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May 23, 2014 May 23, 2014 — It is a crime for investment advisory firms to defraud customers who trust them with their retirement savings. To fight illegal investment fraud, the U.S. Congress established a whistleblower program as part of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act. Tipsters who notify the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) when an employer is engaged in SEC and...

May 22, 2014 May 22, 2014 — The nation’s Medicare program exists to help people who need it. Medicare fraud by unethical pharmacies and other health care providers only drives up health care costs for everyone. The government depends on whistleblowers to come forward about Medicare fraud by filing a False Claims Act lawsuit. The Act’s qui tam language gives insiders a way to do the right thing and be...

May 20, 2014 May 20, 2014 — The Texas Medicaid program is still recovering from the millions of dollars it has lost due to alleged dental Medicaid fraud. Fraudulent filings by Texas dental providers hurt taxpayers, who foot the bill, and patients, who sometimes receive shoddy treatment. Under the False Claims Act, dental clinic workers are encouraged to bring a whistleblower lawsuit on the government’s...

May 19, 2014 May 19, 2014 — Dental Medicaid fraud places a horrible drain on the federal coffers. Many inside employees at dental clinics may be aware of fraudulent billing practices, but they may not realize that they have the power to stop billing fraud schemes against the government. When whistleblowers bring a lawsuit under the qui tam provisions of the federal False Claims Act, they may receive a...

May 19, 2014 May 9, 2014 — One purpose underlying the U.S. Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) is to foster an even playing field for businesses around the globe so that honest competition can thrive. To deal with the inequity caused by corporations willing to bribe foreign government officials as a way to obtain business, the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2010 created a...

May 16, 2014 Former Nvidia Accounting Manager is Charged with Tipping Confidential Information in Insider Trading Spree May 16, 2014 — Inside employees in a company’s accounting department often come into possession of nonpublic information that could be misused for personal gain. But insider trading is a crime. To discourage illegal insider trading, the U.S. Congress established a...

May 15, 2014 May 15, 2014 — The Medicaid program is funded with federal and state tax dollars to provide needed health care for our nation’s underserved. Medicaid fraud by unprincipled health care providers just drains the program and hikes up health care costs for everybody. The U.S. government counts on whistleblowers to collaborate with the government to end fraudulent health care schemes by filing a...

May 14, 2014 May 14, 2014 — Medicare exists to help people in need. Medicare fraud by unethical home health care providers just drives up health care costs for everyone. The U.S. Justice Department (DOJ) depends on courageous whistleblowers to notify the government about Medicare fraud by bringing a False Claims Act lawsuit. The statute’s qui tam language gives insider employees a way to do the right...