Whistleblower News From The Inside — May 29, 2015
By the C|C Whistleblower Lawyer Team
Cardiovascular specialists settle whistleblower case — Garden State Cardiovascular Specialists P.C., MedCare/NJ Heart, has agreed to pay more than $3.6 million to resolve False Claims Act allegations that its facilities falsely billed federal health care programs for tests that were not medically necessary. DOJ
Trident whistleblower allegations incorrect? — An investigation has found that whistleblower’s allegations that Britain’s Trident nuclear deterrent is dangerously unsafe and insecure are “factually incorrect or the result of mis- or partial understanding.” Telegraph
Former GC of Bio-Rad files whistleblower retaliation case — The former general counsel of Bio-Rad Technologies Inc. has sued the company, alleging he was “abruptly fired” after reporting evidence of corrupt dealings in China, claiming senior executives blocked his efforts to investigate. The Recorder
Grassley demands answers over false bid — Senator Chuck Grassley wants the SEC to explain how a previously unknown investment firm was able to electronically submit an apparently bogus takeover bid for Avon Products with a top federal database for filing securities documents. Dealbook
US charges 15 Chinese nationals in college fraud scheme — Fifteen Chinese nationals have been charged with developing a fraud scheme in which they paid impostors to take entrance exams, including the SAT, and gained acceptance to elite American colleges and universities. Yahoo
Former Senate staffer charged with fraud — A former Senate committee staffer was charged Thursday with cheating three women out of thousands of dollars — at least in part by using the prestige of his job to get loans that he did not fully pay back. Washington Post
Former compliance officer charged in brokerage fraud — SEC alleges former employee of investment firm Trident Partners Ltd. stole $800,000 of investor money by either withdrawing investors’ money from automated teller machines or sending it in wire transfers to his family in the Philippines. WSJ