Whistleblower News From The Inside — June 23, 2015

By the C|C Whistleblower Lawyer Team

 Fraud still plagues Medicare’s prescription drug program — “Fraud and abuse continue to dog Medicare’s popular prescription drug program, despite a bevy of initiatives launched to prevent them, according to two new reports by the inspector general of Health and Human Services.”  NPR

 Government moves to block USIS from escaping whistleblower liability through bankruptcy — The once massive government contractor that performed the bulk of the background investigations used in US security clearances is essentially “dead and gone” after losing its lucrative contracts after it was accused of defrauding the federal government in a whistleblower lawsuit.  Washington Post

HSBC whistleblower accuses media and government of covering up high street fraud — “I have been trying to reveal, for 12 years, the largest single case of bank fraud ever to have occurred in this country.”  Common Space

Anti-corruption groups warn UK’s Serious Fraud Office against deferred prosecution — “In a letter to David Green, the SFO’s director, Transparency International, Corruption Watch and Global Witness said the deals should not become a common way to resolve investigations and should be subject to court approval in a public hearing.”  FT

Two fearless women lead Romania anti-corruption crusade — “Laura Kosevi heads the anti-corruption directorate (DNA), while Livia Stanciu is the president of the Supreme Court.  Thanks to them, dozens of corrupt former ministers, MPs, senators and judges have been prosecuted and convicted.”  Yahoo