Whistleblower News From The Inside -- June 14, 2017

By the C|C Whistleblower Lawyer Team

New FBI whistleblower protections could not have come at a better time — “In the midst of the bedlam surrounding President Trump’s firing of FBI Director James Comey, a curious source has spoken out in Comey’s defense: Edward Snowden. . . . Whatever one’s personal inclinations towards Snowden and Comey, their common experience serves as a case study of the harmful effects that can result from a lack of viable protections for whistleblowers within the intelligence community.” Forbes guest post by Constantine Cannon whistleblower attorneys Gordon Schnell and Phillip Brown 

Construction company settles FCA allegations for $1.1M — Misr Sons Development S.A.E., a construction company with its principal place of business in Cairo, Egypt, agreed to settle allegations that it submitted false claims in connection with USAID contracts for the construction of water and wastewater infrastructure projects in Egypt in the 1990s. DOJ

New Jersey doctor and son admit defrauding Medicare, agree to $1.78M settlement — A doctor and his chiropractor son pleaded guilty to conspiring to defraud Medicare by using unqualified people to give physical therapy to Medicare recipients. In the related civil settlement, the father and son, together with their practice, the Atlantic Spine & Joint Institute, agreed to pay $1.78 million. DOJ