‘Qui Tam Whistleblower’ Category

January 27, 2015 January 27, 2015 — Dental Medicaid fraud rarely goes unnoticed by dental clinic insiders. But many dental office workers are so worried about losing their jobs that they just try to ignore it. When they are asked to participate in the hustle, however, many decide to blow the whistle on billing fraud schemes against the government. When tipsters file a whistleblower lawsuit against unethical...

January 26, 2015 January 26, 2015 — Wash trading is a prohibited trading practice by which purchase and sale orders of a particular stock are made within seconds of one another at virtually identical quantities and prices. Wash trades are abusive because they mislead the investing public concerning a stock’s genuine supply and demand. The trades involve no actual change in the security’s beneficial...

January 22, 2015 January 22, 2015 — The Tax Relief and Health Care Act of 2006 established an IRS Whistleblower Office to enable whistleblowers with information about tax fraud to notify the IRS and receive compensation. The Act allows tipsters to receive a percentage of 15 to 30 percent of the funds the government recovers based on an informant’s unique information. To be eligible for compensation...

January 21, 2015 January 21, 2015 — Highly prized government contracts can be extremely profitable for the service companies involved. But contractors must deal fairly and honestly with the government. It is a violation of the False Claims Act for government contractors to ignore the terms of their contracts with the General Services Administration (GSA) through the Multiple Award Schedule (MAS) program. When...

January 16, 2015 January 16, 2015 — Dental Medicaid fraud is rarely undetected by dental clinic insiders. But many health care employees try to keep their heads down just so they can hold onto their jobs — until they are asked to participate. For many, that’s the time to think about filing a False Claims Act lawsuit to stop billing fraud schemes against the government. When tipsters file a lawsuit against...

January 14, 2015 January 14, 2015 — The False Claims Act allows health care insiders to bring a whistleblower lawsuit on behalf of the government in cased of Medicare fraud. Courageous whistleblowers help to protect the integrity of our Medicare program for those who need it. Under the Act, the United States may choose to intervene in the lawsuit and take primary control for litigating it. The statute provides...

January 12, 2015 January 12, 2015 — When employers routinely pay their workers in cash, it may be a sign that they are attempting to avoid the payment of employment taxes. The Tax Relief and Health Care Act of 2006 set up an IRS Whistleblower Office so whistleblowers with information about tax fraud could notify the IRS and receive compensation. The Act allows tipsters to receive a percentage of 15 to 30...

January 8, 2015 January 8, 2015 — Investors trust their lawyers to advise them honestly about important financial decisions. When instead, attorneys actually steal investment funds from those who rely on them, the whistleblower program established by the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act is there to help. Informants who notify the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) about Ponzi...

January 7, 2015 January 7, 2015 — The Tax Relief and Health Care Act of 2006 established an IRS Whistleblower Office to encourage whistleblowers with knowledge of an employer’s tax fraud to notify the IRS and receive compensation. The Act allows tipsters who collaborate with the government to receive a percentage of 15 to 30 percent of the funds recovered by the IRS based on an informant’s unique...