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Constantine Cannon Client Gwang-Ho Kim Honored as 2021 Whistleblower of the Year by Taxpayers Against Fraud

Posted 10/14/21

We are pleased to announce that Constantine Cannon client Gwang-Ho Kim has been selected as the Whistleblower of the Year for 2021 by the Taxpayers Against Fraud Education Fund (TAFEF). TAFEF is a prominent public interest organization that works to protect whistleblowers and strengthen the effective operation of the laws that empower them to expose misconduct and the theft of taxpayer dollars. A safety engineer...

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Constantine Cannon Attorneys Mary Inman and Leah Judge Contribute to The Tech Worker Handbook

Posted 10/8/21

This week, Pinterest whistleblower Ifeoma Ozoma launched The Tech Worker Handbook, a collection of resources designed to help workers in the tech industry decide whether to speak out about wrongdoing. The Handbook was created with funding from the Omidyar Network in partnership with the Signals Network, the Whistleblowing International Network, and Lioness Strategies. Constantine Cannon’s own Mary Inman and Leah...

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Eric Havian Discusses Beginning of Theranos Trial on Talking Feds Podcast: Listen Here

Posted 09/15/21

Our very own Harry Litman, host of the Talking Feds podcast which brings together former government officials, recently welcomed Constantine Cannon Whistleblower partner Eric Havian to discuss the trial of Theranos founder and former CEO Elizabeth Holmes. While this Talking Feds podcast would ordinarily be available only through Patreon, we have made it available to you below. Ms. Holmes is charged with 12 counts...

Tagged in: CC Lawyers, Financial and Investment Fraud, Importance of Whistleblowers,

Constantine Cannon Attorneys Present on Whistleblower Cases Involving MA Risk Adjustment Fraud at RISE West Conference

Posted 09/10/21

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Building on Constantine Cannon’s reputation as the preeminent law firm representing whistleblowers in FCA cases involving Medicare Advantage (MA) risk adjustment fraud, three Constantine Cannon attorneys, Mary Inman, Ed Baker, and Max Voldman, recently presented on case developments in this fast-developing area of the law at RISE West, a national conference for healthcare professionals working in the managed care...

Tagged in: CC Lawyers, FCA Federal, Healthcare Fraud, Managed Care, Medicare, Provider Fraud, Risk Adjustment Fraud, Whistleblower Case,

Managed Care Risk Adjustment Enforcement Continues with Sutter Health Settlement: Constantine Cannon Client Secures Largest Ever Medicare Advantage Settlement by a Hospital

Posted 08/30/21

Sutter Health will pay the Government $90 million under the False Claims Act for allegedly submitting inaccurate and unsupported medical information on tens of thousands of patients. The settlement in a case brought by a whistleblower represented by Constantine Cannon, together with co-counsel Keller Grover and Kleiman Rajaram, is the largest Medicare Advantage FCA settlement against a hospital system, and the...

Tagged in: CC Lawyers, FCA Federal, Healthcare Fraud, Managed Care, Provider Fraud, Risk Adjustment Fraud, Whistleblower Case,

Media Coverage of Government Intervention in Kaiser Medicare Advantage Suits: LA Times says Cases Point to a “Massive Fraud Problem in Medicare”

Posted 08/6/21

As we announced last week, the U.S. Department of Justice gave notice that it was intervening in six different False Claims Act lawsuits against Medicare Advantage organization Kaiser Permanente and its affiliated entities, including a whistleblower lawsuit filed by Constantine Cannon’s whistleblower client, James Taylor, M.D. The government’s decision received extensive coverage in the media, with Los Angeles...

Tagged in: CC Lawyers, FCA Federal, Healthcare Fraud, Managed Care, Risk Adjustment Fraud, Upcoding,

United States Reaches a “Tipping Point” in Managed Care Enforcement: DOJ Intervenes in Constantine Cannon’s Lawsuit Against Kaiser Permanente

Posted 07/30/21

In a sign that the government’s enforcement efforts against fraud in the Medicare managed care system have reached a tipping point, the U.S. Department of Justice announced today that it is joining a portion of a whistleblower lawsuit brought by a Constantine Cannon client under the False Claims Act against Kaiser Permanente and affiliated entities, one of the nation’s largest managed-care organizations. ...

Tagged in: CC Lawyers, FCA Federal, Government Decision, Healthcare Fraud, Managed Care, Medicare, Risk Adjustment Fraud, Upcoding, Whistleblower Case,

What Maryland can Learn from the IRS on the State’s New Tax Program: Ari Yampolsky and Michael Ronickher in the Washington Post

Posted 07/13/21

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Opening with the warning “tax cheats beware,” Constantine Cannon whistleblower attorneys Ari Yampolsky and Michael Ronickher published an opinion piece in the Washington Post detailing the provisions of Maryland’s new tax whistleblower reward program, which covers state and county tax fraud and underpayments. While New York has long allowed whistleblowers to use its state False Claims Act to bring tax claims,...

Tagged in: CC Lawyers, FCA State, Importance of Whistleblowers, IRS Whistleblower Reward Program, Legislation and Regulation News, Tax Fraud,

In Defense of Whistleblowers: Poppy Alexander Appears on Law & Disorder Podcast

Posted 07/13/21

Constantine Cannon whistleblower attorney Poppy Alexander was interviewed as a featured guest on the Law & Disorder podcast. In an interview with Heidi Boghosian, Poppy discussed the False Claims Act, including its rewards and protections for whistleblowers. The FCA allows private persons, known as relators, to bring what are called qui tam lawsuits on the government’s behalf, and claim a share of any recovery...

Tagged in: CC Lawyers, FCA Federal, Government Procurement Fraud, Importance of Whistleblowers, SEC Whistleblower Reward Program,

Listen to Mary Inman on BBC’s Business Daily Program “What Happens to Whistleblowers?”

Posted 05/21/21

Constantine Cannon’s own Mary Inman appeared on an episode of the Business Daily program from the BBC World Service, What Happens to Whistleblowers: How Exposing the Truth at Work Can Cost You Your Career. Listen at the Spotify link below, or on your preferred podcast platform. Mary was joined by whistleblowers Ian Foxley and Bianca Goodson and whistleblower psychotherapist David H. Martin for a discussion...

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Constantine Cannon Client Gwang-Ho Kim Honored as 2021 Whistleblower of the Year by Taxpayers Against Fraud

Constantine Cannon Attorneys Mary Inman and Leah Judge Contribute to The Tech Worker Handbook

Eric Havian Discusses Beginning of Theranos Trial on Talking Feds Podcast: Listen Here

Constantine Cannon Attorneys Present on Whistleblower Cases Involving MA Risk Adjustment Fraud at RISE West Conference

Managed Care Risk Adjustment Enforcement Continues with Sutter Health Settlement: Constantine Cannon Client Secures Largest Ever Medicare Advantage Settlement by a Hospital

Media Coverage of Government Intervention in Kaiser Medicare Advantage Suits: LA Times says Cases Point to a “Massive Fraud Problem in Medicare”

United States Reaches a “Tipping Point” in Managed Care Enforcement: DOJ Intervenes in Constantine Cannon’s Lawsuit Against Kaiser Permanente

What Maryland can Learn from the IRS on the State’s New Tax Program: Ari Yampolsky and Michael Ronickher in the Washington Post

In Defense of Whistleblowers: Poppy Alexander Appears on Law & Disorder Podcast

Listen to Mary Inman on BBC’s Business Daily Program “What Happens to Whistleblowers?”

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