‘Qui Tam Whistleblower’ Category

May 6, 2013 —  The Department of Justice has long relied on the federal False Claims Act to fight government contractors’ fraudulent scams against the American taxpayers. Under the False Claims Act’s qui tam provisions, government contractor employees who discover fraudulent schemes against the government are empowered to file suit against the wrongdoers and retain a share of any monies...

May 3, 2013 — The IRS Whistleblower Office, put in place by the Tax Relief and Health Care Act of 2006, gives whistleblowers with knowledge of tax fraud a way to notify the government and collect a reward. Under the Act, government informants are entitled to anywhere from 15 to 30 percent of the amount collected by the government as a result of a tipster’s information. To be eligible for a...

May 2, 2013 — When health care providers are engaged in Medicare fraud or other misconduct that violates the False Claims Act, the Act authorizes insider employees and other tipsters to file suit on behalf of the government and retain a portion of anything collected through the legal action. Informants generally receive anywhere from 15 to 25 percent of the recovery.

May 1, 2013 — The Department of Justice relies on the federal False Claims Act to fight Medicare and Medicaid fraud and to return millions of dollars to American taxpayers each year. Under the qui tam provisions of the False Claims Act, health care workers and other private individuals who learn about fraudulent schemes against federal healthcare programs are authorized to sue the...

April 30, 2013 — Fraud against the federal government is a billion dollar business. The qui tam provisions of the federal False Claims Act allow insider employees and other private individuals to combat fraud by bringing a lawsuit for the benefit of the government and then retaining a share of any monies received in the legal action. Tipsters generally receive between 15 and 25 percent of...

April 24, 2013 — Radiology Associates and Children’s Physician Services of South Texas (CPSST) have reached a settlement in a False Claims Act lawsuit filed in 2008 by an insider employee with Radiology Associates. The federal False Claims Act allows health care workers and other private individuals to file a lawsuit on the government’s behalf and then keep a share of any amounts...

April 23, 2013 — The University of California has consented to settle a False Claims Act lawsuit brought by Dennis O’Connor, a former UC-Irvine anesthesiologist and School of Medicine professor. The 2008 lawsuit alleged that UC-Irvine billed the government for anesthesia given to patients by nurses when supervisory anesthesiologists were not present. The qui tam provisions of the False...

April 17, 2013 — Connecticut physical therapist Todd Roberts has been sentenced to three years of probation for obstructing a federal audit into possible Medicare fraud. He  has also settled civil allegations that he and Roberts Physical and Aquatics Therapy, his physical therapy practice, violated the False Claims Act. Under the qui tam provisions of the Act, insider employees and other...

April 16, 2013 — Williston Rescue Squad Inc. in South Carolina has settled a False Claims Act lawsuit alleging that the company submitted false bills to Medicare. The lawsuit was filed by Sandra McKee, a clinical social worker at a health care facility to which Williston often transported elderly patients. Insider employees with health care providers are frequently the ones who come forward...

April 15, 2013 — Government contractor CDW-Government LLC (CDW-G) has resolved False Claims Act charges against it in a $5.66 million settlement. The contractor’s alleged fraudulent conduct came to light when Joe Liotine, a former sales representative with CDW-G, filed a federal lawsuit for the government’s benefit in East Saint Louis, Illinois. The False Claims Act contains qui tam...