‘Qui Tam Whistleblower’ Category

September 25, 2013 — Health care providers in Pensacola, Florida have consented to pay $3.5 million to settle a False Claims Act lawsuit alleging that the providers submitted false claims to Medicare, Medicaid and TRICARE for radiation oncology services. The whistleblower lawsuit provides just one example of the massive health care fraud problem in our country. To combat the fraud, the...

September 24, 2013 — When soldiers file false claims with the government for bonuses to which they are not entitled, they violate the federal False Claims Act. The False Claims Act is the tool that allows conscientious informants to combat fraud against the government. The qui tam language of the statute provides for financial rewards to tipsters who come forward to stop fraud....

September 23, 2013 — Investors trust sales agents and fund representatives to provide accurate information with which to make important investment decisions. But when agents and representatives lie to potential investors or make outlandish promises about expected returns, it is time to notify the financial fraud whistleblower program created by the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and...

September 20, 2013 — The Tax Relief and Health Care Act of 2006 set up the Internal Revenue Service Whistleblower Office to encourage tips from whistleblowers about tax fraud. Tipsters who collaborate with the IRS by providing unique information about tax crimes may be eligible to receive financial rewards that range from 15 to 30 percent of the amount recouped by the IRS. The rewards give...

September 19, 2013 — When educational institutions file false claims with Medicare and Medicaid, they are robbing American taxpayers. The federal False Claims Act allows the government to work with tipsters to combat fraud against the U.S. government. Under the qui tam provisions of the statute, informants can file a lawsuit on the government’s behalf against the wrongdoers and share in...

September 16, 2013 — State and federal governments are important customers for many of the nation’s businesses. Unfortunately, some companies cheat the government — and the taxpayers — by failing to abide by the terms of their contracts. The federal False Claims Act allows insiders or employees to collaborate with the government by filing a whistleblower lawsuit for the government’s...

September 14, 2013 — Dr. Thomas P. Floyd of West Palm Beach has been arrested and his dental license suspended because he allegedly hit a four-year-old patient in the mouth during a dental procedure. The police were summoned directly to the dentist’s office in May 2010, where they were told that a child had been crying and screaming in one of the dentist’s exam rooms. According...

September 13, 2013 — False Claims Act violations in the health care industry rob the American people of hard-earned tax dollars needed for legitimate purposes. To tackle the problem, many conscientious employees working inside the health care field collaborate with the government by filing whistleblower lawsuits on the government’s behalf. The False Claims Act’s qui tam provisions...

September 12, 2013 — The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) Whistleblower Office was created by the Tax Relief and Health Care Act of 2006 to allow whistleblowers to notify the government about tax cheats and receive compensation. Under the Act, tipsters are permitted to share as much as 30 percent of the amount the IRS recoups based on unique information relating to tax fraud. Compensation for...

September 11, 2013 — Retirees trust investment advisors to manage their portfolios responsibly and ethically. But when advisors actually steal from the investors who rely on them, they should be reported to the financial fraud whistleblower program set in place by the Dodd-Frank Act of 2010. Tipsters who notify the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) about financial schemes involving...