Whistleblower News From The Inside — January 27, 2016

By the C|C Whistleblower Lawyer Team

Google whistleblower says £130m tax deal is “trivial” — A former Google executive who lifted the lid on an elaborate structure which diverts the company’s British profits through Ireland to the Bermuda tax haven has described its £130million deal with HMRC as “trivial”. The Telegraph

Healthcare CEO blows whistle on $10m in fraudulent Medicare charges — The CEO of an Oregon healthcare provider claims he was terminated after insisting his company self-report improper Medicare payments. The suit claims the company violated both the False Claims act and the Stark anti-kickback provisions. The Oregonian

Feingold vs. Johnson: Accusations flying over scandal at Tomah VA Medical Center in Senate race — Challenger Russ Feingold repeatedly accused incumbent U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson of lying about the Tomah VA Medical Center scandal to protect himself. Fox6 News Milwaukee

Former DOJ Atty Faces Ethics Charges For Surveillance Leaks — The Washington, D.C., Bar has begun disciplinary proceedings against a former U.S. Department of Justice attorney who leaked information about the government’s domestic surveillance program, saying in a document made available Tuesday, that he should have reported it to DOJ superiors instead. Law360

Whistleblower reveals cheating scandal at Georgia county firefighter academy — The whistleblower claim launched an investigation that revealed 23 candidates cheated on exams without their knowledge. The candidates were given study guides by their instructor that revealed almost all of the answers to the final exam. The instructor has been disciplined and a national investigation is ongoing. WSB-TV Atlanta

State of Michigan will receive $700,000 in false vitamin claims settlement — Qualitest Pharmaceuticals, which marketed dental vitamins containing less than 50% of the fluoride claimed on labels,  will pay the State as a result of a $39m national settlement. The mislabeling was discovered by a competing drug company performing quantitative analysis on the vitamin. The money will go into Michigan’s Medicaid trust fund. The Detroit News