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Abbott is trying to get out of its $5.8 billion deal to acquire Alere, alleged violation of anti-bribery law, after spending months warning about possible illegal activity, traders manipulated the next-day, fixed-price gas market, company failed to properly accrue for a $60.9 million False Claims Act settlement

India investigate Brazilian aircraft manufacturer following US FCPA investigation, concealed numerous problems and red flags from investors, contractors providing U.S. Department of State security in Afghanistan, billed Medicare based on the false and fraudulent claims

The federal government's statement supporting a whistleblower's $40 billion False Claims Act suit against Celgene Corp. over the off-label promotion of cancer drugs Thalomid and Revlimid doesn't dismantle the company's arguments for dismissal because there's still no evidence of wrongdoing, Celgene told a California federal court Tuesday.

Lockheed Martin Corp. has been slapped with a whistleblower lawsuit in New Jersey state court by a former employee who claims she was treated unfairly and ultimately fired after reporting her supervisor's alleged unethical practices and taking disability leave due to the ensuing stress.

In a whistleblower lawsuit brought under the False Claims Act, a former Duke employee says Duke faculty and administrators ignored and hid allegations of scientific misconduct, allegedly resulting in $200 million of funding based on fraudulent data.

A California federal judge took a would-be whistleblower to task Thursday for accusing Verizon, Sprint and AT&T of filing $2.56 billion in fraudulent bills with the government without the needed specifics to keep his False Claims Act suits alive, leaving room only for the government to file another complaint.

impropriety poses 'systemic risks', awarded $15.4 million after investing, The SEC wants to know, offers potential reward, performing medically unnecessary drug screen procedures, whistleblower retaliation suit against the megabank, $421 million False Claims Act suit

decades in prison for role, federal and state securities regulators rely more on firm insiders, last year won a $1.66 million verdict, CFTC Seeks Public Comment, billed Medicare for services in nursing homes that were not necessary

whistleblower program has proven to be a game changer, The Crash of 2:45, billed Medicare for many prescription medications that they never even dispensed, tipped off the regulator to improper accounting, foreign bribery probe

Apple could effectively lower its tax rate on European profit to just 0.005 percent, 20 counts, including bribery, conspiracy, extortion and fraud, hid losses by shuffling money,

bribery of Asian and African officials, deceptively marketing and selling, seven substantiated investigations from several state agencies, baseless financial projections and other misleading statements to defraud investors,

Hagens Berman represents anonymous whistleblower in Flash Crash case, Investment firm did not properly disclose some fees, futures trader suspected of money laundering, tactic designed to manipulate commodity prices

could violate U.S. whistleblower protection laws. California False Claims Act, claims he suffered a detriment or dismissal, $15 million scam, violations in municipal bond offerings.

African countries need better anti-corruption policies, including competitive procurement procedures or tax systems that discourage corruption, and they need to enforce them. In 2014, the US technology company Hewlett Packard pleaded guilty to bribery charges involving its Russian, Polish and Mexican subsidiaries. They were snared by the US Foreign Corrupt Practices Act...

$1,344,204 in restitution, Investment pool's funds used at Louis Vuitton, illegal fees in government-backed loans, misled investors about the mortgage backer's exposure to subprime loans, Disclosure and Supervisory Failures,

compliance lapses, War Dogs arms dealer, Crack Down on Securities Fraud, caused the company to lose a False Claims Act suit, the scheme has become known as "mirror trading."

violated multiple swap data reporting rules, Stewart convicted of illegally tipping off his father, make them effective whistleblowers, First whistleblower award in the state, sued glowing ratings for poor-performing mortgage-backed securities,

failure to punish executives, paid bribes to foreign officials, less tolerant of abuses by government officials, fictitious shell companies, $3 million false-claims settlement, one of the most colorful business cases, severance agreements, inflated oil and natural gas reserves, awarded contract to boyfriend, misusing taxpayer money, Escobar decision

the word "bribe" has also come up in court, requiring them to waive "any right to any individual monetary recovery", $1.4 million in illegal profits from the trades, automobiles and a $1.5 million home with cash, failing to provide required disclosures to investors.

illegally using severance agreement, falsely and fraudulently represented, repeatedly misled customers, redeemed investments in the accounts by falsely representing to issuers, distributing kickbacks for referrals