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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

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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

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,

Constantine Cannon Attorneys Call on Whistleblowers to Help Guard the Floodgates of Fraud

Posted 04/17/20

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No matter how dire the issues facing the country, whenever the government hangs out a sign advertising free money, it invites rampant fraud. News stories already abound of fraudsters preying on coronavirus fears, and the massive stimulus expenditures by the federal government, necessary as they are, will require enormous oversight to prevent fraudulent claims. With the government injecting $2 trillion into the...

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

Read the Second Place Winner’s Essay in Constantine Cannon’s Law School Scholarship Contest

Posted 03/10/20

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Constantine Cannon is excited to share the second place essay in our first annual Scholarship Essay Writing Contest. The contest asked entrants to discuss the importance of whistleblowers. Our second place winner, Hannah Fitzmorris, wrote about the IRS Whistleblower Reward Program which “empowers ordinary citizens in positions of relative power disadvantage to utilize the tools of morality and duty of...

Tagged in: Importance of Whistleblowers, Scholarship, Whistleblower Eligibility,

“Objective Falsity” Is Not Required Under the False Claims Act: A Legally False Opinion May Suffice

Posted 03/6/20

In a significant win for whistleblowers, a federal appellate court held this week that, in order to determine liability under the False Claims Act, a whistleblower need not prove that a claim is “objectively” false. Instead, the Court held that, consistent with common law, a claim can be false under the FCA if based not on objectively verifiable facts, but on non-compliance with statutory or regulatory...

Tagged in: Court Decision, FCA Federal, Home Health and Hospice, Importance of Whistleblowers, Medicaid, Medical Billing Fraud, Medicare, Whistleblower Case, Whistleblower Eligibility,

Read the Essay Submitted by Will Powell Watson in the Constantine Cannon Law School Scholarship Contest

Posted 03/6/20

Constantine Cannon is excited to share the essay that placed third in our first annual Scholarship Essay Writing Contest. The contest asked entrants to submit an essay addressing the important role whistleblowers play, and steps that can be taken to support and protect them. Entrants were encouraged to relate a personal whistleblower experience or describe a whistleblower who inspired them. Our third-place...

Tagged in: Importance of Whistleblowers, Scholarship, Whistleblower Eligibility,

Read the Essay Submitted by Katelyn Jackson in the Constantine Cannon Law School Scholarship Contest

Posted 02/28/20

Our whistleblower team received dozens of inspired essays from law students across the United States in our first annual Constantine Cannon Law School Scholarship. The contest asked entrants to submit an essay addressing the important role whistleblowers play, and steps that can be taken to support and protect them. Entrants were encouraged to relate a personal whistleblower experience or describe a whistleblower...

Tagged in: Importance of Whistleblowers, Scholarship, Whistleblower Eligibility,

Constantine Cannon Law School Scholarship Recipients: Fifth Place Essay

Posted 02/20/20

Constantine Cannon is delighted to share the essay that placed fifth in our first annual Scholarship Essay Writing Contest. The contest asked entrants to discuss the importance of whistleblowers. Our fifth place winner, Sahdia Khan, wrote about a whistleblower who inspired her, British Intelligence Specialist Katharine Gun. As Ms. Khan writes, Gun, who exposed the United States’ top-secret request that Great...

Tagged in: Importance of Whistleblowers, Scholarship, Whistleblower Eligibility,

Catch of the Week: Hybrid Tech pays $29 Million to Resolve Claims of Collusive Bidding on Sale of Energy Department Loan in Case Brought by Creditors

Posted 02/6/20

Our Catch of the Week arises out of misconduct in a corporate restructuring, features a unique whistleblower, and resulted in a $29 million recovery by the government. The defendants, Hybrid Tech Holdings, LLC and related entities, were alleged to have rigged bids in a government auction of a loan made to Fisker Automotive under the Department of Energy’s Advanced Technology Vehicles Manufacturing loan...

Tagged in: Bribery and Bid-Rigging, Catch of the Week, Government Loan Programs, Government Programs Fraud, Whistleblower Case, Whistleblower Eligibility,

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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

Constantine Cannon Attorneys Call on Whistleblowers to Help Guard the Floodgates of Fraud

Read the Second Place Winner’s Essay in Constantine Cannon’s Law School Scholarship Contest

“Objective Falsity” Is Not Required Under the False Claims Act: A Legally False Opinion May Suffice

Read the Essay Submitted by Will Powell Watson in the Constantine Cannon Law School Scholarship Contest

Read the Essay Submitted by Katelyn Jackson in the Constantine Cannon Law School Scholarship Contest

Constantine Cannon Law School Scholarship Recipients: Fifth Place Essay

Catch of the Week: Hybrid Tech pays $29 Million to Resolve Claims of Collusive Bidding on Sale of Energy Department Loan in Case Brought by Creditors

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