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August 25, 2014 August 25, 2014 — Because Medicaid is funded in part with federal tax dollars, taxpayers in every state have an interest in ensuring that dental Medicaid claims across the country are legitimate. The federal False Claims Act helps dental clinic insiders to make a difference by filing a qui tam lawsuit on the government’s behalf. The statute’s whistleblower provisions entitle...

August 22, 2014 August 22, 2014 — Informants help our government fight fraud by government contractors who engage in False Claims Act violations. By filing a whistleblower lawsuit on the government’s behalf, conscientious tipsters help to apprehend unscrupulous federal contractors. To reward insiders willing to come forward, the qui tam provisions of the statute allow whistleblowers to keep a share of the...

August 14, 2014 August 13, 2014 — The federal and state governments do not have the resources to uncover every fraudulent scheme devised by unscrupulous government contractors. But inside employees, like those who blow the whistle in many False Claims Act lawsuits, frequently are the first to learn about False Claims Act violations. Under the qui tam provisions of the federal statute, tipsters who notify the...

August 11, 2014 August 11, 2014 — The FCPA is an effective tool for preventing multinational corporations from unfairly positioning themselves abroad by making bribe payments to foreign government officials or their family members. To tackle the problem of foreign bribery, the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2010 provides for substantive financial rewards to informants who blow the...

August 8, 2014 August 8, 2014 — Companies that attempt to cheat taxpayer-funded programs created to help American businesses in the global marketplace risk suffering retribution under the False Claims Act. Under the qui tam provisions of the federal statute, insiders who collaborate with the government by filing a whistleblower lawsuit are eligible for a significant portion of the government’s...

August 6, 2014 August 6, 2014 — The Tax Relief and Health Care Act of 2006 established an IRS Whistleblower Office so whistleblowers with information about tax fraud could notify the IRS and receive compensation. The Act allows informants to receive a percentage of 15 to 30 percent of the funds recouped by the IRS. To qualify for compensation concerning an individual’s IRS violations, the tax evader’s...

July 30, 2014 July 30, 2014 — The IRS whistleblower office was established in The Tax Relief and Health Care Act of 2006 to encourage tipsters with information about tax fraud to notify the government. The Act allows informants to receive a percentage of 15 to 30 percent of the funds the IRS recovers based on a whistleblower’s unique information. To receive compensation concerning a private...