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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 Federal False Claims Act Recoveries of 2018

				
Posted  01/28/19
								

				 
				
				 				The federal False Claims Act, under which whistleblowers can bring claims to report fraud and misconduct in government contracts and programs, is the foundation of the Department of Justice's fraud recovery and the U.S. whistleblower reward system.  In 2018, the U.S. recovered over $2 billion from defendants who sought to cheat the system.

The top FCA settlements for calendar year 2018, based on the amount of the...				 
				 					 

						
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Top Ten State Fraud Recoveries of 2018

				
Posted  01/25/19
								

				 
				
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				 				While 2018 saw many important federal settlements and whistleblower awards across a wide range of industries, state governments were equally busy rooting out fraud. In fact, in the last few years, recognizing the ever-growing need to hold businesses accountable for defrauding taxpayers, several states have passed their own false claims statutes modeled after the federal false claims act. These laws operate in a...				 
				 					 

						
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Top Ten Federal Financial Fraud Recoveries of 2018

				
Posted  01/25/19
								

				 
				
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				 				While 2018 has been a banner year for FCPA, Tax, and SEC & CFTC recoveries, in the bottomless pit of financial frauds that hurt taxpayers, the government, consumers, investors, and the American economy, 2018 brought us additional stunning recoveries for violations related to residential-mortgage backed securities, international economic sanctions, consumer protection, anti-money-laundering, EB-5 investment fraud, and...				 
				 					 

						
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													  Accounting Fraud, 
													  Financial and Investment Fraud, 
													  Financial Institution Fraud, 
													  FIRREA, 
													  Foreign Exchange, 
													  Housing and Mortgage Fraud, 
													  Market Manipulation and Trading Violations, 
													  Misrepresentations, 
													  Money Laundering, 
													  Securities Fraud, 
													  Top 10, 
													  Visa Fraud, 
												
						

					
	
								
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Top Ten Whistleblower Awards of 2018

				
Posted  01/25/19
								

				 
				
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				 				2018 was another banner year for whistleblowers. As the DOJ recently reported in its annual summary of False Claims Act recoveries, $2.1 billion of the $2.8 billion in settlements and judgments reported last year arose from lawsuits filed under the qui tam provisions of the False Claims Act. During the same period, the government paid out $301 million in whistleblower awards to the individuals who exposed the fraud by...				 
				 					 

						
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													  CFTC Whistleblower Reward Program, 
													  FCA Federal, 
													  FCA State, 
													  SEC Whistleblower Reward Program, 
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Top Ten Environmental Fraud Settlements for 2018

				
Posted  01/24/19
								

				 
				
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				 				Our environment, natural resources, energy resources, and wildlife are subject to numerous laws and government programs that can give rise to fraudulent activity. Here is our look-back at the top 10 environmental fraud recoveries for 2018. Our 2016 and 2017 lists are also available on the Whistleblower Insider blog.

    
 	
  1. International Automated Systems and RaPower-3 – In October 2018, a federal court in Utah...
				 
				 					 

						
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Top Ten SEC and CFTC Recoveries of 2018

				
Posted  01/18/19
								

				 
				
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				 				The SEC and CFTC were busy in 2018. In addition to its robust FCPA enforcement, the SEC recovered hundreds of millions of dollars from companies accused of defrauding investors, breaching fiduciary duties, and violating SEC rules. The SEC also awarded its largest-ever whistleblower awards in 2018. Likewise, the CFTC spent the last year cracking down on market manipulators, rooting out commodities fraud, and halting...				 
				 					 

						
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													  CFTC Whistleblower Reward Program, 
													  Financial and Investment Fraud, 
													  Fraud in CFTC-Regulated Markets, 
													  SEC Whistleblower Reward Program, 
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Top Ten Tax Recoveries of 2018

				
Posted  01/18/19
								

				 
				
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				 				Tax fraud and tax evasion can take many forms, but there is one constant: when entities and individuals pay less tax than they owe, they are cheating the system. Bringing cases against companies and individuals that cheat the system is central to the Internal Revenue Service's mission. Tax fraud may also give rise to a claim under the IRS Whistleblower Reward Program, which pays eligible whistleblowers 15 to 30% of...				 
				 					 

						
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Top Ten Healthcare Recoveries of 2018

				
Posted  01/15/19
								

				 
				
				 				Consistent with the trend in prior years, the bulk of the Justice Department’s fraud and false claims recoveries in 2018 stemmed from healthcare fraud matters. And again, most of the funds recovered arose from cases originated by whistleblowers under the qui tam provisions of the False Claims Act. Here are the top ten healthcare recoveries of 2018 by the numbers:

    
 	
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    1. Amerisource Bergen Corporation - In...
				 
				 					 

						
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													  Anti-Kickback and Stark, 
													  FCA Federal, 
													  Healthcare Fraud, 
													  Hospital Fraud, 
													  Managed Care, 
													  Medical Billing Fraud, 
													  Medical Devices and DME, 
													  Medicare, 
													  Pharma Fraud, 
													  Risk Adjustment Fraud, 
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Top Ten Financial and Healthcare Fraud Prison Sentences of 2018

				
Posted  01/11/19
								

				 
				
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				 				Financial and healthcare fraud schemes can result not just in civil investigations and liability, but also in prison time for the individuals involved.  In 2018, the Department of Justice obtained substantial prison sentences in numerous cases involving healthcare and financial frauds, helping to bring justice to the patients, investors, or individuals harmed by criminal fraudsters.  Many of the fraudulent schemes...				 
				 					 

						
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													  Financial and Investment Fraud, 
													  Healthcare Fraud, 
													  Securities Fraud, 
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Top Ten FCPA Recoveries of 2018

				
Posted  01/10/19
								

				 
				
				 				2018 saw substantial monetary settlements for violations of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (“FCPA”), which is the leading U.S. law barring bribery of foreign officials by companies subject to its reach.  Violations of the FCPA are investigated by DOJ as well as by the Securities and Exchange Commission.  The SEC has long recognized the FCPA as a high enforcement priority, and whistleblowers with knowledge of...				 
				 					 

						
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