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January 16, 2015 January 16, 2015 — Dental Medicaid fraud is rarely undetected by dental clinic insiders. But many health care employees try to keep their heads down just so they can hold onto their jobs — until they are asked to participate. For many, that’s the time to think about filing a False Claims Act lawsuit to stop billing fraud schemes against the government. When tipsters file a lawsuit against...

January 14, 2015 January 14, 2015 — The False Claims Act allows health care insiders to bring a whistleblower lawsuit on behalf of the government in cased of Medicare fraud. Courageous whistleblowers help to protect the integrity of our Medicare program for those who need it. Under the Act, the United States may choose to intervene in the lawsuit and take primary control for litigating it. The statute provides...

January 12, 2015 January 12, 2015 — When employers routinely pay their workers in cash, it may be a sign that they are attempting to avoid the payment of employment taxes. 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...

January 8, 2015 January 8, 2015 — Investors trust their lawyers to advise them honestly about important financial decisions. When instead, attorneys actually steal investment funds from those who rely on them, the whistleblower program established by the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act is there to help. Informants who notify the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) about Ponzi...

January 7, 2015 January 7, 2015 — The Tax Relief and Health Care Act of 2006 established an IRS Whistleblower Office to encourage whistleblowers with knowledge of an employer’s tax fraud to notify the IRS and receive compensation. The Act allows tipsters who collaborate with the government to receive a percentage of 15 to 30 percent of the funds recovered by the IRS based on an informant’s unique...

January 6, 2015 January 6, 2015 — State and federal False Claims Act statutes exist in part to give health care insiders the means to bring a whistleblower lawsuit. The government relies on tipsters to protect the integrity of our Medicare and Medicaid healthcare programs. When medical providers cheat the system by overbilling Medicare for hospice care services that are unnecessary, they put the continued...

January 6, 2015 Kaplan College to refund over $1 million in financial aid amid allegations of unqualified instructors teaching class SAN ANTONIO – January 6, 2015 – Kaplan Inc. (Kaplan), a leading and national for-profit education company with campuses across Texas, has reached a $1.3 million civil settlement with the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ). This agreement resolves...