GAO Report on IRS Whistleblower Complaints Demonstrates Need for Consolidation
IRS Whistleblower Complaints in 2015 The Internal Revenue Service received 87,000 information referrals in Fiscal Year 2015 from the public submitting Form 3949-A to report
Recent Studies on Whistleblower Retaliation
Retaliation against whistleblowers by their employer is a problem that touches us very personally as whistleblower attorneys. We see the impact first hand through the
Novartis Settles FCPA Investigation in China for $25M
Novartis agreed to settle civil charges with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on Wednesday into its healthcare practices in China. The settlement of the
Free Call Center Services Cost PA Company $34.8 Million in Kickback Case
Health care kickbacks continue to be a hot area of whistleblower practice under the False Claims Act in 2016, with two more settlement announcements already
Pharma Payments Increase Doctor Brand Prescriptions
For years, many pharmaceutical and medical device companies have paid doctors for speaking engagements as well as offered free meals, gifts and entertainment. A new
Key Stats and Figures on Whistleblowing
It turns out that one of the top ranked websites for statistics concerning whistleblowers is a random business site pushing marketing services. It mentions the
Merrick Garland’s Key Whistleblower Decisions Explained
President Obama announced the nomination of D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals Chief Judge Merrick Garland to the Supreme Court at a press conference at 11
Internal Whistleblower Tips Confirmed at Record Rate in 2015
Employees continued to report misconduct internally at higher levels and those reports were confirmed at an all-time high in 2015, according to the Navex Global
Three SEC Whistleblowers Split Nearly $2 Million
Multiple whistleblowers appear the norm these days in securities lawsuits, if the two most recent award determinations are any indication of the success of the
Corruption Reports Highlight Worldwide Bribery Problem in 2016
The global problem of bribery isn’t going away anytime soon. Forty percent of all compliance officers reported the risk of bribery and corruption at their
Ninth Circuit Greenlights $1 Billion Whistleblower Case
A 2005 GAO report concerning problems in the Raytheon contract to develop an environmental satellite system did not bar a later False Claims Act lawsuit
The Explosion of Hospice Fraud and the False Claims Act
One area of health care where there have been a handful of whistleblowers recently is hospice fraud. Hospice spending has exploded from nearly $3 billion
Big Award for Compliance Whistleblower in Record Kickback Case
Earlier this week, medical device manufacturer Olympus agreed to pay the largest ever civil False Claims Act settlement by a medical device manufacturer to resolve
SEC Whistleblower Gets Reward for Flash Crash Discovery
Bloomberg has reported the enforcement action and recipient of the first case of a reward for independent analysis by a SEC whistleblower (announced January 2016).
Qualcomm Agrees to $7.5M Settlement with SEC Over FCPA Case
Another princeling investigation has wrapped up at the Securities and Exchange Commission, although this one didn’t involve suspicions of violations of the Foreign Corrupt Practices
New Bill for Bank Whistleblowers in Congress
Last week, Representative Elijah E. Cummings and Senator Tammy Baldwin proposed a bill to modify several financial industry laws including the Dodd-Frank Act and Sarbanes
Highlights of SEC Speaks 2016 for Whistleblowers
At the end of last week, the Practicing Law Institute held its annual SEC Speaks conference with employees of the Securities And Exchange Commission. The
Award Determination Appeals Offer Whistleblowers Hope
A Forbes article written by another whistleblower attorney is reporting the first settlements following appeals of award determinations by the Internal Revenue Service whistleblower program.