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June 28, 2021

Surgical Care Affiliates, LLC and Orlando Center for Outpatient Surgery, LP have agreed to pay $3.4 million to resolve a whistleblower’s allegations that they billed Medicare and TRICARE for medically unnecessary kidney stone procedures.  The centers also engaged in an illegal kickback arrangement whereby urologist Dr. Patrick Hunter performed lithotripsy procedures in exchange for per-procedure payments from the Orlando Center.  For bringing a successful action, whistleblower Scott Thompson will receive a relator’s share of $748,000 from the settlement with SCA and the Orlando Center.  USAO MDFL

Tagged in: Anti-Kickback and Stark, FCA Federal, Healthcare Fraud, Lack of Medical Necessity, Medicare, Other Government Health Programs, Provider Fraud, Whistleblower Case, Whistleblower Rewards,

July 6, 2021

Defense contractor AAR Corp. and its subsidiary, AAR Airlift Group Inc., have agreed to pay $11 million to resolve allegations of knowingly failing to maintain U.S. military aircrafts in accordance with U.S. Transportation Command (TRANSCOM) contracts.  The alleged False Claims Act violations involved nine helicopters that were deemed not airworthy and not mission capable as a result of the failures.  A former Airlift employee who filed the underlying qui tam complaint, Christopher Harvey, will receive over $2 million as part of the settlement.  USAO SDIL

Tagged in: Contract Non-Compliance, Defense Contract Fraud, FCA Federal, Government Procurement Fraud, Whistleblower Case, Whistleblower Rewards,

SEC Cracks Down Again on Companies Chilling Whistleblowers from Reporting Wrongdoing

Posted  07/2/21
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A company’s restrictive compliance manual and training materials ran afoul of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)’s Rule 21F-17(a), prohibiting actions restricting, impeding, or discouraging whistleblowers from directly reporting wrongdoing to the Commission.  In its settlement against New York broker-dealer Guggenheim Securities, LLC (Guggenheim), the SEC not only censured Guggenheim but also hit it...

Tagged in: SEC Whistleblower Reward Program, Securities Fraud, Whistleblower Protection Laws, Whistleblower Rewards,

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June 24, 2021

A whistleblower whose information and ongoing assistance led to multiple SEC enforcement actions has been awarded more than $1 million.  According to the agency, the whistleblower played a critical role in the enforcement actions by prompting the investigation and saving the agency significant time and resources.  SEC

Tagged in: Financial and Investment Fraud, SEC Whistleblower Reward Program, Whistleblower Rewards,

June 21, 2021

The SEC has issued awards totaling nearly $5.3 million to whistleblowers whose information caused the SEC to launch investigations that ultimately resulted in successful enforcement actions.  In the first award, a whistleblower received nearly $4 million for extraordinary assistance, including providing documents, identifying witnesses, and participating in hours of interviews.  In the second award, three whistleblowers received about $1.3 million for providing ongoing assistance that conserved agency time and resources.  SEC

Tagged in: Financial and Investment Fraud, SEC Whistleblower Reward Program, Whistleblower Rewards,

Flood of SEC Whistleblower Awards Continues

Posted  06/17/21
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It has been less than two months since SEC Whistleblower Chief Jane Norberg left the agency for private practice.  As we previously wrote, her five years running the agency's Whistleblower Program were groundbreaking in the number and amount of awards the SEC made and in the agency's efforts to champion the critical role whistleblowers play within the SEC enforcement regime. As we also wrote at the time, the SEC...

Tagged in: Financial and Investment Fraud, SEC Whistleblower Reward Program, Securities Fraud, Whistleblower Rewards,

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Auto-safety regulators finally take steps to stand up nation’s only safety-focused whistleblower program, but challenges lie ahead

Posted  06/16/21
crash test dummy in car
Back in 2015, the public seethed over the auto industry’s historic failures.  Takata’s air-bag scandal, Toyota’s unintended-acceleration deceptions, and General Motors’s deadly ignition-switch cover-up were in the headlines.  Hundreds died and millions were exposed to grave dangers because of the industry’s propensity to bury known safety defects. In 2015, Congress tried to turn the tide, passing the

Tagged in: Auto Safety, Importance of Whistleblowers, Legislation and Regulation News, Whistleblower Eligibility, Whistleblower Rewards,

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June 14, 2021

The SEC has awarded approximately $3 million to two whistleblowers whose separate tips led to a successful enforcement action.  According to the press release, the first whistleblower’s early tip helped agency staff develop its case and focus its resources, while the second whistleblower helped uncover misappropriated funds and fraudulent transfers.  SEC

Tagged in: Financial and Investment Fraud, SEC Whistleblower Reward Program, Whistleblower Rewards,

Whistleblowers Without Borders: International Whistleblowers are Increasingly Important Contributors of Tips to the SEC Whistleblower Reward Program

Posted  06/11/21
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On March 4, 2021, the SEC announced an award of over $5 million to joint foreign whistleblowers whose tip, providing significant information about misconduct abroad, caused the opening of an investigation that resulted in a successful SEC enforcement action. According to Jane Norberg, former Chief of the SEC’s Office of the Whistleblower, “The whistleblowers’ information alerted the staff to misconduct...

Tagged in: Importance of Whistleblowers, International Whistleblowers, SEC Whistleblower Reward Program, Securities Fraud, Whistleblower Eligibility, Whistleblower Rewards,

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The Dawn of Antitrust Whistleblowing

Posted  06/9/21
By Marlene Koury
antitrust whistleblower

Whistleblowing is crossing paths with antitrust enforcement. Expect the trend to accelerate.

In the past few years, whistleblowers have become increasingly instrumental in detecting and addressing corporate wrongdoing. Increased protections and financial incentives have encouraged whistleblowers to expose corruption and other wrongdoing, much of which would otherwise often go unnoticed. This phenomenon is also...

Tagged in: Antitrust Enforcement, Antitrust General, Importance of Whistleblowers, Retaliation, Whistleblower Eligibility, Whistleblower Rewards,

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