Starting in 2009, our client Kyle Lagow alerted the federal government to Countrywide's mortgage fraud scheme. Now, billions of dollars in settlements later, the
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"(Reuters) - Ratings firm Standard & Poor's will pay $1.5 billion to resolve a series of lawsuits over its ratings on mortgage securities that soured in the run up to
Kickbacks by medical companies to medical providers as inducements to use their products are both unethical and illegal. Such conduct violates the Anti-Kickback
"The Division's whistleblower office takes in thousands of tips per year, generating a fresh stream of case leads that deserve investigation: In FY 2014, the Division
Violations of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act are investigated and prosecuted aggressively by the Securities and Exchange Commission. Whistleblowers play a vital
"The United States has settled a lawsuit brought by three whistleblowers that alleges a central Florida based dermatology practice with offices in Clermont and Sumterille
The health care marketplace requires the ever-vigilant policing of the Department of Justice and fraud whistleblowers. Using bribery to sell drugs is health care
Whether through retaliation or bribery, whistleblowers are frequently subjected to efforts by employers to silence the reporting of fraud. The hush money offered to
The dialysis industry is rife with fraud. This massive settlement with Da Vita, one of the nation's largest providers, is only the most recent violation of the False Claims
It's long been understood that risk and reward are linked, and blowing the whistle through the False Claims Act is no different. The False Claims Act has a very detailed
Lying about the cost of materials and the wages paid to workers under a government contract is an act of fraud, plain and simple. Government defense contractors and
Whistleblowers can be fined when a court concludes a whistleblower has violated a court order sealing a case, and in some instances eligibility for an award can
Defense contractor fraud is the classic form of fraud under the False Claims Act. Despite efforts to combat this fraud since before the Civil War, unscrupulous contractors
Criminal organizations enforce a code of silence. As a culture, we have come to realize that whistleblowers are a necessary component of a free society and a necessary means
The SEC has started off 2015 with two hard-hitting and ground-breaking enforcement actions. First, the largest penalty in history against a financial exchange in
"North Atlantic Medical Services Inc. (NAMS), doing business as Regional Home Care Inc., has agreed to pay $852,378 to resolve allegations that it violated the False Claims
Today, the Securities and Exchange Commission finalized a record $14 million fine in light of information from Hagens Berman's whistleblower client, Haim Bodek, accusing
Hagens Berman applauds today's announcement from the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission that two exchanges formerly owned by Direct Edge Holdings (and since
Financial fraud violates the False Claims Act. Qualification for government assistance, whether under the FHA mortgage program or the Small Business Administration, is
These steps in the right direction affirm the widespread abuse of the elderly and other taxpayers occurring in the home-health industry. Whistleblowers in hospice, home-care
