Whistleblower News From The Inside - February 22, 2017

By the C|C Whistleblower Lawyer Team Supreme Court Breathes New Life into Whistleblower Case Against Wells Fargo – “With a ruling Tuesday, the U.S. Supreme Court revived a long-running whistleblower lawsuit that accused Wachovia’s investment bank of violating accounting rules and skirting internal controls to pursue short-term profits.” The Charlotte Observer Whistleblowers Can Send SEC Confidential Documents, Court Finds – U.S. District Court Judge Cynthia Ann Bashant largely rejected BofI...

Whistleblower News From The Inside -- February 20, 2017

By the C|C Whistleblower Lawyer Team 4th Circuit: DOJ Has Absolute Veto Power Over False Claims Act Settlements – The 4th Circuit concluded that the Department of Justice has the final say in whether a False Claims Act case can settle even if it has declined to intervene. South Carolina nursing home chain Agape and its former employees want to settle the FCA case, but due to the 4th Circuit’s...

Top-10 DOJ Mortgage Fraud Recoveries For 2016

By the C|C Whistleblower Lawyer Team Here is our look-back at the top-10 Department of Justice mortgage fraud recoveries for 2016. United Shore Financial Services -- The company agreed to pay $48 million to resolve allegations it violated the False Claims Act by knowingly originating and underwriting mortgage loans insured by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development’s (HUD) Federal Housing Administration (FHA) that did not meet applicable requirements....

Top-10 DOJ Fraud Recoveries For 2016

By the C|C Whistleblower Lawyer Team Here is our look-back at the top-10 Department of Justice fraud recoveries for 2016. 10. Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. -- The world’s largest manufacturer of generic pharmaceutical products, and its wholly-owned Russian subsidiary Teva LLC (Teva Russia), agreed to a total payout of $520 million in connection with schemes involving the bribery of government officials in Russia, Ukraine and Mexico in violation of the...

Whistleblower News From The Inside -- November 23, 2016

By the C|C Whistleblower Lawyer Team Computer scientists urge Clinton campaign to challenge election results -- Hillary Clinton's campaign is being urged by a number of top computer scientists to call for a recount of vote totals in Wisconsin, Michigan and Pennsylvania. The computer scientists believe they have found evidence that vote totals in the three states could have been manipulated or hacked and presented their findings to top Clinton aides...

Whistleblower News From The Inside — November 11, 16

By the C|C Whistleblower Lawyer Team New charges for 2 halfway house operators accused in Medicaid fraud scheme -- The NYAG filed Medicaid fraud and money laundering charges against a lawyer who runs two outpatient substance-abuse programs in New York City and a couple who ran “Back on Track” halfway houses that catered to addicts, poor and mentally ill people, in which up to six men slept in bunk beds...

Whistleblower News From The Inside -- November 4, 2016

By the C|C Whistleblower Lawyer Team Former Napa Valley winemaker arrested for fraud scheme -- Federal prosecutors have brought eight fraud charges against Jeffry James Hill, a former Napa Valley winemaker and vineyard manager who had been accused of stealing grapes and deceiving customers about the source and type of grapes in the wines he sold.  NYT Ex-Christie aides convicted in George Washington bridge case -- Two former aides to...

Whistleblower News From The Inside -- November 2, 2016

By the C|C Whistleblower Lawyer Team Supreme Court hears arguments on False Claims Act issue – Read an analysis of yesterday’s arguments in State Farm Fire & Casualty Co. v. United States ex rel. Rigsby regarding mandatory dismissals of complaints for violating seal requirements.  SCOTUSblog A case study on China’s war against bribery– GlaxoSmithKline’s takedown for bribery provides a good look at how the Chinese government is going after fraudsters. ...

In Their Own Words -- Warren

-- “A bank teller would face criminal charges & a prison sentence for stealing a handful of 20s from the cash drawer.  A bank CEO should not be able to oversee a massive fraud & simply walk away to enjoy his millions in retirement.” Senator Elizabeth Warren commenting after John Stumpf stepped down from his role as CEO of Wells Fargo amid outrage over his bank’s scheme to create phony...

Whistleblower News From The Inside -- October 21, 2016

By the C|C Whistleblower Lawyer Team Voices from Wells Fargo: ‘I thought I was having a heart attack’ -- The scandal at Wells Fargo over the creation of unauthorized accounts shook its customers’ faith in the bank, but it took an even sharper toll on the company’s workers. A number of them say they faced a stark choice: create new accounts by any means possible, or risk being fired for...