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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.

				

			

			
						
					
			

	
		
		

			

				
				
Lead-Tainted Applesauce Marketed for Children Bypasses Overstretched FDA Testing Protocols

				
Posted  03/1/24
								

				 
				
Apple Sauce in Containers Next to Yellow Apple
				 				
The NY Times reports that hundreds of children were poisoned last year from cinnamon-flavored applesauce pouches that were traced to the Ecuadorian company Negasmart, which supplies to Austrofood and distributes the product under the name Wanabana.  The FDA, working with Ecuadorean investigators, traced the contamination of the Sri Lankan imported cinnamon to a spice grinder in Ecuador that likely intentionally...
				 
				 					 

						
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Catch of the Week - Endo Health Solutions

				
Posted  03/1/24
								

				 
				
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				 				This week's Department of Justice (DOJ) Catch of the Week goes to Endo Health Solutions.  Yesterday (February 29), the now-bankrupt pharmaceutical company agreed to pay up to $465 million over 10 years to settle criminal and civil charges relating to its sales and marketing of the opioid drug Opana.  Endo voluntarily withdrew the drug from the market in 2017.

This bankruptcy-negotiated payout flows from a...				 
				 					 

						
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DOJ Releases False Claims Act Results for 2023

				
Posted  03/1/24
								

				 
				
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				 				The Department of Justice (DOJ) just released its False Claims Act results for 2023.  By all accounts, it was another big year for the government's primary fraud-fighting tool.  The top-line numbers are roughly $2.7 billion in total recoveries from 543 settlements and judgments, the highest number of settlements and judgments in a single year.  This brings the total tally of False Claims Act recoveries to more than...				 
				 					 

						
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In Their Own Words . . . . Rep. Patrick McHenry (NC-10)

				
Posted  02/29/24
								

				 
								 				"Whistleblowers play a vital role in helping Congress conduct its constitutionally mandated oversight responsibilities, and their disclosures can make a real difference in determining investigation outcomes."

From the House Financial Services Committee call-out to whistleblowers to help with its investigation into reports of widespread workplace misconduct at the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation.				 
				 				
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DOJ Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney General Credits Whistleblowers, Identifies 2024 Priorities

				
Posted  02/27/24
								

				 
				
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				 				DOJ Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney General Brian Boynton recently spoke at the 2024 Federal Bar Association’s Qui Tam Conference.  Here are a few key takeaways from his remarks, which can be found here.

    
 	
  1. Crediting Whistleblowers. Boynton lauded whistleblowers, calling them “a critical source of [DOJ’s] enforcement efforts,” and he thanked them and their counsel for their efforts, adding that the DOJ...
				 
				 					 

						
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New York Doctor Indicted for $20.7 Million in Medicare Fraud and Kickback Scheme

				
Posted  02/23/24
								

				 
				
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On February 21, 2024, a federal grand jury in New Jersey indicted Dr. Alexander Baldonado, of Queens, New York, for his alleged involvement in a complex health care fraud and illegal kickback scheme. According to the DOJ press release, this scheme involved the submission of over $20.7 million in false and fraudulent claims to Medicare, primarily for medically unnecessary genetic cancer screening and Covid-19...
				 
				 					 

						
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In Their Own Words . . . . Senator Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa)

				
Posted  02/23/24
								

				 
								 				"By protecting whistleblowers who shine a light on wrongdoing, [the False Claims Act] empowers those brave individuals to come forward and continues to deliver for the American people.  The value of the False Claims Act cannot be overstated; preserving and strengthening it will always be in our nation’s best interest."

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FTC: Consumers Lost Over $10 Billion to Fraudsters in 2023

				
Posted  02/22/24
								

				 
				
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				 				The Federal Trade Commission released its consumer-reported fraud data for 2023, showing consumer losses rocketed to a new high--over $10 billion, with nearly half of that being lost to investment scams. Deploying the usual targeting methods—email, phone calls, and text messages—fraudsters convinced consumers to dump their cash into fake investment opportunities ($4.6 billion) and imposter scams ($2.7 billion);...				 
				 					 

						
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In Their Own Words. . . .California Attorney General Rob Bonta

				
Posted  02/21/24
								

				 
								 				“At the California Department of Justice, we believe that the healthcare system should serve patients.  Yet, too often, private equity has served corporate profiteers by maximizing their profits at the expense of access, quality, and affordability of healthcare for Californians.” 

California Attorney General Rob Bonta’s statement concerning recent legislation (AB 3129) introduced in California addressing...				 
				 					 

						
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CFTC Anoints New Whistleblower Chief

				
Posted  02/16/24
								

				 
				
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				 				Yesterday (February 15), the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) named Brian Young as the new director of the CFTC’s Whistleblower Office.  In doing so, the agency officially filled the vacancy left when former director Chris Ehrman stepped down in July.

Mr. Young has big shoes to fill as under Director Ehrman's tenure, the CFTC saw tremendous growth in its Whistleblower Program, which provides sizable...				 
				 					 

						
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