Whistleblower News From The Inside — June 4, 2015

By the C|C Whistleblower Lawyer Team

Medicare discloses that it doled out $90 billion in 2012 & 2013 – The agency disclosed an additional $12.4 billion of funds that previously had been redacted from the numbers it made public last year.  Wall Street Journal

Tax Court sides with IRS whistleblowers – The Tax Court held that a whistleblower can provide information to federal agencies other than the IRS before filing the official IRS whistleblower form and still be eligible to receive a whistleblower award.  Forbes

Former FIFA vice president promises to “reveal all” – Jack Warner claims that the corruption at FIFA is more widespread than currently disclosed and suggests it may go all the way to top officials.  New York Times

Cephalon cannot escape False Claims Act lawsuit – The biopharmaceutical company, owned by Teva Pharmaceutical Industries, will have to face allegations that it improperly promoted its cancer drug Treanda after a federal judge refused to dismiss the complaint.  Eastern District of Pennsylvania

Russian whistleblower attempts to end Kremlin internet trolling – Lyudmila Savchuk has filed a lawsuit against her former employer alleging that she was employed to troll the internet posting pro-Kremlin and anti-Western comments.  Washington Post

Government busts insider trading scheme – The FBI arrested 4 men in connection with an insider trading scheme that yielded millions in illegal profits.  DOJ