‘Qui Tam Whistleblower’ Category

February 25, 2014 February 25, 2014 — The IRS Whistleblower Office was established in 2006 to help informants notify the IRS about businesses and private individuals that cheat on their federal taxes. Under the Tax Relief and Health Care Act of 2006, whistleblowers in tax fraud cases may be rewarded with 15 to 30 percent of the amount the government collects. The reward is available for tips about businesses...

February 24, 2014 February 24, 2014 — Medicare fraud fuels increasing health care costs and risks the safety of our country’s health care system. When unscrupulous health care providers violate the federal False Claims Act by filing false claims for reimbursement with Medicare and other publicly funded healthcare programs, insiders are often the first to know. The qui tam provisions in the statute give...

February 21, 2014 February 21, 2014 — The U.S. Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) makes it a crime for multinational businesses to boost revenue abroad with illegal pay-offs to foreign government officials. When companies resort to foreign bribery to secure contracts overseas, they create an unsteady marketplace that places honest competitors at an unfair disadvantage. To tackle the problem,...

February 20, 2014 February 20, 2014 — The United States is not the only country grappling with fraudulent dental claims to federal and state healthcare programs. False claims are also a problem in Scotland. While countries abroad often rely on public investigators to ferret out health care fraud, the U.S. government counts on insider employees to collaborate with the government to end Medicaid dental fraud....

February 19, 2014 February 19, 2014 — Every day, government contractors, large and small, defraud the U.S. government in myriad ways. It’s actually astounding to think that the courage of just one whistleblower would be enough to stop intentional fraudulent practices at one of the nation’s largest and most powerful government contractors. But it’s true. The qui tam provisions of the False Claims Act give...

February 18, 2014 February 18, 2014 — When the U.S. government falls victim to false claims by unscrupulous government contractors, it can be a matter of public safety. This is certainly the case when a contractor makes false representations about the operation of components in its nuclear devices. In such cases, where more is at stake than just tax dollars, the assistance of whistleblowers is critical. The qui...

February 14, 2014 February 14, 2014 — The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) relies on “blue sheet” information from broker-dealers in its investigation of possible securities law violations. But the agency lacks the resources, and often the necessary cooperation from those in the securities industry, to ferret out every violation. This is where the financial fraud whistleblower program established by...

February 13, 2014 February 13, 2014 — The investing public has a right to trust that investment advisor firms have their clients’ best interests in mind. When firms engage in illegal cross-trading schemes that favor one group of clients at the expense of another, however, that trust is broken. To protect the rights of investors to receive honest information and fair dealing from investment advisors that manage...

February 12, 2014 February 12, 2014 — Texas is one of the states hit hardest in recent years by dental Medicaid fraud. With the help of conscientious insider employees, however, Texas and other states are fighting back to end the fraud that costs taxpayers millions of dollars and often puts young patients at risk. Under state and federal False Claims Act statutes, tipsters are empowered to file a whistleblower...

February 11, 2014 February 11, 2014 — Health care fraud drives up the cost of federally-funded health care and jeopardizes patient safety. Those who are best situated to discover False Claims Act violations are usually health care insiders. The qui tam provisions in the False Claims Act give conscientious whistleblowers a way to step forward and collaborate with the government to stop illegal kickbacks and...