Whistleblower Didn’t Live to See Landmark Allied Mortgage Verdict, Taxpayers Recover $92 Million by ML McLaren | Link to original source (117K) In May, 2011, Peter Belli filed a complaint in Boston. With guidance from whistleblower experts at Mahany Law, he accused Allied Home Mortgage Capital Corporation of massive mortgage fraud in a False Claims […]
Federal Appeals Court Win for Whistleblowers
Whistleblowers often have a tough time taking on their employer. Even those that take on a former employer can still face an uphill battle. It is often a true David versus Goliath fight, one in which a single employee tries to take on huge and powerful corporations. Congress recognized this and passed the federal False […]
BREAKING NEWS: Huge Win in Allied Home Mortgage Fraud Case
Yesterday a Houston jury awarded the government approximately $90 million in a case originally filed by us against Allied Home Mortgage. This is only the second major lender to go to trial on a False Claims Act case since the financial crisis in 2008. The jury verdict is a major win for the government and […]
Many Bankers Eligible for Overtime Pay (FLSA Post)
There have been several large overtime pay collective action cases in recent years involving bankers. Ever since Wells Fargo management decided to fire 5,500 bankers who were allegedly involved in the unauthorized new account scandal, our phones have been ringing steadily with call from unhappy bank employees. As a group, individual bankers, tellers, customer service […]
Whistleblowers Opportunity! Samsung Influence Peddling Scandal
Earlier this week there was a small story buried deep inside the Wall Street Journal indicating that South Korean prosecutors had raided Samsung’s headquarters in the city of Jeonju. There has been no official word about why authorities are searching multiple offices of a huge multinational corporation. Samsung has $466 billion in assets. Although many […]
$85 Million Wasted on “Empty Shells”? Government Contractor Fraud Post
Recently I spoke with an American diplomat in Pakistan. He said much of our government spending there was being lost to fraud. When I asked about Afghanistan, he simply shook his head in dismay. We lose billions of dollars each year to fraud and mismanagement. Absent an insider (whistleblower), finding and proving fraud in […]
Pharmacist Guilty in Scheme Involving Counterfeit Drugs
Walter Beich, a 63-year-old pharmacist from Illinois, pled guilty to a Medicaid and Medicare fraud scheme involving filling prescriptions with counterfeit drugs. According to court records, Beich pled guilty to healthcare fraud and aggravated identity theft. He was facing trial on twelve charges before changing his plea. Beich’s Medicare Fraud Scheme Involved Counterfeit Drugs According […]
Whistleblower: United Airlines Does Shoddy Maintenance Work
[Post updated Jan. 2019] Last year, a former aviation maintenance technician for United Airlines filed a federal whistleblower lawsuit against the company and accused the airline of shoddy aircraft maintenance. Last week a federal judge in Charleston, South Carolina tossed the suit but said he would give the whistleblower thirty days to file a new complaint with […]
Medicare Fraud to Murder? Witness Tampering Post
[Post updated June 2019 and May 2021] Readers of this blog know that we have long claimed that Medicare fraud is not a victimless crime. Often patients are harmed, receive substandard care or receive treatments and drugs they do not need simply so some doctor or clinic operator can bill more money to Medicare. Obviously, […]
Oppenheimer & Co. Hit with $3.4 Million Penalty
Money laundering concerns, litigation, unreported customer complaints… it sounds like something from the movie Wolf of Wall Street and the infamous Stratton Oakmont brokerage firm. Sadly, these are allegations levied against Oppenheimer & Co., an otherwise well respected Wall Street firm with over $1 billion in revenues and 3500 employees. Big, however, doesn’t mean better. […]
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