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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.

				

			

			
						
					
			

	
		
		

			

				
				
In Their Own Words… SEC Chairman Paul Atkins on Protecting Whistleblowers

				
Posted  10/13/25
								

				 
				
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				 				By the Constantine Cannon Whistleblower Team

On October 7, 2025, SEC Chairman Paul Atkins gave a keynote address at the 25th Annual A.A. Sommer, Jr. Lecture on Corporate, Securities, and Financial Law at Fordham School of Law.1

Atkins’s speech centered around the Wells process, which is a process that usually occurs at the end of an investigation where SEC enforcement staff notify potential respondents or...				 
				 					 

						
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Stream of SEC Whistleblower Awards Continues with Five New Awards -- But Payouts Remain Small

				
Posted  10/8/25
								

				 
				
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				 				By the Constantine Cannon Whistleblower Team

It was just a month ago when we reported -- after a wave of SEC whistleblower awards -- that the SEC Whistleblower Program was alive and well.  Up until then, the SEC had been relatively sparse with its awards this year under the SEC Whistleblower Program and many had questioned whether the SEC’s support for the program was losing steam.  But with the SEC issuing...				 
				 					 

						
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Mail Order Pharmacy Owner Settles False Claims Act Allegations of Kickbacks and Fraudulent Billing

				
Posted  10/7/25
								

				 
				
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				 				By the Constantine Cannon Whistleblower Team

On September 26, Acting U.S. Attorney and Special Attorney Alina Habba announced that California resident Andrew Do agreed to settle allegations that he violated the False Claims Act through illegal kickbacks and fraudulent billing practices at his three mail order pharmacies.

Do’s Pharmacies

From January 2016 through December 2020, Do owned and operated three mail...				 
				 					 

						
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New Jersey Company Settles False Claims Act Allegations Over Ineligible COVID-19 Era PPP Loans

				
Posted  10/7/25
								

				 
				
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				 				By the Constantine Cannon Whistleblower Team

A New Jersey construction supply company, Ulma Form Works, Inc. (Ulma), agreed to pay nearly $2.9 million to resolve allegations that it violated the False Claims Act by applying for and receiving a COVID-19 era Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loan for which it was not eligible.1

Ulma Did Not Meet PPP Loan Eligibility Requirements

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And Yet Another Whistleblower-Originated False Claims Act Cybersecurity Fraud Settlement

				
Posted  10/2/25
								

				 
				
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				 				By the Constantine Cannon Whistleblower Team

On Tuesday (September 30), the Department of Justice (DOJ) announced that Georgia Tech Research Corporation has agreed to pay $875,000 to settle charges of violating the False Claims Act by failing to comply with the cybersecurity requirements of certain Department of Defense (DoD) contracts.1  It is just the latest in a string of recent False Claims Act settlements...				 
				 					 

						
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Whistleblower Question of the Week: What Does a Whistleblower Attorney Do?

				
Posted  10/2/25
								

				 
				
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				 				By the Constantine Cannon Whistleblower Team

Whistleblower attorneys represent individuals who step forward to report illegal or fraudulent activity that often involves government programs, such as Medicare and Medicaid, government contracts, investor funds, or corporate misconduct.

Our whistleblower team at Constantine Cannon helps guide clients through every step of the process. We navigate complex laws,...				 
				 					 

						
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Frank’s Founder and Former CEO Sentenced to Prison for Securities Fraud

				
Posted  10/1/25
								

				 
				
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				 				By the Constantine Cannon Whistleblower Team

Fast money based on fiction often ends up in flames.  A few months ago, we highlighted the case involving Charlie Javice, the founder and former CEO of startup Frank, in our “Fake It Till You Make It” article, which analyzed risks that startups and their employees face when “fake-it-till-you-make-it” culture crosses the line into fraud.

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Semler Scientific and Bard Pay $37 Million to Settle False Claims Act Allegations of Defrauding Medicare -- With Two Whistleblowers Leading the Charge

				
Posted  09/30/25
								

				 
				
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				 				By the Constantine Cannon Whistleblower Team

Last Friday (September 26), the Department of Justice (DOJ) announced that Semler Scientific and its former distributor Bard Peripheral Vascular agreed to pay a combined $37 million to settle charges they violated the False Claims Act.1  The allegations center around their sale and distribution of the FloChec and QuantaFlo devices used to diagnose peripheral arterial...				 
				 					 

						
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In Their Own Words… Acting Assistant Attorney General Matthew R. Galeotti

				
Posted  09/25/25
								

				 
				
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				 				By the Constantine Cannon Whistleblower Team

Speech Highlights

“My message is simple: A few months ago, I said we would focus on the work of holding white-collar criminals accountable, and we are doing just that. We are identifying, investigating, and prosecuting fraud and corruption, and we are doing so in an effective, focused, fair, and efficient manner. Most importantly, we are focused on protecting the...				 
				 					 

						
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Chinese COVID Whistleblower Journalist Receives Additional Prison Sentence

				
Posted  09/24/25
								

				 
				
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				 				By the Constantine Cannon Whistleblower Team

Chinese journalist and whistleblower Zhang Zhan, 42, served four years in prison after documenting the early days of COVID-19 from Wuhan, the epicenter of the pandemic. According to Reporters Without Borders on September 19, authorities sentenced her to four additional years in prison on the charge of “picking quarrels and provoking trouble” in China.1

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