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Top Ten Lists

					
Every January, Whistleblower Insider looks back at the significant government enforcement actions of the past year. Our Top Ten lists highlight the biggest recoveries and significant enforcement efforts by different government actors in cases involving fraud against federal and state governments, financial fraud, tax fraud, and environmental fraud.

				

			

			
						
					
			

	
		
		

			

				
				
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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Top Ten SEC and CFTC Recoveries of 2023

				
Posted  01/24/24
								

				 
				
Foreign Exchange Graph
				 				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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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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Top Ten SEC and CFTC Whistleblower Awards for 2023

				
Posted  01/16/24
								

				 
				
Anonamous Person on Phone Pointing to Book with Charts and Numbers
				 				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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													  Whistleblower Case, 
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Top Ten False Claims Act Recoveries in 2023

				
Posted  01/11/24
								

				 
				
				 				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-10 involving various schemes to defraud Medicare and Medicaid.

Several of these Top-10 recoveries involved enforcement actions targeting violations of the Anti-Kickback Statute and Stark Law, which prohibit medical...				 
				 					 

						
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													  Anti-Kickback and Stark, 
													  Electronic Health Records, 
													  FCA Federal, 
													  Government Programs Fraud, 
													  Healthcare Fraud, 
													  Medicaid, 
													  Medical Billing Fraud, 
													  Medicare, 
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Top Ten Tax Enforcement Actions of 2022

				
Posted  02/8/23
								

				 
				
us cash with "taxes" sign on top
				 				Tax fraud can take many forms, but each form results in shortchanging government coffers.  More seriously, with our tax system depending heavily on taxpayers’ willingness to voluntarily file tax returns and pay taxes, tax fraud undermines confidence in the system.  Enforcement of tax laws builds confidence in the system, and deserves to be a law enforcement priority.

The top tax recoveries in 2022 start with...				 
				 					 

						
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													  Abusive Tax Shelters, 
													  Cryptocurrency, 
													  Employment Tax Fraud, 
													  Financial and Investment Fraud, 
													  Tax Fraud, 
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Top Ten Federal Financial and Healthcare Fraud Prison Sentences of 2022

				
Posted  02/2/23
								

				 
				
				 				Financial and healthcare fraud often can carry stiff monetary penalties for entities facing government enforcement, as shown on our other Top Ten Lists. Whistleblowers reporting wrongful conduct under one of the federal whistleblower reward laws sometimes find that criminal authorities are as interested in their allegations as civil enforcement agencies and authorities. Fraud can also result in criminal charges and...				 
				 					 

						
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													  Criminal Proceedings, 
													  Financial and Investment Fraud, 
													  Healthcare Fraud, 
													  Ponzi Schemes, 
													  Tax Fraud, 
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													  Visa Fraud, 
												
						

					
	
								
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Top Ten SEC and CFTC Recoveries of 2022

				
Posted  02/1/23
								

				 
				
stock market numbers
				 				In 2022, the SEC and CFTC redoubled their efforts to preserve market integrity and shut down financial frauds.  Both in size and composition, the agencies’ major recoveries look quite different from a year prior.  2021 was all about crypto, with four of the top ten recoveries relating to crypto offerings or exchanges.  With the recent collapse of the crypto market—exposing some of the biggest frauds since the...				 
				 					 

						
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													  Accounting Fraud, 
													  Cryptocurrency, 
													  Financial and Investment Fraud, 
													  Fraud in CFTC-Regulated Markets, 
													  SEC Whistleblower Reward Program, 
													  Securities Fraud, 
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