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February 3, 2014
February 3, 2014 — The U.S. Justice Department (“DOJ”) depends on whistleblowers to collaborate when contractors obtain lucrative government construction contracts without observing their obligations to comply with government programs that promote entrepreneurship in disadvantaged communities. When misconduct occurs, the qui tam provisions in the federal False Claims Act enable...
February 3, 2014
February 3, 2014 — What impact can health care insiders have in the struggle against Medicare fraud? A huge impact, as a matter of fact. The U.S. Justice Department (DOJ) counts on health care employees to identify false claims against government healthcare programs. In addition, the False Claims Act contains qui tam language empowering whistleblowers to bring a claim in court for the...
January 31, 2014
January 31, 2014 — The investing public has a right to know the truth. To protect investors from misleading financial reporting and marketing, the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2010 established a financial fraud whistleblower program. Informants who notify the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) about fraudulent promotional materials or other...
January 29, 2014
January 29, 2014 — The U.S. Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) is focused on multinational corporations that boost their revenue abroad by paying illegal bribes to government officials or their family members. When businesses resort to kickbacks and pay-offs to win overseas contracts, they cause an uneven marketplace and unfairly disadvantage competitors. To tackle foreign bribery, the...
January 28, 2014
January 28, 2014 — Medicare fraud drives up health care costs and jeopardizes the safety of the nation’s health care system. The government depends on health care industry insiders to identify False Claims Act violations and to collaborate in the fight against health care fraud. The qui tam provisions in the Act give whistleblowers the means to do what’s right. Informants who file a claim...
January 27, 2014
January 27, 2014 —The U.S. Justice Department (“DOJ”) depends on whistleblowers to recover millions of dollars every year that would otherwise be lost to health care fraud. The qui tam provisions in the federal False Claims Act give health care insiders a way to file a lawsuit for the government’s benefit. In return for stepping forward, informants receive a sizeable portion of the...
January 27, 2014
January 27, 2014 —The U.S. Justice Department (“DOJ”) depends on whistleblowers to recover millions of dollars every year that would otherwise be lost to health care fraud. The qui tam provisions in the federal False Claims Act give health care insiders a way to file a lawsuit for the government’s benefit. In return for stepping forward, informants receive a sizeable portion of the...
January 24, 2014
January 24, 2014 — The IRS Whistleblower Office, established in 2006, helps conscientious whistleblowers who notify the government about tax cheats whose dishonesty injures honest U.S. taxpayers everywhere. The Tax Relief and Health Care Act of 2006 allows the Office to reward informants with 15 to 30 percent of the government’s proceeds in tax fraud cases. In cases of corporate tax fraud,...
January 23, 2014
January 23, 2014 — Health care industry insiders often hold the key to unlocking fraudulent Medicare scams. The government does not have the resources to identify every scheme against government health care programs. That’s where the False Claims Act comes in. The statute includes qui tam language that gives whistleblowers the power to file a lawsuit on the government’s behalf. To reward...
January 22, 2014
January 22, 2014 — The U.S. Justice Department (DOJ) relies on health care industry insiders to help recoup the millions of dollars Medicare spends each year due to false claims for services never provided. The qui tam provisions in the False Claims Act give whistleblowers a powerful weapon for combating Medicare fraud. Tipsters who file a claim for the government’s benefit may keep a...
