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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.

				

			

			
						
					
			

	
		
		

			

				
				
Top Ten Non-Healthcare False Claims Act Recoveries for 2023

				
Posted  01/30/24
								

				 
				
People Pointing to Contracts Making Decision
				 				It was another big year for DOJ enforcement under the False Claims Act, the government's primary fraud-fighting tool.  As usual, most of the recoveries were in the healthcare space with seven of the Top Ten recoveries involving various schemes to defraud Medicare and Medicaid.  See our Top Ten FCA and Top Ten Healthcare FCA listings.

While healthcare recoveries dominated the Top Ten, two of the top five...				 
				 					 

						
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													  Customs Fraud, 
													  Education Fraud, 
													  FCA Federal, 
													  Government Procurement Fraud, 
													  Government Programs Fraud, 
													  Housing and Mortgage Fraud, 
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Top Ten Healthcare False Claims Act Recoveries for 2023

				
Posted  01/30/24
								

				 
				
Doctor Holding Stethoscope with Crossed Arms
				 				This past year was another big year for DOJ enforcement under the False Claims Act, the government's primary fraud-fighting tool.  And as we noted in our recent Top Ten listing of False Claims Act recoveries for 2023, all but 3 of the Top Ten recoveries were in the healthcare space involving various schemes to defraud Medicare and Medicaid.  So here is our look at the Top Ten healthcare recoveries for...				 
				 					 

						
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													  Anti-Kickback and Stark, 
													  FCA Federal, 
													  Healthcare Fraud, 
													  Medicaid, 
													  Medical Billing Fraud, 
													  Medicare, 
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Catch of the Week: New York-Presbyterian Hospital

				
Posted  01/26/24
								

				 
				
Hospital Building Sign
				 				This week's Department of Justice (DOJ) Catch of the Week goes to New York-Presbyterian Hospital.  Yesterday (January 25), the hospital agreed to pay $801,000 to settle charges it violated the False Claims Act by billing Medicare, Medicaid and TRICARE for medically unnecessary images for radiation therapy treatments provided to cancer patients.

The settlement is notable not for the relatively small amount of money...				 
				 					 

						
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													  FCA Federal, 
													  Healthcare Fraud, 
													  Lack of Medical Necessity, 
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													  Medicare, 
													  Other Government Health Programs, 
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FTC Sends Warning Letters to Many Funeral Homes

				
Posted  01/26/24
								

				 
				
Whist Coffin in Hearse with White Flowers
				 				We often see whistleblowers come forward to stop fraud and other misconduct that takes advantage of people at their most vulnerable times.  It’s hard to imagine a more vulnerable time than when family and friends are grieving the loss of a loved one and trying to arrange their funeral.  It’s good to see the FTC is on the case to protect consumers in this context.

On January 25, the FTC announced it is...				 
				 					 

						
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Top Ten SEC and CFTC Recoveries of 2023

				
Posted  01/24/24
								

				 
				
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				 				It was an active year for fraud enforcement at the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and Commodities Futures Trading Commission (CFTC).  Though by no means was it a record year for either regulator in terms of big-ticket wins.  Aside from the CFTC's $1.7 billion recovery from South African crypto company Mirror Trading for foul play with foreign currency transactions, the balance of the Top-10 recoveries was...				 
				 					 

						
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													  Bribery and Bid-Rigging, 
													  Cryptocurrency, 
													  FCPA, 
													  Financial and Investment Fraud, 
													  Fraud in CFTC-Regulated Markets, 
													  Misrepresentations, 
													  Securities Fraud, 
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Silver Lake Hospital and Investors Pay $30 Million to Settle Health Care Case

				
Posted  01/22/24
								

				 
				
Medicare Card
				 				Silver Lake Hospital, operating as Columbus LTACH in Newark, New Jersey, and certain investors recently agreed to pay a combined $30.6 million to settle False Claims Act allegations relating to Medicare payments and violations under the Federal Debt Collection Procedures Act (FDCPA).

Silver Lake is a long-term care hospital a whistleblower alleged was claiming excessive "cost outlier" payments from Medicare, a...				 
				 					 

						
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Top Ten Whistleblower Recoveries for 2023

				
Posted  01/22/24
								

				 
				
Top Ten Blue Stamp
				 				2023 was another big year for whistleblowers, helping the government recover billions of dollars in dozens of fraud enforcement actions.  As usual, virtually all these whistleblower-prompted recoveries were under the government's three primary whistleblower rewards programs -- the False Claims Act, the SEC Whistleblower Program, and the CFTC Whistleblower Program.  Successful whistleblowers under each of these...				 
				 					 

						
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													  CFTC Whistleblower Reward Program, 
													  FCA Federal, 
													  SEC Whistleblower Reward Program, 
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Top FCPA Recoveries of 2023

				
Posted  01/19/24
								

				 
				
Mix of Foreign Currency Scattered Around
				 				The Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) bars payments to foreign officials for any kind of business advantage, such as securing government contracts or other kinds of favorable business treatment.  The statute covers any form of consideration including gifts, meals, travel, and entertainment.  It also imposes strict record-keeping and internal control requirements to prevent falsifying company books and records...				 
				 					 

						
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													  Ballsy Bribes, 
													  Bribery and Bid-Rigging, 
													  Falsifying Invoices, 
													  FCPA, 
													  SEC Whistleblower Reward Program, 
													  Securities Fraud, 
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SEC Goes After JP Morgan for Violating Whistleblower Protection Rule

				
Posted  01/18/24
								

				 
				
J.P. Morgan Logo on Building
				 				Add JP Morgan Securities to the ever-expanding list of companies the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has gone after for violating the agency's Whistleblower Protection Rule -- SEC Rule 21F-17(a).  This rule broadly prohibits companies from taking any action to impede or discourage whistleblowers from reporting suspected securities violations to the SEC.  Yesterday (January 16), the SEC announced the JP...				 
				 					 

						
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Top Ten SEC and CFTC Whistleblower Awards for 2023

				
Posted  01/16/24
								

				 
				
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				 				It was a relatively quiet year for the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) in their payout of whistleblower awards under their respective whistleblower programs.  Under the SEC Program and CFTC Program -- both enacted under the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act -- whistleblowers who provide information that leads to a successful government...				 
				 					 

						
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													  CFTC Whistleblower Reward Program, 
													  Fraud in CFTC-Regulated Markets, 
													  SEC Whistleblower Reward Program, 
													  Securities Fraud, 
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