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Whistleblower Insider is written by the Constantine Cannon law firm team of experienced qui tam and whistleblower lawyers. It is updated regularly to provide the latest whistleblower and fraud news and developments.

				

			

			
						
					
			

	
		
		

			

				
				
Scoundrel Spotlight: HIV Medication Black-Market Fraudster Boris Aminov

				
Posted  04/18/24
								

				 
				
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				 				This week's Scoundrel in the Spotlight is Boris Aminov.  Yesterday (April 17), the Department of Justice announced Aminov was sentenced to nine years in prison "for engaging in a years-long scheme that exploited vulnerable HIV patients and defrauded Medicaid, Medicare, and private insurance companies out of at least $20 million."  In addition to the prison term, Aminov also was ordered to pay roughly $13 in...				 
				 				
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Constantine Cannon Partner Gordon Schnell Quoted in BBC Article on Tesla Whistleblower and the Rise of High-Tech Whistleblowers

				
Posted  04/18/24
								

				 
				
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				 				On April 15, BBC reported on the efforts of Tesla whistleblower Cristina Balan to clear her name after her decade-long battle with Tesla.   It all started when she raised safety concerns at the company and was ultimately fired for sounding the alarm.  While she won a wrongful dismissal case, Tesla continued to go after her, claiming she embezzled money from the company.  She has been fighting those charges ever...				 
				 				
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Whistleblower Spotlight: Joshua Farinella

				
Posted  04/10/24
								

				 
				
				 				
Joshua Farinella had been working in the seafood industry for eight years when he received a lucrative job offer at Choice Canning, managing its shrimp factory in southern India for $300,000 a year. According to a joint investigation by NBC News and nonprofit The Outlaw Ocean Project, however, Farinella quickly learned that the position came with unethical strings attached. And although his past was not...
				 
				 				
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Third Constantine Cannon Law School Scholarship Essay Contest on the Importance of Whistleblowers

				
Posted  04/4/24
								

				 
								 				Attention all law students!  It is that time of year again.  Time to share with us your thoughts on what it means to be a whistleblower.  That is what our law school scholarship contest is all about.  Hearing from our future leaders of the Bar on the importance of whistleblowers and instilling in you at this formative stage in your careers the much-needed recognition of and appreciation for the critical role...				 
				 				
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CFTC Makes First Whistleblower Award to Compliance Officer

				
Posted  04/1/24
								

				 
				
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				 				On March 14, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) announced a $1.25 million whistleblower award.  The award is not notable for its relatively modest size.  Rather, it is notable because it was made to an individual with compliance or internal audit responsibilities, and individuals serving this function are typically precluded from qualifying as whistleblowers under the CFTC Whistleblower...				 
				 				
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DOJ Catch of the Week: Trafigura Beheer

				
Posted  04/1/24
								

				 
				
				 				Last Thursday (March 28), the Department of Justice (DOJ) announced that Swiss-based international commodities trading company Trafigura Beheer B.V. pleaded guilty and agreed to pay roughly $126 million to settle charges of violating the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA).  The DOJ’s action stemmed from Trafigura's scheme to bribe Brazilian government officials to secure business with Brazil’s state-owned...				 
				 				
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Radiology Practice, CEO Settle False Claims Act Case for $3.1 Million

				
Posted  03/29/24
								

				 
				
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				 				The DOJ recently announced that The Radiology Group (“TRG”), a teleradiology provider that performed radiology services (e.g., reading and preparing interpretation reports for MRI scans, CT scans, etc.) for other healthcare providers like hospitals and primary care doctors, and its CEO/co-owner will pay over $3 million to settle a False Claims Act case.

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Healthcare Lab, Owners to Pay Over $13.6 Million to Settle False Claims Act Allegations Surrounding Unordered, Medically Unnecessary Testing

				
Posted  03/29/24
								

				 
				
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				 				The DOJ recently announced a settlement with Gamma Healthcare, Inc., a company that provided clinical laboratory testing and radiology services, and three of its owners.  Under the settlement, the defendants will pay over $13.6 million to resolve allegations of billing Medicare for lab tests that were not ordered by healthcare providers and were not medically necessary. 

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Mental Health Challenges, Whistleblowing, and the World Happiness Report

				
Posted  03/26/24
								

				 
				
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				 				The United States has fallen off the top twenty countries listed in The World Happiness Report (“WHR”).    According to the WHR, Finland remains the world’s happiest country, and fellow Nordic countries like Denmark, Iceland, Sweden and Norway remain in the top 10.   The WHR report, which is a partnership with Gallup, the Oxford Wellbeing Research Centre, and the UN Sustainable Development Solutions...				 
				 				
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Constantine Cannon Announces Record $70 Million Whistleblower Settlement for Alleged Municipal Bond Fraud and Price Fixing

				
Posted  03/22/24
								

				 
								 				The Constantine Cannon whistleblower team is pleased to announce a $70 million settlement for its client Edelweiss Fund LLC in a whistleblower lawsuit against eight of the nation's largest banks, making it the largest reported settlement ever under the Illinois False Claims Act.  Constantine Cannon originally filed the action in 2014 and since then has built up the Edelweiss legal team with multiple firms across the...				 
				 				
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