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October 24, 2013 — In 2010, the U.S. Congress established a whistleblower program in the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (Dodd-Frank Act). Conscientious informants who notify the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) about securities law violations, such as insider trading, may be handsomely compensated for their willingness to collaborate with the SEC. Tipsters...

October 23, 2013 — The Tax Relief and Health Care Act of 2006 initiated the Internal Revenue Service Whistleblower Office to give informants with information about tax fraud the ready means to notify the government. Tipsters who collaborate with the government may receive financial rewards that range between 15 and 30 percent of the amount the IRS recovers. When available, the rewards...

October 22, 2013 — When businesses tap into federally funded programs with phony claims for reimbursement, they are essentially robbing the American taxpayers. The federal False Claims Act allows conscientious informants to work with the government to redress the problem. Under the qui tam provisions of the Act, tipsters are permitted to bring a lawsuit for the benefit of the government...

October 21, 2013 — Each year, the U.S. Justice Department counts on tips from whistleblowers to recover millions of dollars that could otherwise be lost on phony Medicare scams. The qui tam provisions in the False Claims Act arm health care insiders with the tools necessary to help combat fraud in their industry. In return for filing a claim on the government’s behalf, informants keep a...

October 18, 2013 — A health care provider in California has consented to pay $17.5 million to settle a False Claims Act lawsuit alleging that the provider paid kickbacks for referrals of patients whose services were then billed to Medicare. The whistleblower claims serve to highlight our nation’s massive health care fraud problem. To address the issue, the U.S. Justice Department depends...

October 2, 2013 — To prevent investors from suffering catastrophic losses as a result of unethical conduct by banks and others in the financial sector, the U.S. Congress established a whistleblower program in the Dodd-Frank Act of 2010. Tipsters who notify the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) about securities law violations may be handsomely compensated for their courage in...

October 1, 2013 — The Tax Relief and Health Care Act of 2006 established the Internal Revenue Service Whistleblower Office to encourage tipsters with unique information about tax fraud to notify the government. Whistleblowers who collaborate with the IRS may be eligible to receive financial rewards ranging from 15 to 30 percent of the funds the IRS recovers. The rewards, when available,...

September 30, 2013 — Government contractors who submit false claims to the government are in essence robbing the American taxpayers. The federal False Claims Act allows tipsters to work with the government to stop defense contractor fraud. Under the qui tam provisions of the Act, conscientious informants may bring a lawsuit on behalf of the government against unethical fraudsters and share...

September 26, 2013 — Every year, the U.S. Justice Department (DOJ) relies on unique information from whistleblowers to recoup millions of dollars that might otherwise be lost to fraudulent Medicare schemes. The qui tam provisions in the federal False Claims Act give health care insiders who discover Medicare fraud the means to do something about it. In exchange for filing a lawsuit on the...