Whistleblower News From The Inside -- March 7, 2017

By the C|C Whistleblower Lawyer Team

Settlement in Trump University fraud case questioned — “President Trump’s postelection agreement to pay $25 million appeared to settle the fraud claims arising from his defunct for-profit education venture, Trump University. But a former student is now asking to opt out of the settlement, a move that, if permitted, could put the deal in jeopardy.” NYT

Whistleblower calls on universities to do more to safeguard students — “A renowned professor of astrophysics who was a whistleblower in the case of a colleague accused of sexually harassing one of her students has called on universities to do more to improve the safeguarding of students.” Guardian

California rehab clinic owner sentenced in Medicare fraud scheme — Simon Hong, owner of JH Physical Therapy, is sentenced to 63 months in prison and pay $2.4M for his role in a billing for occupational therapy services not medically necessary and not provided. DOJ