Whistleblowers

A study released last week by the Social Science Research Network proves what False Claims Act attorneys have known all along: whistleblowers matter. Four researchers evaluated penalties for misrepresentation from the Department of Justice and the Securities &...

Many of our clients who come forward to file a case under the False Claims Act are motivated by a common desire: to right a wrong. While some people think of corporate fraud as a victimless crime, whistleblowers know it is not. They realize that every business...

Attorney General Eric Holder On Thursday, September 25, the United States Department of Justice announced that Eric Holder, the Attorney General of the United States of America, would be resigning as soon as a successor was confirmed.  Holder has been the Attorney...

Delery On Tuesday, September 16th, Stuart F. Delery officially stepped into the Number 3 position at the Department of Justice as he formally became the Associate Attorney General of the United States.  Since 2012, Delery has strongly advocated for the False Claims...

Partners Elaine Stromgren, Jillian Estes, and Jesse Hoyer are at the 14th Annual Taxpayers Against Fraud (TAF) conference in D.C. this week. TAF is a nonprofit, public interest organization dedicated to combating fraud against the government and protecting public...

The public disclosure bar can be a major factor in a qui tam action brought under a False Claims Act. The bar seeks to prevent lawsuits by “opportunistic plaintiffs who have no significant information to contribute of their own.” Graham County Soil & Water...

The IRS recently expanded awards given to relators under the IRS whistleblower program; thereby encouraging more taxpayers to come forward to report wrongdoing. The online version of the regulations are available here. Historically, the whistleblower could share in a...

You’ve suspected fraud at your workplace. You’ve gathered evidence that confirm your suspicions. You’ve researched the False Claims Act (“FCA”). You think you qualify to be a whistleblower and now you’re ready to file a qui tam complaint. In fact, you’re so prepared...

The Wall Street Journal recently ran a small feature on the False Claims Act. The article answers some basic questions about the FCA, but more importantly than that, it provides much needed exposure to an important tool for recovering taxpayer’s money — money that...

One case we’ll be watching next term is whether the Supreme Court takes the appeal of Gosselin World Wide Moving, N.V. v. U.S. ex rel Bunk. The complicated fact pattern laid out in the Fourth Circuit’s opinion tells the tale of the defendant moving company colluding...