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This archive includes posts from our “Top Ten” series, in which the Whistleblower Insider blog reviews notable government enforcement actions and whistleblower news – not always in groups of ten.  Return to:

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Top FCPA Recoveries of 2021

Posted  01/14/22
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We wish we could provide a list of the Top Ten FCPA recoveries of 2021.  But, in 2021, there were just four FCPA settlements announced by government enforcement agencies.  Following back-to-back years with billions of dollars in recoveries under the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act in 2020 and 2019 momentum has, unfortunately, stalled. The FCPA prohibits the payment of bribes to foreign officials made with the...

Tagged in: FCPA, Financial and Investment Fraud, International Whistleblowers, SEC Whistleblower Reward Program, Top 10,

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Top Ten Healthcare Fraud Recoveries of 2021

Posted  01/11/22
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Consistent with the trend in prior years, the bulk of the Justice Department’s fraud and false claims recoveries in 2021 stemmed from healthcare fraud matters. Most of the funds recovered arose from cases originated by whistleblowers under the qui tam provisions of the False Claims Act. The majority of the recoveries on this list involve allegations of violations of the Anti-Kickback Statute, a federal law that...

Tagged in: Anti-Kickback and Stark, Chiropractic, Criminal Proceedings, FCA Federal, Healthcare Fraud, Improper Medical Personnel, Laboratory and IDTF, Lack of Medical Necessity, Medicaid, Medical Billing Fraud, Medical Devices and DME, Medicare, Pharma Fraud, Provider Fraud, Top 10,

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Top Ten SEC and CFTC Recoveries of 2021

Posted  01/7/22
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As we recently detailed, 2021 proved to be a blockbuster year for whistleblowers under the CFTC and SEC Whistleblower Programs.  Seven of the ten largest whistleblower awards of 2021 were made to SEC and CFTC whistleblowers, including a massive $200 million CFTC award that was roughly twice as large as all prior CFTC awards combined.  In total, the SEC paid more awards—both in total dollars and individual...

Tagged in: Accounting Fraud, CFTC Whistleblower Reward Program, Cryptocurrency, Financial and Investment Fraud, Financial Institution Fraud, Fraud in CFTC-Regulated Markets, Misrepresentations, Money Laundering, Regulatory Violations, SEC Whistleblower Reward Program, Securities Fraud, Top 10,

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Top Ten Non-Healthcare False Claims Act Recoveries of 2021

Posted  01/7/22
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Our roundup of 2021’s Top Ten Non-Healthcare False Claims Act (FCA) recoveries illustrates the statute’s continuing capacity to fight both conventional and emergent frauds straddling a variety of industries. In 2021 alone, the United States recovered hundreds of millions in taxpayer funds obtained through false claims tainted by textbook contracting fraud schemes (overbilling on government contracts, selling the...

Tagged in: Criminal Proceedings, FCA Federal, Government Procurement Fraud, Government Programs Fraud, Set-Asides and Preferences, Top 10, Whistleblower Case,

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Top Ten Whistleblower Awards of 2021

Posted  01/6/22
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2021 was another banner year for whistleblowers, who once again collectively recovered billions of dollars for the government and hundreds of millions of dollars in whistleblower rewards under the various government whistleblower programs.  This includes awards under the qui tam provisions of the federal False Claims Act and various state False Claims Act programs.  It includes awards under the Dodd-Frank SEC...

Tagged in: Anti-Kickback and Stark, Auto Safety, CFTC Whistleblower Reward Program, FCA Federal, FCA State, Financial and Investment Fraud, Financial Institution Fraud, Healthcare Fraud, Importance of Whistleblowers, Medical Billing Fraud, Medicare, SEC Whistleblower Reward Program, Securities Fraud, Top 10, Whistleblower Case, Whistleblower Rewards,

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Top Ten Environmental Fraud Settlements for 2020

Posted  03/12/21
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In many ways, the COVID-19 pandemic uprooted our routines and put life on pause in 2020. But environmental fraud continued unabated, and so did enforcement actions against the perpetrators. We saw two major enforcement actions relating to devices designed to evade emissions requirements, several enforcement actions relating to water contamination and the knowing sale of products containing harmful pollutants, and...

Tagged in: Environmental Fraud, Top 10,

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Top Ten Financial and Healthcare Fraud Prison Sentences of 2020

Posted  01/27/21
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Individuals involved in financial and healthcare fraud schemes face not just civil liability, but also criminal penalties – including prison time. In 2020, the Department of Justice obtained substantial prison sentences in a myriad of cases involving healthcare and financial frauds, many of which involved convictions of the type of fraudulent schemes that whistleblowers report. Whistleblowers play an essential role...

Tagged in: Compounding Pharmacy Fraud, Criminal Proceedings, Financial and Investment Fraud, Healthcare Fraud, Pharma Fraud, Ponzi Schemes, Top 10,

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Top Ten FCPA Recoveries of 2020

Posted  01/27/21
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2020 was a blockbuster year in the U.S. government’s battle against companies and individuals enmeshed in foreign bribery schemes.  The list of 2020's largest settlements involving charges under the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) includes many substantial recoveries. In 2020 the government recovered billions of dollars in settlement of claims under the FCPA, building on substantial recoveries just last...

Tagged in: FCPA, Financial and Investment Fraud, International Whistleblowers, SEC Whistleblower Reward Program, Top 10,

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Top Ten Whistleblower Awards for 2020

Posted  01/22/21
2020 was another strong year for whistleblowers, who once again collectively recovered billions of dollars for the government and hundreds of millions of dollars in whistleblower rewards through their filing of lawsuits under the qui tam provisions of the False Claims Act.  Whistleblowers this past year also continued to secure financial rewards under the Dodd-Frank SEC Whistleblower and CFTC Whistleblower programs,...

Tagged in: Anti-Kickback and Stark, Bribery and Bid-Rigging, CFTC Whistleblower Reward Program, FCA State, SEC Whistleblower Reward Program, Securities Fraud, Top 10, Whistleblower Case, Whistleblower Rewards,

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Top Ten SEC and CFTC Recoveries of 2020

Posted  01/15/21
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Despite its many shortcomings, 2020 did bring great news for whistleblowers: record-breaking growth in the CFTC and SEC Whistleblower Programs, as well as massive enforcement actions by both agencies.  In this post, we will detail the Top Ten SEC and CFTC recoveries of 2020 in cases other than FCPA enforcement.  As detailed below, the SEC netted billions of dollars in penalties and restitution from companies accused...

Tagged in: Accounting Fraud, CFTC Whistleblower Reward Program, Cryptocurrency, Financial and Investment Fraud, Fraud in CFTC-Regulated Markets, Market Manipulation and Trading Violations, SEC Whistleblower Reward Program, Securities Fraud, Top 10,

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