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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 Financial and Healthcare Fraud Prison Sentences of 2020

				
Posted  01/27/21
								

				 
				
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				 				Individuals involved in financial and healthcare fraud schemes face not just civil liability, but also criminal penalties – including prison time. In 2020, the Department of Justice obtained substantial prison sentences in a myriad of cases involving healthcare and financial frauds, many of which involved convictions of the type of fraudulent schemes that whistleblowers report. Whistleblowers play an essential role...				 
				 					 

						
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													  Compounding Pharmacy Fraud, 
													  Criminal Proceedings, 
													  Financial and Investment Fraud, 
													  Healthcare Fraud, 
													  Pharma Fraud, 
													  Ponzi Schemes, 
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Top Ten FCPA Recoveries of 2020

				
Posted  01/27/21
								

				 
				
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				 				2020 was a blockbuster year in the U.S. government’s battle against companies and individuals enmeshed in foreign bribery schemes.  The list of 2020's largest settlements involving charges under the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) includes many substantial recoveries. In 2020 the government recovered billions of dollars in settlement of claims under the FCPA, building on substantial recoveries just last...				 
				 					 

						
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													  FCPA, 
													  Financial and Investment Fraud, 
													  International Whistleblowers, 
													  SEC Whistleblower Reward Program, 
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Top Ten Whistleblower Awards for 2020

				
Posted  01/22/21
								

				 
				
				 				2020 was another strong year for whistleblowers, who once again collectively recovered billions of dollars for the government and hundreds of millions of dollars in whistleblower rewards through their filing of lawsuits under the qui tam provisions of the False Claims Act.  Whistleblowers this past year also continued to secure financial rewards under the Dodd-Frank SEC Whistleblower and CFTC Whistleblower programs,...				 
				 					 

						
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													  Anti-Kickback and Stark, 
													  Bribery and Bid-Rigging, 
													  CFTC Whistleblower Reward Program, 
													  FCA State, 
													  SEC Whistleblower Reward Program, 
													  Securities Fraud, 
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Top Ten SEC and CFTC Recoveries of 2020

				
Posted  01/15/21
								

				 
				
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				 				Despite its many shortcomings, 2020 did bring great news for whistleblowers: record-breaking growth in the CFTC and SEC Whistleblower Programs, as well as massive enforcement actions by both agencies.  In this post, we will detail the Top Ten SEC and CFTC recoveries of 2020 in cases other than FCPA enforcement.  As detailed below, the SEC netted billions of dollars in penalties and restitution from companies accused...				 
				 					 

						
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													  Accounting Fraud, 
													  CFTC Whistleblower Reward Program, 
													  Cryptocurrency, 
													  Financial and Investment Fraud, 
													  Fraud in CFTC-Regulated Markets, 
													  Market Manipulation and Trading Violations, 
													  SEC Whistleblower Reward Program, 
													  Securities Fraud, 
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Top Ten Non-Healthcare False Claims Act Recoveries of 2020

				
Posted  01/14/21
								

				 
				
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				 				This year’s Top Ten Non-Healthcare False Claims Act Recoveries demonstrates the False Claims Act’s power to combat an array of corporate misconduct spanning diverse industries. In 2020, the United States recovered hundreds of millions in taxpayer funds obtained through claims rendered false by bribery and bid-rigging schemes, mortgage underwriting fraud, avoided import duties, fraudulent loan applications, and...				 
				 					 

						
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													  Bribery and Bid-Rigging, 
													  Customs Fraud, 
													  FCA Federal, 
													  Government Loan Programs, 
													  Government Programs Fraud, 
													  Housing and Mortgage Fraud, 
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Top Ten Federal Financial Fraud Recoveries of 2020

				
Posted  01/14/21
								

				 
				
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				 				The U.S. government has many enforcement options for financial and investment fraud, including those that provide for whistleblower rewards such as the SEC Whistleblower Program, the CFTC Whistleblower Program, and the IRS Whistleblower Program.  These programs, along with a new one under the Anti-Money-Laundering Act of 2020, are open for business and promise to pay millions of dollars in whistleblower awards in...				 
				 					 

						
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													  Bribery and Bid-Rigging, 
													  Customs Fraud, 
													  Education Fraud, 
													  Financial and Investment Fraud, 
													  Financial Institution Fraud, 
													  FIRREA, 
													  Government Loan Programs, 
													  Housing and Mortgage Fraud, 
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Top Ten State Healthcare and Financial Fraud Recoveries of 2020

				
Posted  01/8/21
								

				 
				
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				 				State and local governments are on the front lines of enforcing anti-fraud laws and play a critical role in ensuring that businesses and individuals are held accountable.  Whistleblowers with information about corporate misconduct involving healthcare, government procurement, financial regulation, and tax may find that state proceedings offer them the best option.

More than 30 states have False Claims Acts that...				 
				 					 

						
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													  Auto Safety, 
													  Drug and DME Pricing, 
													  FCA State, 
													  Financial and Investment Fraud, 
													  Government Procurement Fraud, 
													  Government Programs Fraud, 
													  Healthcare Fraud, 
													  Medical Billing Fraud, 
													  Pharma Fraud, 
													  Provider Fraud, 
													  Tax Fraud, 
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Top Ten Healthcare Fraud Recoveries of 2020

				
Posted  01/5/21
								

				 
				
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				 				Consistent with the trend in prior years, the bulk of the Justice Department’s fraud and false claims recoveries in 2019 stemmed from healthcare fraud matters, and with the Biden administration eyeing a bigger role for the federal government in our healthcare system, this trend is likely to accelerate. Most of the funds recovered arose from cases originated by whistleblowers under the qui tam provisions of the False...				 
				 					 

						
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													  Anti-Kickback and Stark, 
													  Electronic Health Records, 
													  FCA Federal, 
													  FCPA, 
													  Government Programs Fraud, 
													  Healthcare Fraud, 
													  Home Health and Hospice, 
													  Medicaid, 
													  Medicare, 
													  Pharma Fraud, 
													  Provider Fraud, 
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Top Ten Whistleblower Developments of 2019

				
Posted  02/6/20
								

				 
				
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				 				By any measure, 2019 was a Very Big Year for whistleblowers.  Our annual Top Ten lists identified 2019’s most significant financial recoveries by whistleblowers, as well as recoveries in enforcement actions at the federal and state level involving government procurement, healthcare, financial, tax, and other types of fraud.  But the numbers, as impressive as they are, can’t tell the full story of the impact that...				 
				 					 

						
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													  CFTC Whistleblower Reward Program, 
													  Cybersecurity and Data Breaches, 
													  FCA Federal, 
													  Government Procurement Fraud, 
													  Healthcare Fraud, 
													  Importance of Whistleblowers, 
													  International Whistleblowers, 
													  Risk Adjustment Fraud, 
													  SEC Whistleblower Reward Program, 
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Top Ten State Healthcare and Financial Fraud Recoveries of 2019

				
Posted  01/30/20
								

				 
				
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				 				Here at Constantine Cannon, our attorneys represent whistleblowers reporting a wide variety of healthcare fraud and financial fraud, including government contract fraud, unlawful kickbacks, tax evasion, and more. While such wrongful conduct often violates federal laws, state governments are also important enforcement authorities.

For whistleblowers, state enforcement can offer additional opportunities.  New York,...				 
				 					 

						
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													  Correctional Services Fraud, 
													  Drug and DME Pricing, 
													  FCA State, 
													  Financial and Investment Fraud, 
													  Government Procurement Fraud, 
													  Healthcare Fraud, 
													  Medicaid, 
													  Off-Label and Unapproved Use, 
													  Pharma Fraud, 
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