Whistleblower News From The Inside — July 21, 2016

By the C|C Whistleblower Lawyer Team

CMS reports $42B saved over 2 years via fraud prevention – CMS announced it saved 42 billion taxpayer dollars—or $12.40 for every dollar invested— through fraud prevention efforts including screenings for providers, predictive analytics, and coordination with external partners. The CMS Blog

Man sentenced to 25 years in prison over fraud scheme – Anton Paul Drago and Joseph Rizzuti collected $2M in investments they claimed would be for the shipment of crude oil from Nigeria to a refinery in the Bahamas; the men instead diverted investors’ money to enrich themselves. KTNV Las Vegas

South Carolina neurology practice settles FCA suit – A Greenville, SC neurology practice charged with mislabeling Botox will pay the United States $300K to settle the allegations. Greenville Online

University of Oregon settles whistleblower Suit with 2 former employees – Two former University of Oregon employees who raised concerns about the privacy of a student’s therapy records following an alleged sexual assault will receive $425K to settle their retaliation claims. The Register-Guard

Anonymity Clause to Be Inserted in Botswana Whistleblowing Bill – Botswana’s Assistant Minister for Presidential Affairs and Public Administration, Dikgang Makgalemele, yielded to suggestions from MPs to insert an anonymity clause in the country’s whistleblowing bill and to increase whistleblower rewards. All Africa Daily News

Opposition party in Indian State Legislature puts on public corruption exhibition – Maharashtra state’s minority party revealed a museum-style exhibit detailing allegations of corruption against several ruling party ministers; exhibition visitors are able to exam documents and receive a 2 kg bag of onions. India Today