Importance of Whistleblowers Archives

Blowing the Whistle on Environmental Abuse: Investigation of Kanto Kosan for Wastewater Dumping at Naval Bases in Japan

Posted 12/6/19

Earlier this week, the Naval Criminal Investigative Service, the U.S. Navy’s law enforcement arm, announced that it was investigating contractor Kanto Kosan for allegedly dumping wastewater from warships at harbors in Navy bases in Japan. The investigation was triggered by a tip submitted to Japanese Customs. The FBI and Department of Justice have also joined the investigation. According to the Wall Street...

Tagged in: Environmental Fraud, Government Procurement Fraud, Importance of Whistleblowers, Ocean Dumping, Wildlife Fraud,

Laws Protect Ukraine Whistleblower’s Anonymity: Attorneys Eric Havian, Mike Ronickher, and Max Voldman write for USA Today

Posted 12/5/19

Multiple laws protect the Ukraine whistleblower’s right to anonymity and lawmakers well know it despite their contrary assertions, write Constantine Cannon partners Eric Havian and Mike Ronickher, and attorney Max Voldman in an Opinion piece published in USA Today. Protections against retaliation for the Ukraine whistleblower are found in a number of statutes, including the Intelligence Community Whistleblower...

Tagged in: Anonymity, CC Lawyers, Importance of Whistleblowers, Retaliation,

In Second-Ever Enforcement Action of Its Kind, SEC Stands with Whistleblower Against Company’s Attempt to Muzzle Reporting

Posted 11/8/19

Imagine that, after you invest in a company, you start to smell a rat. After you try to alert other investors or report what you believe is a fraudulent scheme, the company you invested in draws up an agreement that conditions your shareholding on a prohibition on speaking with regulatory agencies. If it seems illegal, that’s because it is. Yet that’s exactly what online auction and memorabilia company Collectors...

Tagged in: Confidentiality and The Seal, Financial and Investment Fraud, Importance of Whistleblowers, SEC Whistleblower Reward Program, Whistleblower Eligibility, Whistleblower Protection Laws,

CATCH OF THE WEEK — Tenet Healthcare to Pay $66M Over Kickback Allegations

Posted 11/7/19

Tenet Healthcare, a healthcare giant that operates 65 hospitals and conducts over 10 million patient encounters annually, has agreed in principle to pay the United States roughly $66M to settle allegations that it violated the Stark Law and the Anti-Kickback Statute. These laws generally prohibit medical providers from paying or receiving kickbacks, remuneration, or anything of value in exchange for referrals of...

Tagged in: Anti-Kickback and Stark, FCA Federal, Importance of Whistleblowers, SEC Whistleblower Reward Program, Whistleblower Case, Whistleblower Rewards,

“Whistleblowers don’t come forward because it polls well; they come forward because, having done their own moral calculus, they simply don’t have a choice.”

Posted 11/6/19
By Leah Judge, Hallie Noecker

Headshots of Attorney Hallie Noecker and Leah Judge

Constantine Cannon whistleblower attorneys Leah Judge and Hallie Noecker discuss why President Trump's attempt to intimidate whistleblowers is failing--and will continue to fail – in Law360 (paywall). Judge and Noecker posit that whistleblowers are cut from a different cloth. They value fairness over loyalty, and their consciences drive them to speak truth to power, even when doing so carries great personal...

Tagged in: CC Lawyers, Importance of Whistleblowers, Whistleblower Eligibility, Whistleblower Protection Laws, Whistleblower Spotlight and Interviews,

Constantine Cannon Settles Whistleblower Case with Sharp Healthcare Center for Research

Posted 11/6/19

A whistleblower represented by Constantine Cannon, who exposed an alleged cycle of deceit at Sharp HealthCare, a regional hospital system in San Diego, has settled a False Claims Act lawsuit against the Sharp Healthcare Center for Research, Sharp’s clinical-trial research arm. The whistleblower suit alleged that Sharp fraudulently billed government payers, like Medicare and Medicaid (known as Medi-Cal in...

Tagged in: FCA Federal, Importance of Whistleblowers, Whistleblower Case, Whistleblower Eligibility,

Appellate Decision Raises Questions for Relators Seeking a Share from Alternate Remedies

Posted 11/4/19

The Third Circuit caught industry headlines when it was reported to have ruled on October 28, 2019, that a whistleblower had no right to an award based on a portion of criminal fines or forfeitures. That would upend longstanding rights of relators to share in the proceeds of “related proceedings.” Thankfully, the real scope of the opinion is less far-reaching, though it would be wise for relators to consider...

Tagged in: FCA Federal, Importance of Whistleblowers, Whistleblower Eligibility, Whistleblower Rewards,

CATCH OF THE WEEK — Sanford Health to pay over $20M for kickback, unnecessary spinal surgery claims brought by two Sanford doctors

Posted 10/30/19

Our Catch of the Week features a $20.25 million settlement with South Dakota-based Sanford Health, Sanford Medical Center, and Sanford Clinic announced by the Justice Department in an October 28, 2019 press release. The settlement resolves allegations the massive health system knowingly submitted claims for medically unnecessary spinal surgeries and tainted by kickbacks to a top Sanford neurosurgeon. Two Sanford...

Tagged in: Anti-Kickback and Stark, FCA Federal, Importance of Whistleblowers, Medical Billing Fraud, Whistleblower Case, Whistleblower Rewards,

Media Round-Up: Our Whistleblower Lawyers in the Press

Posted 10/24/19

With whistleblowers continuing to dominate the headlines, lawyers from the Constantine Cannon whistleblower team have been published in and featured in a number of outlets. This week saw the following stories:

- Gordon Schnell and Max Voldman were published in FierceHealthcare, What’s Missing from the Debate about "Medicare for All"? Combating Billions in Healthcare Fraud. With Democratic candidates...

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

Legislation Watch: Proposed Amendments to Bank Secrecy Act Include Whistleblower Rewards

Posted 10/23/19

Currently in the 116th Congress, both the House and Senate are considering bills that would amend existing law to provide a whistleblower reporting system and meaningful financial rewards to whistleblowers who come forward to the federal government to report unlawful money laundering and other violations of specified banking laws. We have previously written on the important benefits that would be available with...

Tagged in: Financial and Investment Fraud, Financial Institution Fraud, Importance of Whistleblowers, Legislation and Regulation News, Money Laundering,

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Blowing the Whistle on Environmental Abuse: Investigation of Kanto Kosan for Wastewater Dumping at Naval Bases in Japan

Laws Protect Ukraine Whistleblower’s Anonymity: Attorneys Eric Havian, Mike Ronickher, and Max Voldman write for USA Today

In Second-Ever Enforcement Action of Its Kind, SEC Stands with Whistleblower Against Company’s Attempt to Muzzle Reporting

CATCH OF THE WEEK — Tenet Healthcare to Pay $66M Over Kickback Allegations

“Whistleblowers don’t come forward because it polls well; they come forward because, having done their own moral calculus, they simply don’t have a choice.”

Constantine Cannon Settles Whistleblower Case with Sharp Healthcare Center for Research

Appellate Decision Raises Questions for Relators Seeking a Share from Alternate Remedies

CATCH OF THE WEEK — Sanford Health to pay over $20M for kickback, unnecessary spinal surgery claims brought by two Sanford doctors

Media Round-Up: Our Whistleblower Lawyers in the Press

Legislation Watch: Proposed Amendments to Bank Secrecy Act Include Whistleblower Rewards

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