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Whistleblower News From The Inside -- May 14, 2015

Posted  May 14, 2015

By the C|C Whistleblower Lawyer Team

Big banks expected to plead guilty to felony charges in Forex investigation — The DOJ “is preparing to announce that Barclays, JPMorgan Chase, Citigroup and the Royal Bank of Scotland will collectively pay several billion dollars and plead guilty to criminal antitrust violations for rigging the price of foreign currencies.”  NYT

More evidence added to IRS whistleblower complaint alleging ALEC is a lobbying vehicle, not a charity — The Center for Media and Democracy and Common Cause have filed an 18-page supplemental complaint to the IRS which calls for a termination of the American Legislative Exchange Council’s status as a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization and requests civil and criminal charges.  Desmog

Siemens Medical Solutions to pay $5.9M to resolve False Claims Act allegations — The settlement resolves allegations the company overcharged the Department of Defense for purchases of medical imaging equipment.  DOJ

Court dismisses whistleblower suit against US Bank over mortgage fraud — Advocates for Basic Legal Equality, the legal aid group that brought the case, claimed US Bank violated FHA rules requiring banks to work with defaulting borrowers to help them pay off their loans.  NYT

Tenet Healthcare under False Claims Act criminal investigation — The investigation arises out of a whistleblower action, in which the US and Georgia have intervened, alleging Tenet and four of its hospital subsidiaries violated the federal and state anti-kickback statutes.  Corporate Crime Reporter

Owner of medical supply company sentenced to 4 years in prison for $8.3M Medicare fraud scheme — Olufunke Ibiyemi Fadojutimi, a registered nurse and the former owner of Lutemi Medical Supply, fraudulently billed Medicare for more than $8 million of durable medical equipment that was not medically necessary.  DOJ