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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.

Since the news of Volkswagen's illegal "defeat device" software in TDI diesel cars broke almost a year ago, the future of diesel cars has been the topic of much discussion. The German government on Monday announced the start of a voluntary recall of 630,000 vehicles to fix emissions irregularities uncovered in the wake of Volkswagen's "Dieselgate" scandal.

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.

The European Commission will meet consumer groups this week to make sure they are doing enough to seek compensation for European drivers affected by Volkswagen's cheating of diesel emissions tests.

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.

A year ago Volkswagen Group confessed in private to U.S. authorities that it had rigged diesel engines to fool emissions tests. Two weeks later, VW's cheat was made public. The time in between cost some investors dearly.

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

Rear gates and diesel engines, Model X doors, for the third time to fix rear suspension parts

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

Drivers said the company marketed and sold cars with defective shifting, new rules to increase repair rates, more safety system issues

Of the 475,000 affected vehicles, 210,000 owners have signed up, DealerCONNECT software vulnerability, may cause a loss of steering control, a fault in the power system, Negotiations related to the 3.0-liter engine progressing well,

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."