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April 28, 2014 April 28, 2014 — The securities fraud whistleblower program established in the 2010 Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act makes tipsters eligible for substantial rewards when they notify the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) about insider trading violations. Informants who tip off the government about trading on nonpublic information may receive an amount equivalent...

April 25, 2014 April 25, 2014 — Penny stock promoters are not immune from the same securities laws that govern others in the securities industry. To protect potential investors, promoters are required to disclose their own interests in the stocks they are peddling. To ensure that they do, and to deal with microcap promoters who don’t, the U.S. Congress initiated a whistleblower program as part of the...

April 24, 2014

April 24, 2014 — When contractors submit false information to apply for government contracts, this is procurement fraud. American taxpayers pick up the tab for the deception. Construction contractors that lack the integrity to comply with regulations governing federal programs should be held accountable. Employees working inside the business are often the first to spot misconduct. The False...

April 23, 2014 April 23, 2014 — The nation’s Medicare program is funded with federal tax dollars to help our seniors. Medicare fraud by unethical physical therapy clinics only drives up health care costs for taxpayers everywhere. The U.S. Justice Department counts on conscientious whistleblowers to spot Medicare fraud and work to stop it by filing a False Claims Act lawsuit. The statute’s qui tam...

April 22, 2014 April 22, 2014 — The U.S. Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) seeks to create an even marketplace across the globe so that honest competition among businesses can thrive. To redress the inequity caused by businesses willing to bribe foreign government officials in an effort to increase profits, the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2010 established a whistleblower...

April 11, 2014 April 11, 2014 — To protect and inform investors, publicly traded companies are required by law to file accurate financial reports with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). To ensure that they do, and to deal with the businesses that don’t, the U.S. Congress initiated a whistleblower program as part of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (Dodd-Frank Act) of...

April 10, 2014 April 10, 2014 — Tax fraud injures honest tax payers across America. The IRS Whistleblower Office was created in 2006 to give conscientious whistleblowers a way to notify the IRS about those who cheat on their taxes. Under the Tax Relief and Health Care Act of 2006, government collaborators may receive rewards of 15 to 30 percent of the amount the government recovers as a result of any...

April 9, 2014 April 9, 2014 — The country’s Medicare program is funded by the federal governments to assist the nation’s seniors. Medicare fraud by unprincipled medical providers just drives up health care costs for taxpayers everywhere. The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) counts on whistleblowers with a conscience to spot Medicare fraud and notify the government by bringing a False Claims Act...

April 8, 2014 April 8, 2014 — One goal of the U.S. Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) is to create an even marketplace on a global scale so that honest competitors are not disadvantaged by businesses willing to engage in the bribery of foreign government officials as a way to increase profits. To redress the problem of foreign bribery, the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2010...

April 7, 2014 April 7, 2014 — Dental Medicaid fraud rarely goes unnoticed by dental clinic insiders. But many just keep their heads down and try to hold onto their jobs — until they are asked to participate. For some, that’s the point at which they seek legal help to stop billing fraud schemes against the government. When tipsters file a lawsuit against unethical dental practices under the qui tam...