Whistleblower News from the Inside - January 14, 2014

By the C|C Whistleblower Lawyer Team

Another NJ mayor accuses Christie of political payback – Steven Fulop, mayor of NJ’s second largest city, Jersey City, claims the governor’s administration withdrew promised financial support for the city after Fulop declined to endorse Christie in his re-election campaign.  NYT

DOJ intervenes in 8 whistleblower cases against Health Management Associates – The cases, brought under the False Claims Act’s qui tam provisions, all charge the hospital chain with billing the government for medically unnecessary inpatient admissions and paying kickbacks to physicians in exchange for patient referrals.  DOJ

Former Rabobank traders charged with fraud for manipulation of yen Libor – in what may be a new era of white collar crime enforcement, the DOJ said it is important to charge the institutions as well as the individuals responsible for this type of misconduct.  NYT

Criminal charges unlikely in IRS Tea Party scandal – Anonymous source at the FBI says that scrutiny applied to conservative groups was not against the law, noting that the investigation did not uncover “enemy hunting” or political bias.  Reuters

It’s not just the government who is watching you – Businesses are increasingly tracking your location through your mobile phone to learn where you go, and what to try and sell you.  WSJ

Safety Datapalooza – The White House is hosting its second annual “Safety Datapalooza” to highlight the use of government data by the private and nonprofit sectors to create products and services designed to improve public safety.  White House