Whistleblowers

Working its way through the appellate system in the D.C. Circuit is a case that could have a major impact on the IRS Whistleblower Program. Since 2006, the IRS has had discretion to provide awards to whistleblowers who report information that leads to the IRS...

In late July, the Second Circuit United States Court of Appeals issued an opinion captioned Fabula v. American Medical Response, Inc. that should provide some comfort for whistleblowers who are contemplating bringing a False Claims Act case in connection with their...

Acting Assistant Attorney General Chad A. Readler recently told Congress that False Claims Act (“FCA”) cases continue to be the most effective means of combating fraud and protecting the federal fisc.  In his testimony before the Judiciary Committee Subcommittee on...

In this blog post we will briefly outline the major components of the SEC Whistleblower Program (“Program”) including the process of submitting a claim, notices of covered actions and their link to financial recovery, and finally the necessity to retain experienced...

The Securities and Exchange Commission is investigating whether an Atlanta-based hedge fund is violating federal securities laws by guaranteeing to its investors that they won’t lose money. Statim Holdings Inc., headed by Joseph Meyer, Jr., is the parent company for...

The fight against fraud received some significant help last week when Senators Chuck Grassley and Ron Wyden introduced legislation geared to strengthen the IRS Whistleblower program.  If passed into law, the IRS Whistleblower Improvements Act of 2017 will provide...

Although a vast majority of states (and the District of Columbia) have False Claims Acts to protect their taxpayer dollars, twenty states still have not enacted effective anti-fraud legislation. Pennsylvania is one of those states lacking a False Claims Act law....

Is a state or state agency a “person” for False Claim Act (FCA) whistleblower purposes?  This question is important because the language attaches liability to “any person who knowingly presents….false or fraudulent claims.” Since its inception in 1863, the FCA has...

The United States filed a complaint on January 23, 2017, officially intervening in an alleged kickback scheme against East Texas Medical Center Regional Healthcare System, Inc., East Texas Medical Center Regional Health Services, Inc. (together “ETMC”), Paramedics...

The United States released data last week showing that the Department of Justice (DOJ) recovered more than $4.7 billion in 2016 from settlements and judgments in whistleblower cases involving fraud or false claims against the government. This is the third largest...