Whistleblower News From The Inside — July 22, 2015

By the C|C Whistleblower Lawyer Team

Toshiba CEO resigns over cooked books – Toshiba’s President and Vice Chairman resign after an independent panel finds the firm overstated its profits by $1.22 billion.  BBC

Dad, daughter, and husband indicted in “factoring” fraud  – DOJ indicts three family members for “factoring” fraud against Miami-area lenders and the U.S. Export-Import bank.  DOJ

International fugitive from fraud conviction extradited to U.S. – Former New York businessman, Gideon Misulovin, convicted of wire fraud and money laundering in 1996 in connection with a scheme to avoid diesel fuel excise taxes, was extradited from Greece to the U.S. to serve his 10 year prison sentence.  DOJ

EDPA USAO alleges FCA violations by chain of mental health clinics – EDPA USAO intervenes in qui tam case against institutional mental health clinics and their owners for “upcoding” psychiatric services, billing while under exclusion orders, and billing for “therapy” services of unqualified providers.   EDPA USAO

Digital misfits link JP Morgan hack to pump-and-dump fraud – Arrests in Israel and Florida reveal a complex securities fraud scheme tied to the computer hacks of JP Morgan, Fidelity and E-trade.  Bloomberg

Cephalon can’t ditch FCA claims in off-label marketing suit – Federal judge rules whistleblower claims of failure to comply with corporate integrity agreement can proceed.  Law360