Environmental Fraud
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The Mad Science of Animal Experiments for Cheaper Meat Production
Posted 01/22/15
By Marlene Koury
The U.S. Meat Animal Research Center in southern Nebraska devotes itself to scientific experiments on animals aimed at reducing the cost and increasing the production of meat. Whistleblower James Keen, a scientist and veterinarian who worked at the center for 24 years, blew the whistle on the center’s appalling practices by taking his story to the New York Times. The New York Times conducted an...
Top-20 False Claims Act and DOJ Fraud Settlements for 2014
Posted 01/5/15
By the C|C Whistleblower Lawyer Team
Here is our look-back at the top-20 False Claims Act and other DOJ fraud settlements for 2014.
20. OtisMed Corp. -- The medical products manufacturer and its former CEO agreed to pay more than $80 million for distributing knee replacement surgery cutting guides (called the OtisKnee) after the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) had rejected their application for marketing...
December 23, 2014
Environmental services company National Water Main Cleaning Co. agreed to pay more than $650,000 to resolve claims it violated the Massachusetts False Claims Act by submitting false bills and records on multiple public contracts for sewer, storage tank and catch basin cleaning, maintenance and repair, and illegally discharged sewage and wastewater. The complaint also alleges the company violated the Massachusetts Clean Waters Act by discharging sewage and wastewater into the waters of the Commonwealth without a valid permit. MADOJ Declares Record Year for Fraud Recoveries with a Notable Nod to Whistleblowers
Posted 11/20/14
By the C|C Whistleblower Lawyer Team
Yesterday, outgoing Attorney General Eric Holder -- perhaps in one of his final swan songs as the country's top fraud cop -- trumpeted the $24.7 billion in civil and criminal fines the Department of Justice brought home this fiscal year (ending Sept. 30, 2014). See DOJ Press Release. It is more than three times the $8 billion DOJ recovered in 2013. It also represents close...
November 20, 2014
California Attorney General Kamala D. Harris and Alameda County District Attorney Nancy E. O’Malley announced a settlement with AT&T to resolve allegations that hundreds of AT&T’s California facilities unlawfully disposed of hazardous waste and material over a nine-year period. As part of the settlement, AT&T will pay $23.8M million and spend an additional $28M over the next five years to implement the enhanced environmental compliance measures required by the settlement. CADOJ Catch of the Week – Hyundai and Kia
Posted 11/7/14
By the C|C Whistleblower Lawyer Team
This week's Department of Justice "catch of the week" goes to South Korea's top two automakers Hyundai Motor Company and Kia Motors Corporation. On Monday, the two companies agreed to pay a $100 million civil penalty to settle charges they violated the Clean Air Act by selling more than one million vehicles that will emit roughly 4.75 million metric tons of greenhouse gases in...
Whistleblower Spotlight – Climate Change Whistleblower Rick Piltz
Posted 10/29/14
By the C|C Whistleblower Lawyer Team
This week's "Whistleblower Spotlight" falls on Rick Piltz, former climate policy analyst in the George W. Bush Administration. He is the whistleblower who exposed a White House putting politics before science by distorting scientific findings on global warming. His release of internal government documents showing a White House behaving badly led to the immediate ousting of...
Whistleblower Spotlight -- Hanford Whistleblower Shelly Doss
Posted 08/22/14
By the C|C Whistleblower Lawyer Team
This week's "Whistleblower Spotlight" shines on Shelly Doss, a former environmental compliance specialist with Washington River Protection Solutions (WRPS), an environmental cleanup contractor for the Hanford Nuclear Reservation. Located in central Washington, Hanford made plutonium for nuclear weapons for decades and now is the country's largest environmental cleanup site...
Whistleblower Watchdog Unveils New Website for Food Safety Whistleblowers
Posted 08/7/14
By Jason Enzler
The Government Accountability Project (GAP) unveiled a new website yesterday designed to support whistleblowers reporting on food safety issues. The website is part of GAP’s Food Integrity Campaign, an effort to protect and empower whistleblowers in sounding the alarm on fraud and abuse in our food supply chain.
The new website includes a mobile device-friendly design and information on how...