SEC Awards Nearly $3 Million to Whistleblower
SEC
The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced an award of nearly $3 million to a whistleblower whose information and assistance led to a successful SEC enforcement action. read more »
Prime Healthcare Services and Two Doctors Agree to Pay $37.5 Million to Settle Allegations of Kickbacks, Billing for a Suspended Doctor, and False Claims for Implantable Medical Hardware
DOJ
UBS Settles Charges Related to Investments in Complex Exchange-Traded Product
SEC
More Than $8 Million Returning to Harmed Investors as Part of Ongoing Risk-Based Initiative. read more »
U.S. federal prosecutors investigating Lordstown Motors
REUTERS
Lordstown Motors Corp (RIDE.O) said federal prosecutors in Manhattan are investigating the electric-truck maker's vehicle pre-orders and its merger with blank-check company DiamondPeak Holdings. read more »
DaVita Inc. and Former CEO Indicted in Ongoing Investigation of Labor Market Collusion in Health Care Industry
DOJ
3rd Circ. says FCA whistleblower amendment retroactive
REUTERS
A U.S. appeals court on Tuesday said an amendment to the False Claims Act that eased the burden of proof on whistleblowers applies retroactively to any case that was pending when the U.S. Supreme Court issued a ruling that the law was designed to address, deepening a circuit split. read more »
Florida Department of Children and Families Agrees to Pay $17.5 Million to Resolve False Claims Act Liability in Connection with SNAP Quality Control
DOJ
Big banks brace as British forex class action seeks go-ahead
REUTERS
A specialist London court will decide whether a long-awaited multi-billion pound class action against some of the world's biggest banks over alleged foreign exchange rigging can proceed, after a five-day hearing kicked off on Monday. read more »
E.P.A. Approved Toxic Chemicals for Fracking a Decade Ago, New Files Show
NEW YORK TIMES
Former Enron Executive: SEC Whistleblower Program Is a Game Changer
WSJ
Sherron Watkins, the Enron Corp. executive who warned management about fraud, said not having confidentiality and protection for whistleblowers can have a cost. read more »
N.J. attorney general is appointed director of enforcement at the S.E.C.
NY TIMES
Gary Gensler is turning to a longtime state and federal prosecutor to lead the enforcement division of the Securities and Exchange Commission. read more »
Robinhood slapped with biggest-ever penalty by Wall Street regulator
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