‘Qui Tam Whistleblower’ Category

December 23, 2013 — What can health care workers do to stop our nation’s Medicare program from being deluged with fraudulent claims filed by hospitals, doctors and other health care providers? To tackle the problem, the government relies on tips from health care insiders. The False Claims Act incorporates qui tam language that allows conscientious tipsters to bring a lawsuit for the...

December 20, 2013 — It is well known that the U.S. military is no stranger to false claims from government contractors. Is there anything that inside employees can do to stop contractors that are ripping off the government? When fraud occurs, the qui tam provisions of the False Claims Act give conscientious informants the means to tackle the problem directly by filing suit in federal court...

December 19, 2013 — The U.S. Department of Justice relies on whistleblowers to stop companies from cheating the government. The qui tam provisions in the False Claims Act give inside employees the tools they need to thwart fraudulent attempts to escape the payment of duties on imported products. In exchange for filing a lawsuit on behalf of the federal government, informants are rewarded...

December 18, 2013 — Created in 2006, the IRS Whistleblower Office encourages conscientious whistleblowers to notify the IRS about the tax cheats who harm every honest U.S. taxpayer. Under the Tax Relief and Health Care Act of 2006, the Office is authorized to pay government informants 15 to 30 percent of the government’s recovery based on a tipster’s information about tax fraud. The...

December 17, 2013 — The U.S. military and the Department of Defense are not immune from false claims by government contractors. When fraudulent claims are discovered, the federal False Claims Act’s qui tam provisions allow contractor insiders to take action themselves by filing suit for the government’s benefit. To reward informants who are courageous enough to do the right thing, the...

December 16, 2013 — Under the U.S. Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA), it is a crime to bribe a foreign official as a means to advance foreign business interests. Companies are prohibited from foreign bribery and so are third parties retained by companies doing business abroad. When FCPA violationsoccur, they are often uncovered by inside employees. For whistleblowers who collaborate with...

December 13, 2013 — The Whistleblower Office of the Internal Revenue Service was established as a result of the Tax Relief and Health Care Act of 2006. The Office gives tipsters who have information concerning tax fraud the means to notify the IRS. Whistleblowers who collaborate with the IRS may be entitled to financial rewards that vary between 15 and 30 percent of the funds the...

December 12, 2013 — The U.S. military is just as likely as any government agency to be targeted with false claims by government contractors. When fraud occurs, the False Claims Act’s qui tam language allows contractor insiders to redress fraud directly by filing suit in federal court for the government’s benefit. To reward whistleblowers who are courageous enough to stand up and do the...

December 11, 2013 — Our nation’s Medicare program is deluged every year with fraudulent claims filed by doctors, hospitals, hospice providers and other health care providers. To tackle the problem, the United States Justice Department counts on tips from health care employees working inside the industry. The False Claims Act incorporates qui tam provisions that empower conscientious...