Whistleblower News From The Inside -- August 19, 2015

By the C|C Whistleblower Lawyer Team

Amgen agrees to pay $71 million to dispose of off-label marketing case – The biotech company settled charges brought by 48 states that came on the heels of a landmark False Claims Act settlement involving the drug Aranesp three years earlier.  Los Angeles Times

FIFA considers scrapping its executive committee – The world’s governing soccer organization announced the proposal as it attempts to clean-up in the wake of a bribery scandal exposed by whistleblowers.  Reuters

BNY Mellon settles bribery allegations for $14.8 million – The SEC had charged the bank with providing valuable student internships to people related to foreign government officials in violation of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act.  SEC

Here is an interview with the whistleblower who revealed how AT&T was helping the NSA spy.  Democracy Now

Los Angeles area ambulance operators convicted of Medicare fraud conspiracy – The former owner, operator, and managers of ProMed Medical Transportation were convicted by a jury of billing Medicare roughly $2.5 million for unnecessary health care transportation.  DOJ

Texas Attorney General indicted on fraud charge – Ken Paxton has been charged with two counts of first-degree felony securities fraud.  USA Today