‘Qui Tam Whistleblower’ Category

Software giant Oracle entered into the largest-ever settlement in the history of the False Claims Act in October 2011, agreeing to pay $199.5 million to resolve accusations that the company overcharged the federal government.

The settlement stems from allegations that the company withheld information about its commercial sales practices when negotiating prices with the federal...

There have been many stories lately about the tremendous toll Medicaid fraud takes on agency resources. A small fraction of healthcare providers engaged in fraud are responsible for a large financial drain on public funds.

Catching specific incidents of fraud is difficult, however, because Medicaid is an enormous, complex healthcare program that works as a state/federal...

DALLAS – May 26, 2009 – A psychiatrist contracted by the state of Pennsylvania to monitor private facilities for fraud and abuse blew the whistle on Southwood Psychiatric Hospital, Inc., a private psychiatric hospital for children and adolescents. Now that hospital will comply...

After a long legal battle, Northrup Grumman Corp.; its predecessor, TRW Inc.; and a Northrup Grumman subsidiary settled False Claims Act allegations for $325 million in 2009. The lawsuit alleged that Northrop and its subsidiary, Northrop Grumman Space and Mission Systems Corp., provided and billed the National Reconnaissance Office for defective microelectronic parts used in...

The Boeing Company, a major U.S. defense contractor, in 2009 settled a lawsuit for $25 million that alleged the company performed defective work on the U.S. Air Force’s entire KC-10 Extender fleet. The KC Extender aircraft has been a major part of the Air Force’s aerial refueling fleet during the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.

The lawsuit, which was originally filed in Texas...

DALLAS – July 21, 2008 – A former sales rep for Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. who blew the whistle about the company’s fraudulent business practices will receive a multimillion-dollar settlement for his role in bringing the allegations to light.

Mychal Wilson, the former employee, brought...

General Dynamics Corporation, a major military defense contractor, in 2008 settled a False Claims Act case with the U.S. government for $4,058,750. The lawsuit alleged that General Dynamics committed fraud when it billed the government for defective parts used in Navy aircraft and submarines.

The whistleblowers in the case were former employees who worked at the Long Island facility of...

In 2006, General Electric Co. (GE) and two of its subcontractors resolved a False Claims  Act lawsuit for $11.5 million that alleged the companies sold defective products to the U.S. military including blades for use on airplanes and helicopters.

According to the allegations, over several years’ time, faulty quality control at GE’s Madisonville, Kentucky, Aircraft Engines...

To help fight corruption and fraud in the securities market, the U.S. Congress included a whistleblower program as part of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2010. The program authorizes awards for informants who notify the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) concerning an imminent or ongoing fraudulent scam in the securities industry. Whistleblowers could...