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Fraud & White Collar Crime Virtual Round Table 2015

February 9, 2015

Charles Siegel addresses the latest regulatory developments governing fraud against the government

Waters Kraus & Paul partner Charles Siegel was recently invited to participate in a dynamic virtual discussion with legal experts from around the world. The interactive event, “Fraud & White Collar Crime Table 2015 – The Americas,” took...

SEC Charges Two Traders in Chile with Insider Trading

February 6, 2015 February 6, 2015 — People entrusted to serve on a board of directors become aware of sensitive information concerning the company’s business dealings. But trading on that nonpublic information for personal gain is a crime. To fight illegal insider trading, the U.S. Congress set up a whistleblower program as part of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2010....

U.S. Government Prosecutes First “Layering” Securities Fraud Scheme

February 5, 2015

February 5, 2015 — Layering, or “spoofing,” is a type of securities fraud that manipulates the market through high-speed stock trading. A trader places phony orders to purchase or sell securities but then cancels the orders before they can be executed. The activity artificially moves share prices up for “non-bona fide buy orders” and down for “non-bona fide sell orders.” The...

Surgical Robots Increased Usage of Power Morcellators in Hysterectomies

February 4, 2015

The power morcellator is a medical device that many surgeons used to use regularly during robot-assisted hysterectomies. The morcellator removes the uterus through small incisions rather than through the vagina, which is the more common route for uterus removal. Then in April 2014, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) cautioned that the power morcellator can actually spread cancer cells...

Former Kentucky Physician Admits to Tax Fraud

February 2, 2015 February 2, 2015 — The Tax Relief and Health Care Act of 2006 set up an IRS Whistleblower Office so whistleblowers with information about tax fraud could notify the IRS and receive compensation. The Act allows tipsters to receive a percentage of 15 to 30 percent of the funds the IRS recovers based on an informant’s unique information. To be eligible for compensation concerning a private...

Asbestos Maker’s Claims Against Mesothelioma Law Firm “Offensive”

February 2, 2015

Accusations by an asbestos company that three Dallas plaintiff’s law firms engaged in fraud by supposedly encouraging mesothelioma clients to hide evidence of exposure to other asbestos products are “preposterous,” say the lawyers. Garlock Sealing Technologies — the maker of dangerous asbestos gaskets — made the claims in a lawsuit it filed in bankruptcy court in North Carolina. The...

New York Dentist Charged with Medicaid Fraud

January 27, 2015 January 27, 2015 — Dental Medicaid fraud rarely goes unnoticed by dental clinic insiders. But many dental office workers are so worried about losing their jobs that they just try to ignore it. When they are asked to participate in the hustle, however, many decide to blow the whistle on billing fraud schemes against the government. When tipsters file a whistleblower lawsuit against unethical...

SEC Charges Arizona Equity Research Firm with Wash Trading

January 26, 2015 January 26, 2015 — Wash trading is a prohibited trading practice by which purchase and sale orders of a particular stock are made within seconds of one another at virtually identical quantities and prices. Wash trades are abusive because they mislead the investing public concerning a stock’s genuine supply and demand. The trades involve no actual change in the security’s beneficial...

Kentucky Businessman Admits to $53 Million Tax Fraud

January 22, 2015 January 22, 2015 — The Tax Relief and Health Care Act of 2006 established an IRS Whistleblower Office to enable whistleblowers with information about tax fraud to notify the IRS and receive compensation. The Act allows tipsters to receive a percentage of 15 to 30 percent of the funds the government recovers based on an informant’s unique information. To be eligible for compensation...

Iron Mountain Resolves False Claims Act Lawsuit for $44.5 Million

January 21, 2015 January 21, 2015 — Highly prized government contracts can be extremely profitable for the service companies involved. But contractors must deal fairly and honestly with the government. It is a violation of the False Claims Act for government contractors to ignore the terms of their contracts with the General Services Administration (GSA) through the Multiple Award Schedule (MAS) program. When...
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