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New Settlement Shows the Power of Whistleblowers to Root out Fraud against Private Insurers

Posted 08/6/20

The nation’s biggest insurers, Medicare, Medicaid, and TRICARE already incentivize whistleblowers to report fraud. Because those programs are federally-funded, a whistleblower can bring suit under the False Claims Act and share in 15-30% of the recovery. The FCA is a law that allows private individuals alleging fraud against the government to bring a lawsuit in the name of the United States. The law leads to about...

Tagged in: FCA Federal, Importance of Whistleblowers, Pharma Fraud, Private Insurance Whistleblower Reward Programs, Whistleblower Case, Whistleblower Eligibility, Whistleblower Rewards,

This Week in Whistleblower History: The First Whistleblower Protection Law

Posted 07/31/20
By Edward Baker

a gavel and book titled "WHISTLEBLOWER LAW"

This week marks the eighth year in a row that Congress has designated July 30^th National Whistleblower Day, honoring the occasion, on July 30, 1778, when the Continental Congress unanimously enacted the first whistleblower protection law in the United States. The celebration this year is particularly poignant in light of the recent mistreatment of government whistleblowers, notably Lt. Colonel Alexander...

Tagged in: Importance of Whistleblowers, Whistleblower Eligibility, Whistleblower Protection Laws,

Constantine Cannon Attorneys Provide Comments on Model Whistleblower Award and Protection Act

Posted 07/2/20
By Eric R. Havian, Michael Ronickher, Chris McLamb

Following in the footsteps of the hugely successful SEC Whistleblower Program, which recently announced its largest-ever reward of $50 million, the North American Securities Administrators Association (NASAA) has proposed a Model Whistleblower Award and Protection Act that would serve as a guide for states across North America who wish to enact a compelling whistleblower program to bolster their securities...

Tagged in: Anonymity, Importance of Whistleblowers, Retaliation, SEC Whistleblower Reward Program, Whistleblower Case, Whistleblower Eligibility, Whistleblower Rewards,

Integra Med Analytics Loses Battle to Establish New Breed of Corporate Whistleblower Outsiders, Write Mary Inman and Max Voldman in RACMonitor

Posted 06/10/20

attorney headshots of Mary Inman and Max Voldman

Constantine Cannon whistleblower attorneys Mary Inman and Max Voldman updated their earlier reporting in RAC Monitor regarding the False Claims Act case brought by Integra Med Analytics against Texas-based hospital chain Baylor Scott & White. At the end of May, the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals upheld a Texas district court opinion dismissing the case. As we have earlier written, Integra alleged that the...

Tagged in: CC Lawyers, FCA Federal, Healthcare Fraud, Hospital Fraud, Medical Billing Fraud, Public Disclosure and Public Information, Upcoding, Whistleblower Eligibility,

SEC Makes $50M Whistleblower Reward: LARGEST AWARD TO DATE

Posted 06/4/20

The SEC today announced a $50 million whistleblower award, the largest award to date to a single individual whistleblower under the SEC Whistleblower Program. This tops the $54 million award to two whistleblowers in September 2018 and the $50 million award to two whistleblowers in March 2018. It brings the total amount of awards under the program to more that a half-billion dollars. And it is just the latest in...

Tagged in: Importance of Whistleblowers, SEC Whistleblower Reward Program, Whistleblower Case, Whistleblower Eligibility, Whistleblower Rewards,

COVID Frauds of the Week: PPP, PPE, and More

Posted 05/29/20

As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to batter businesses and everyday Americans, it has been one of the busiest weeks yet for the government agencies stopping fraudsters who target government relief programs. In new cases filed this week, the government has gone after alleged bogus sales and price gouging of PPE, new frauds on the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP), healthcare fraud, and more.

Secret Service Busts...

Tagged in: Catch of the Week, COVID-19, Government Loan Programs, Importance of Whistleblowers, Whistleblower Eligibility,

COVID Frauds of the Week: More Fraud on the PPP

Posted 05/22/20

As we enter our third month of nation-wide shelter-in-place efforts, fraudsters continue to exploit government relief programs. For the second week in a row, the Eastern District of Texas DOJ is going after a purported small business owner for defrauding the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP). Samuel Yates has been charged with wire fraud, bank fraud, and making false statements for allegedly submitting fraudulent loan...

Tagged in: Catch of the Week, COVID-19, Government Loan Programs, Importance of Whistleblowers, Whistleblower Eligibility,

LET THE WHISTLES BLOW . . . .

Posted 05/14/20

OpEd by Gordon Schnell and Max Voldman Published In New York Daily News Add Dr. Rick Bright to the list of coronavirus whistleblowers silenced or sidelined for trying to push truth over politics as we battle this deadly scourge. He was just ousted from his post as director of the HHS agency working on a COVID-19 vaccine for what he claims was his refusal to support a “game-changing” supposed cure President...

Tagged in: CC Lawyers, COVID-19, Importance of Whistleblowers, Whistleblower Eligibility,

COVID Frauds of the Week: First Charges for Fraud on the PPP

Posted 05/8/20

Handcuffed business-leader walking through jail.

As the COVID-19 crisis continues, so too do the reports of brazen fraud against the vulnerable and the government programs designed to help them. Like last week, here in our new feature we will focus on some noteworthy trends in government enforcement in this unfortunate new area of fraud.

Fraud on Government Spending

Notably, we have seen the first of what will undoubtedly be many government enforcement actions...

Tagged in: Catch of the Week, COVID-19, FCA Federal, Importance of Whistleblowers, Whistleblower Eligibility, Whistleblower Rewards,

Antitrust Violations, COVID-19, and the False Claims Act

Posted 04/23/20
By Leah Judge

As the federal government spends trillions of dollars to fight the coronavirus pandemic and alleviate its economic fallout, we can expect to see large chunks of that money misused and misappropriated by bad actors. Now more than ever, we’ll need whistleblowers to come forward to report what they see on the ground, whether it’s an unqualified company seeking Paycheck Protection Program funds intended for small...

Tagged in: Bribery and Bid-Rigging, COVID-19, FCA Federal, Importance of Whistleblowers, Pricing Fraud, Whistleblower Eligibility, Whistleblower Rewards,

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Whistleblower Eligibility

New Settlement Shows the Power of Whistleblowers to Root out Fraud against Private Insurers

This Week in Whistleblower History: The First Whistleblower Protection Law

Constantine Cannon Attorneys Provide Comments on Model Whistleblower Award and Protection Act

Integra Med Analytics Loses Battle to Establish New Breed of Corporate Whistleblower Outsiders, Write Mary Inman and Max Voldman in RACMonitor

SEC Makes $50M Whistleblower Reward: LARGEST AWARD TO DATE

COVID Frauds of the Week: PPP, PPE, and More

Secret Service Busts...

COVID Frauds of the Week: More Fraud on the PPP

LET THE WHISTLES BLOW . . . .

COVID Frauds of the Week: First Charges for Fraud on the PPP

Fraud on Government Spending

Antitrust Violations, COVID-19, and the False Claims Act

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