Back in January, we posted a piece directed at practitioners – accountants and enrolled agents – on their FBAR reporting responsibilities. Since that post, we continue to hear from taxpayers who claim their preparer failed to file FBARs and failed to report their foreign accounts. When the IRS assesses huge penalties, the taxpayer’s first stop is usually […]
Private Security Companies and Whistleblowers
We have written many posts on embassy security and our reliance on private contractors. It’s not that we have a problem with contractors. Our problems center on how some contractors cut corners and how we have become overdependent on them. An intern I worked with while a prosecutor became a civilian contractor in Iraq during […]
Injustice Anywhere Is a Threat to Justice Everywhere
Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere. Those were spoken by Dr. Martin Luther King and are the theme for today’s Thankgiving message. We try to blog everyday. Holidays are no exception. A few minutes ago I was poised to write a story on a new Ponzi scheme in Florida. Unfortunately, by tomorrow several […]
Big Whistleblower Award in Celeb Doctor Case
This month a Florida woman can rest easier knowing that her whistleblower case against a physician on Staten Island, New York is finally over…. a case that was filed in June of 2004! Her payday? $4,079,664. Unfortunately, her whistleblower award, while well deserved, is bittersweet. She claims that her husband’s life was cut short by […]
Deported Pakistani Linked to Medicaid Fraud
A man deported by the feds in 2008 has been linked to a $5 million Medicaid fraud scheme in New York State. The man, Munir Khan, was deported after being convicted of adulterating prescription drugs and tax evasion charges. Khan may be long gone but his family members are now in trouble for Medicaid fraud. […]
Corporate Shame – Bylaws Seek to Silence Whistleblowers
Corporate America doesn’t like whistleblowers. At least those companies that break the law and defraud taxpayers. While many of America’s largest banks and corporations try to pretend that they are great neighbors and care about the community, the opposite is true. A recent article in the New York Law Journal says that in the 90 […]
“Helping Homeowners?” NO! (Ocwen Fraud Post)
“Helping Homeowners?” NO! (Ocwen Fraud Post) Ocwen obtained a copyright on the phrase “Helping Homeowners Is What We Do.” Try finding one of those homeowners who claim they were “helped” by Ocwen, the largest nonbank mortgage servicer in the United States. For many years, Ocwen claimed it did a better job than banks at keeping […]
Interview Platform Magazine
Whistleblower Claims & Fraud Recovery Lawyer: Brian Mahany Brian Mahany’s evolution from New Orleans street cop to America’s newest Billion Dollar Lawyer is a 20 year tale of justice achieved for real people against the super powerful. He chronicles his string of David v Goliath wins in…
Republicans Back New Whistleblower Legislation
Many whistleblower lawyers have been nervous with the recent GOP sweep in Washington. When I read the Justice Department’s press release last week indicating that the department paid out $435 million to whistleblowers this year, I viewed it as 435 million reasons why Wall Street hates the federal False Claims Act. While it still too […]
Tax Court Hears Interesting IRS Whistleblower Case
The IRS whistleblower program has been around for almost as long as the federal income tax. In 2007, Congress put real teeth in the law and provided whistleblowers more rights in big cases. Recently the U.S. Tax Court had the opportunity to address the ability of whistleblowers to challenge the amount of the their award […]
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