‘Qui Tam Whistleblower’ Category

January 27, 2014 January 27, 2014 —The U.S. Justice Department (“DOJ”) depends on whistleblowers to recover millions of dollars every year that would otherwise be lost to health care fraud. The qui tam provisions in the federal False Claims Act give health care insiders a way to file a lawsuit for the government’s benefit. In return for stepping forward, informants receive a sizeable portion of the...

January 24, 2014 January 24, 2014 —  The IRS Whistleblower Office, established in 2006, helps conscientious whistleblowers who notify the government about tax cheats whose dishonesty injures honest U.S. taxpayers everywhere. The Tax Relief and Health Care Act of 2006 allows the Office to reward informants with 15 to 30 percent of the government’s proceeds in tax fraud cases. In cases of corporate tax fraud,...

January 23, 2014 January 23, 2014 — Health care industry insiders often hold the key to unlocking fraudulent Medicare scams. The government does not have the resources to identify every scheme against government health care programs. That’s where the False Claims Act comes in. The statute includes qui tam language that gives whistleblowers the power to file a lawsuit on the government’s behalf. To reward...

January 22, 2014 January 22, 2014 — The U.S. Justice Department (DOJ) relies on health care industry insiders to help recoup the millions of dollars Medicare spends each year due to false claims for services never provided. The qui tam provisions in the False Claims Act give whistleblowers a powerful weapon for combating Medicare fraud. Tipsters who file a claim for the government’s benefit may keep a...

January 21, 2014 January 21, 2014 — What can health care insiders do to prevent fraudulent claims against Medicare? Plenty, as a matter of fact. The U.S. Justice Department (DOJ) relies on health care industry tipsters to help stop false claims against government healthcare programs. The False Claims Act includes qui tam language enabling whistleblowers to file a lawsuit for the government’s benefit. To...

January 20, 2014 January 20, 2014 — Investors trust their brokers to execute their trades in an ethical manner. When instead, brokerage firms actually steal from the clients who rely on them, they should be reported and stopped. The securities fraud whistleblower program set up by the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (Dodd-Frank Act) of 2010 provides for rewards to informants who...

January 16, 2014 January 16, 2014 — The U.S. Justice Department(DOJ) depends on whistleblowers to help recover some of the millions of dollars misspent each year due to unscrupulous Medicare scams. The qui tam provisions in the False Claims Act give health care informants a powerful weapon for combating fraud in their industry. Tipsters are empowered to file a claim for the government’s benefit and retain a...

January 15, 2014 January 15, 2014 — Too often, the U.S. government falls prey to false claims from government contractors. But what can insiders do to stop an unscrupulous employer that’s bilking the government? The qui tam provisions of the False Claims Act give tipsters the ability to file suit for the government in federal court. To reward whistleblowers willing to do the right thing, the Act entitles...

January 14, 2014 January 14, 2014 — What can health care insiders do to prevent Medicare from being deluged with false claims from hospitals and other health care providers? The reality is that the U.S. Justice Department (DOJ) counts on information from health care tipsters to fight fraud. The False Claims Act includes qui tam provisions giving informants the power to file a lawsuit for the benefit of the...

January 13, 2014 January 13, 2014 — Established in 2006, the IRS Whistleblower Office assists conscientious whistleblowers in notifying the IRS about tax cheats whose misconduct injures every honest U.S. taxpayer. The Tax Relief and Health Care Act of 2006 authorizes the Office to pay tipsters 15 to 30 percent of the government’s recovery in tax fraud cases. The reward is available in cases involving...