"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
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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
Washington's false claims act law rewards whistleblowers who report fraud on our state's Medicaid program. Stealing tax dollars by billing fraudulently for dental or
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
The False Claims Act aims to capture all forms of fraud on the government. In addition to health care fraud, financial fraud, procurement fraud and defense contractor fraud
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
Whistleblowers who report violations of the False Claims Act also assist the Department of Justice in building criminal cases against fraudsters who violate criminal provisions
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
Mortgage fraud has cost federal and state governments billions of dollars in less than a decade, and has harmed millions of American home owners. Many of these
Our government procurement programs supply Americans with many of the things on which we rely, particularly in transportation. Companies that commit fraud in
