- + Healthcare Fraud Whistleblower Suit Against Texas Optometrist Results in $1 Million Settlement—On November 1, the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Western District of Texas announced that Texas-based optometrist Dr. Tony Jacob agreed to pay the ...
- + Qui Tam Whistleblower Suits Against Mobile Phlebotomy Lab Lead to $135,000 Settlement—On October 22, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) announced that Veni-Express Inc. , a mobile phlebotomy lab, and its owners, Myrna and Sonny Stein...
- + Pharmacy Whistleblower Receives $3.4 Million in Settlement Alleging Healthcare Pricing Scheme—On November 1, the Department of Justice (DOJ) announced that Doug McMakin, a pharmacist who brought claims against Medisca Inc., is set to receive ...
- + Ukraine Rolls Out Whistleblower Awards to Fight Corruption—In the United States, monetary whistleblower awards have proven to be an effective tool in fighting corruption and rooting out fraud . This year, Ukr...
- + CFTC Charges Former CEO of Carbon Credit Project Developer in Historic First Enforcement in Voluntary Carbon Markets—On October 2, a significant milestone was reached in the Voluntary Carbon Markets (VCMs) regulatory landscape. The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Comm...
- + SEC Whistleblower Complaint Leads to Probe into Earthquake Risk at Indonesian Copper Plant—Following an anonymous whistleblower complaint, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has launched a probe investigating whether Freeport-...
- + Government and Whistleblower to Appeal Ruling Finding Qui Tam Unconstitutional—On October 29, the U.S. government and whistleblower Clarissa Zafirov filed notices of appeal following a landmark district court ruling that found t...
- + Advocates Warn of Potential Risks of U.S. Attorneys’ Offices’ Whistleblower Pilot Programs—In recent weeks, a number of U.S. Attorneys’ Offices across the country have rolled out “Whistleblower Pilot Programs” offering the potential of non-p...
- + The Rise of Billionaire Media Moguls: Whistleblowers are Crucial Now More than Ever—On October 25, the Washington Post announced it would not endorse a presidential candidate, breaking with the paper’s practice dating back to the 19...
- + Ontario Securities Commission Awards $150,000 to International Whistleblower—On October 23, the Ontario Securities Commission (OSC) awarded $150,000 to an international whistleblower who disclosed information about significan...
- + DOJ Whistleblower Award Program has Received Over 200 Tips So Far—In August, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) launched its Corporate Whistleblower Awards Pilot Program . So far, the program has received over 200...
- + Penn State Whistleblower Receives $250K in Cybersecurity False Claims Act Case—Matthew Decker, the former chief information officer for Penn State’s Applied Research Laboratory, is set to receive $250,000 as his share of a False...
- + Federal Court Declares False Claims Act’s Qui Tam Provision Unconstitutional—In a ruling that could shake up the landscape of whistleblower litigation, a federal district court struck down a key provision of the False Claims A...
- + Senator Grassley Condemns FBI Inaction on Workplace Sexual Harassment and Child Exploitation Cases—On October 10, Senator Chuck Grassley (R-IA) sent a letter to Attorney General Merrick Garland at the U.S. Department of Justice and Christopher Wra...
- + Whistleblower Lawsuit Alleging PPP Loan Fraud Results in $400,000 Settlement—On October 11, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) announced a $399,990 settlement with Allstar Health Providers Inc., a California home health age...
- + Raytheon to Pay $950 Million in Major FCA and FCPA Case Aided by Whistleblower—On October 16, U.S. authorities announced major settlements with defense contractor RTX (formerly known as Raytheon Technologies Corporation) over all...
- + In Landmark AML Case TD Bank to Pay $3.1 Billion in Sanctions—On October 10, U.S. authorities announced that TD Bank agreed to pay $3.1 billion in penalties and pled guilty to violations of the Bank Secrecy Ac...
- + Joint Whistleblowers Receive $12 Million SEC Whistleblower Award—On October 10, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) issued a $12 million award to three joint whistleblowers who voluntarily provided t...
- + $74 Million IRS Whistleblower Award Shows Effect of Recent Reforms—In recent years, the IRS Whistleblower Program has faced criticism for falling award payouts and lengthy processing times. While meager annual award...
- + TWAG Attorneys Announce $14.3 Million in Tax Whistleblower Awards—On October 1st, the law firms of Kohn, Kohn & Colapinto and Zerbe, Miller, Fingeret, Frank & Jadav, working together at the Tax Whistleblower ...
- + Leading Whistleblower Firm Launches Securities and Commodities Whistleblower Practice Group—On September 30 th , leading whistleblower law firm Kohn, Kohn & Colapinto (KKC) announced its new Securities and Commodities Whistleblower Pra...
- + 5th Circuit Rules that SEC Whistleblowers are Ineligible for Awards in Certain Bankruptcy Proceedings—On August 30, the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit ruled in Barr v. SEC, that two whistleblowers are not eligible to recei...
- + Samherji vs. Odee: Art, Accountability, and the Limits of Parody—Samherji, Iceland’s largest fishing company, is suing Oddur Eysteinn Friðriksson, an Icelandic art student known as Odee. The lawsuit concerns a...
- + Advocates Push Harris and Trump to State Positions on Whistleblower Issues—On September 25, National Whistleblower Center (NWC) and a group of high-profile whistleblowers sent surveys to Vice President Kamala Harris and fo...
- + In Record Day, CFTC Issues Four Whistleblower Award Orders Totaling $4.5 Million—On September 23, the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) announced four whistleblower award orders totaling $4.5 million . The four awar...
- + Need for Whistleblower Protections in Artificial Intelligence Industry Discussed in Senate Judiciary Hearing—On September 17, the Senate Committee on the Judiciary’s Subcommittee on Privacy, Technology, and the Law held a hearing titled “Oversight of AI: Ins...
- + Three Whistleblower Lawsuits Lead to Walgreens’ $106 Million False Claims Act Settlement—On September 13, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) announced that Walgreens Boots Alliance Inc. and Walgreen Co. agreed to pay $106.8 million to ...
- + False Claims Act Whistleblower Awarded $9.9 Million for Alleging Medicare Part C Kickback Scheme—On September 18, the U.S. Department of Justice announced that Oak Street Health agreed to pay $60 million to settle allegations that it violated th...
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