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December 18, 2013 — Created in 2006, the IRS Whistleblower Office encourages conscientious whistleblowers to notify the IRS about the tax cheats who harm every honest U.S. taxpayer. Under the Tax Relief and Health Care Act of 2006, the Office is authorized to pay government informants 15 to 30 percent of the government’s recovery based on a tipster’s information about tax fraud. The...

December 17, 2013 — The U.S. military and the Department of Defense are not immune from false claims by government contractors. When fraudulent claims are discovered, the federal False Claims Act’s qui tam provisions allow contractor insiders to take action themselves by filing suit for the government’s benefit. To reward informants who are courageous enough to do the right thing, the...

December 16, 2013 — Under the U.S. Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA), it is a crime to bribe a foreign official as a means to advance foreign business interests. Companies are prohibited from foreign bribery and so are third parties retained by companies doing business abroad. When FCPA violationsoccur, they are often uncovered by inside employees. For whistleblowers who collaborate with...

December 13, 2013 — The Whistleblower Office of the Internal Revenue Service was established as a result of the Tax Relief and Health Care Act of 2006. The Office gives tipsters who have information concerning tax fraud the means to notify the IRS. Whistleblowers who collaborate with the IRS may be entitled to financial rewards that vary between 15 and 30 percent of the funds the...

December 12, 2013 — The U.S. military is just as likely as any government agency to be targeted with false claims by government contractors. When fraud occurs, the False Claims Act’s qui tam language allows contractor insiders to redress fraud directly by filing suit in federal court for the government’s benefit. To reward whistleblowers who are courageous enough to stand up and do the...

December 11, 2013 — Our nation’s Medicare program is deluged every year with fraudulent claims filed by doctors, hospitals, hospice providers and other health care providers. To tackle the problem, the United States Justice Department counts on tips from health care employees working inside the industry. The False Claims Act incorporates qui tam provisions that empower conscientious...

Former Employee Blows the Whistle on Company Contracted to Perform Background Investigations for the U.S. Government December 9, 2013 — Government agencies sometimes uncover False Claims Act violations by government contractors without help from insiders. Often, however, the government learns about false claims made by its contractors when someone inside the...

December 6, 2013 — The U.S. Department of Justice counts on unique information from tipsters to recoup millions in tax dollars every year that might otherwise go to fraudsters involved in Medicare scams. The qui tam provisions in the False Claims Act give insiders the tools they need to assist in protecting us all from fraudulent practices in the health care industry. In return for filing a...