Importance of Whistleblowers Archives

How to Choose the Best Whistleblower Attorney for You

Posted 04/22/19

What to Look for When Searching for a Whistleblower Law Firm

Whistleblowers are courageous men and women who come forward to disclose information that helps expose wrongdoing. Reporting unlawful behavior or injustice is never an easy thing to do — it is a complicated, stressful process. In many cases, whistleblowers put their career on the line to do the right thing. When making disclosures, whistleblowers...

Tagged in: CC Lawyers, Importance of Whistleblowers, Whistleblower Rewards,

Survival Guide for Whistleblowers

Posted 04/16/19

graffiti letters saying protect whistleblower

Last week, three of the most prominent organizations dedicated to protecting and educating whistleblowers announced the launch of a whistleblower survival guide. Actually, it is an update to a guide these groups – Project on Government Oversight (POGO), Government Accountability Project (GAP) and Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility (PEER) – published roughly 20 years ago as a resource for...

Tagged in: Importance of Whistleblowers, Whistleblower Protection Laws,

Maryland State Senate Introduces a Bill to Establish a Natural Resources Whistleblower Program

Posted 02/15/19

Hands holding miniaturized tree with wildlife

In a time of increasing concern about climate change and environmental destruction, one state is ramping up efforts to conserve natural resources and encourage everyday citizens to join the fight. Just last week, the Maryland State Senate introduced a bill to establish a Natural Resources Whistleblower Program to assist enforcement activities related to the protection of state parks, water, forests, and land. The...

Tagged in: Environmental Fraud, Importance of Whistleblowers,

Constantine Cannon Partner Mary Inman Comments on Importance of Anonymity for Whistleblowers to Government Accountability Project

Posted 02/15/19

London partner Mary Inman was recently quoted in DC-based Government Accountability Project (GAP)’s blog post about effective whistleblower protection in emerging international laws. Among other priorities, the long-standing Government Accountability Project brings attention to important whistleblower issues, corporate and financial accountability, and international whistleblower rights – issues that are...

Tagged in: Anonymity, CC Lawyers, FCA Federal, Financial and Investment Fraud, Importance of Whistleblowers, International Whistleblowers,

New Yorker Article on Whistleblowers Features Constantine Cannon

Posted 01/28/19

Silver whistle hanging on cord in front of chalkboard

In an article titled “The Personal Toll of Whistle-Blowing” published in the February 4, 2019, New Yorker magazine, Sheelah Kolhatkar describes the cases of two Constantine Cannon whistleblower clients, and features whistleblower attorney Mary Inman. Focusing on False Claims Act cases involving fraud in the Medicare Advantage program, the article details how the FCA “effectively turned average citizens into a...

Tagged in: CC Lawyers, FCA Federal, Importance of Whistleblowers, Managed Care, Risk Adjustment Fraud,

Healthcare Whistleblowers Continue as Backbone of DOJ Recoveries: A Look at DOJ’s 2018 Fraud and FCA Statistics

Posted 01/2/19

The Department of Justice released its annual report of DOJ recoveries for fraud and false claims against the U.S., showing recoveries of $2.8 billion in settlements and judgments for the fiscal year ending September 2018. Once again, recoveries for healthcare fraud accounted for the majority of funds recovered: of the $2.8 billion recovered, $2.5 billion was attributed to healthcare fraud. And, once again,

Tagged in: FCA Federal, Healthcare Fraud, Importance of Whistleblowers, Statistics,

Constantine Cannon Attorneys Eric Havian and Michael Ronickher Published in Law360 on the Need for Anti-Money Laundering Whistleblower Rewards

Posted 12/12/18

In the wake of anti-money laundering enforcement activity spurred by the Panama Papers, Constantine Cannon attorneys Eric Havian and Michael Ronickher published an article in Law360 on why we need an anti-money laundering whistleblower program. Havian and Ronickher argue for a new, DOJ-led whistleblower program to close the “large enforcement gap” left open by the existing IRS and SEC programs: “Domestic law...

Tagged in: Abusive Tax Shelters, CC Lawyers, Financial and Investment Fraud, Financial Institution Fraud, Importance of Whistleblowers, International Whistleblowers, Money Laundering,

Money Laundering Watch: Will More Chickens Come Home to Roost Following Deutsche Bank Raid?

Posted 11/30/18

The Panama Papers fallout continues with a massive early morning raid on Deutsche Bank headquarters in Frankfurt, Germany. Some 170 officers searched for evidence of the bank’s role in over $350m worth of suspected money-laundering through organizations in the British Virgin Islands. Deutsche Bank confirms the investigation is related to the Panama Papers: the April 2016 release of over 11 million files about...

Tagged in: Abusive Tax Shelters, Financial and Investment Fraud, Financial Institution Fraud, Importance of Whistleblowers, International Whistleblowers, Money Laundering,

Record-Breaking Year for the SEC Whistleblower Program: What the SEC Annual Report Tells Whistleblowers

Posted 11/16/18

In its 2018 Annual Report to Congress, the SEC Office of the Whistleblower described a “record-breaking year,” with a substantial increase in the number of tips received and the largest whistleblower awards to date. While these numbers illustrate the benefits of the SEC Whistleblower Program, the SEC rightly says that it is “most proud” of the benefits the Whistleblower Program offers to investors, with over...

Tagged in: Financial and Investment Fraud, Importance of Whistleblowers, SEC Whistleblower Reward Program, Statistics,

CFTC Whistleblower Program has a Banner Year, but Challenges Remain

Posted 11/6/18

Seventy-five million dollars. That’s how much the United States Commodity Futures Trading Commission’s (CFTC’s) Whistleblower Program paid five whistleblowers - including $30 million to one, the CFTC’s largest award to date-according to the agency’s annual report to Congress for 2018. Also, for the first time, the CFTC awarded a whistleblower living in a foreign country. Without a doubt, 2018 was a banner...

Tagged in: CFTC Whistleblower Reward Program, Financial and Investment Fraud, Fraud in CFTC-Regulated Markets, Importance of Whistleblowers, Statistics,

Contact

Click here for a confidential contact or call:

Tags

Importance of Whistleblowers

How to Choose the Best Whistleblower Attorney for You

Survival Guide for Whistleblowers

Maryland State Senate Introduces a Bill to Establish a Natural Resources Whistleblower Program

Constantine Cannon Partner Mary Inman Comments on Importance of Anonymity for Whistleblowers to Government Accountability Project

New Yorker Article on Whistleblowers Features Constantine Cannon

Healthcare Whistleblowers Continue as Backbone of DOJ Recoveries: A Look at DOJ’s 2018 Fraud and FCA Statistics

Constantine Cannon Attorneys Eric Havian and Michael Ronickher Published in Law360 on the Need for Anti-Money Laundering Whistleblower Rewards

Money Laundering Watch: Will More Chickens Come Home to Roost Following Deutsche Bank Raid?

Record-Breaking Year for the SEC Whistleblower Program: What the SEC Annual Report Tells Whistleblowers

CFTC Whistleblower Program has a Banner Year, but Challenges Remain

Newsletter

Subscribe to receive email updates from the Constantine Cannon blogs

Sign up for: