the government uses their information to secure recoveries through criminal tax proceedings.
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The Government Accountability Project (GAP) unveiled a new 
By the C|C Whistleblower Lawyer Team
This week's Department of Justice "catch of the week" goes to Vascular Solutions Inc (VSI). On Monday, the Minneapolis-based medical device maker agreed to pay $520,000 to resolve allegations that it violated the False Claims Act by marketing a product for sealing veins without FDA approval. Specifically, the government charged that VSI marketed and sold its "Vari-Lase...