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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.

				

			

			
						
					
			

	
		
		

			

				
				
Survey Says . . . Whistleblowers Are Key to Global Compliance

				
Posted  07/6/23
								

				 
				
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				 				A crucial component of any business is managing compliance risk.  An effective compliance program must include a clear and transparent path for whistleblowers to report risk while mitigating fears of retaliation.  These are the key take-aways in this year’s 2023 Global compliance risk benchmark survey by KPMG and White & Case.¹

Based on the opinions of 201 senior decision-makers across 34 countries, the survey...				 
				 					 

						
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After 12 Years of Litigation, Constantine Cannon Settles the Largest Iraq War Fraud Case Ever

				
Posted  07/6/23
								

				 
				
				 				In the largest settlement of a case alleging fraud during the Iraq War, KBR Services has agreed to pay $108.75 million to resolve a whistleblower case brought by two Constantine Cannon clients under the qui tam provisions of the False Claims Act.  The settlement followed 12 years of litigation, during which KBR and its lawyers fought every step of the way.

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Scoundrel Spotlight - Eric Goldstein

				
Posted  07/6/23
								

				 
				
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				 				This week's Scoundrel In the Spotlight is Eric Goldstein, the former head of the New York City Department of Education (DOE) Office of School Support Services.  Last Wednesday (June 28), a federal jury in Brooklyn convicted him -- along with the three founders of the SOMMA Food Group -- for bribery and extortion relating to the New York City school lunch program.  According to the DOJ press release announcing the...				 
				 					 

						
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CFTC Targets Cybersecurity and Environmental Fraud

				
Posted  07/6/23
								

				 
				
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				 				Last week, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) announced the creation of two new task forces.  One is the Cybersecurity and Emerging Technologies Task Force, to address fraud relating to cybersecurity and other emerging technologies.  The other is the Environmental Fraud Task Force, to go after environmental fraud and misconduct in derivatives and relevant spot markets.  The CFTC is the federal agency...				 
				 					 

						
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Catch of the Week: National Health Care Fraud Sweep

				
Posted  06/30/23
								

				 
				
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				 				This week's Department of Justice (DOJ) Catch of the Week goes to the 78 individuals criminally charged with participating in health care fraud and opioid abuse schemes across the country.  On Wednesday, DOJ announced the "strategically coordinated, two-week nationwide law enforcement action" it brought with federal and state law enforcement partners, which targeted misconduct resulting in over $2.5 billion in...				 
				 					 

						
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													  Healthcare Fraud, 
													  Lack of Medical Necessity, 
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Constantine Cannon’s Marlene Koury and Chris McLamb in the LA Times Discussing the Importance of Whistleblowers to Prevent the Next OceanGate

				
Posted  06/29/23
								

				 
				
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				 				Constantine Cannon whistleblower attorneys Marlene Koury and Chris McLamb are featured in the Los Angeles Times with an op-ed on the importance of whistleblowers to guard public safety in largely unregulated areas.

As Ms. Koury and Mr. McLamb explained, for those familiar with OceanGate — the private exploration company that facilitated the Titan submersible tour — the implosion of the vessel was not an...				 
				 					 

						
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In Their Own Words . . . .Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson

				
Posted  06/29/23
								

				 
								 				"Gulf-sized race-based gaps exist with respect to the health, wealth, and well-being of American citizens.  They were created in the distant past, but have indisputably been passed down to the present day through the generations.  Every moment these gaps persist is a moment in which this great country falls short of actualizing one of its foundational principles -- the 'self-evident' truth that all of us are created...				 
				 					 

						
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FTC Warns Against Rise of Text Message Scams - What to Watch Out For

				
Posted  06/26/23
								

				 
				
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				 				Scammers are everywhere these days.  There is no escaping.  And, as the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has recently warned, bogus text messages are becoming their latest vehicle of choice.  An analysis the agency just published found consumers reported losing $330 million to text message scams in 2022, with a median reported loss of around $1,000.  That total is more than double the reported losses in 2021 and...				 
				 					 

						
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Celebrating Whistleblowers on World Whistleblower Day

				
Posted  06/23/23
								

				 
				
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				 				Today (June 23) is World Whistleblower Day.  It was originally created in 2019 by a group of NGOs to raise global awareness of the critical role whistleblowers play in combatting fraud and corruption.  One of the principal groups behind the special day, and the one that promotes it the most widely, is Transparency International.  It is the independent, not-for-profit NGO  dedicated to stopping corruption and...				 
				 					 

						
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CFTC Whistleblower Alert: Whistleblowers Wanted Relating to Misconduct in Carbon Markets

				
Posted  06/22/23
								

				 
				
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				 				On Tuesday, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) issued a Whistleblower Alert calling for help in identifying fraud or manipulation in the carbon markets.  The CFTC is the principal federal watchdog for fraud involving the commodities markets.  Under the CFTC Whistleblower Program, those who voluntarily provide information that leads to a successful CFTC enforcement action are entitled to an award of up...				 
				 					 

						
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