“To hell with the bloody victims.” That is an actual quote from a story published by the National Mortgage News. According to the Orlando Sentinel, Florida has intentionally left mortgage relief funds on the table. This despite having one of the nation’s worst residential foreclosure rate. The banks get hundreds of billions of dollars and […]
From Nursing Home King to Inmate – Anti Kickback Statute Post
This blog has devoted significant space to the house of horrors formally known as Sacred Heart Hospital in Chicago. Although the criminal case dealt mostly with Medicare fraud, shocking testimony revealed deplorable conditions within the facility. Some defendants took responsibility and quickly pleaded guilty in the hopes of being spared a lengthy prison sentence. Others […]
Come Clean or Go to Prison – Gov’t Targets Pharma Rep
Medicare fraud prosecutions usually target pharmaceutical companies, hospitals and healthcare providers. We have seen hundreds of prosecutions in recent years, everything from pharmaceutical companies encouraging doctors to use their drugs for unapproved uses to hospitals paying kickbacks to doctors who admit large number of patients. The most recent prosecution by the Department of Justice, however, […]
Whistleblower Investigation – BiCNU – Emcure Pharmaceuticals
The FDA and Pharmaceutical Integrity Coalition report that counterfeit drugs have been detected in Europe. The drug, called BiCNU or carmustine, is used to treat several life threatening diseases including brain cancer, multiple myeloma, and lymphoma (Hodgkin’s and non-Hodgkin’s). While there is no known instances of fake BiCNU coming into the United States, such incidents are […]
Trucking Co. Customer Reps Win Back Overtime
A federal judge approved a $3.6 million overtime settlement for dozens customer service representatives at Swift Transportation. The payment ends a collective action brought by the workers under the federal Fair Labor Standards Act. Overtime and the Fair Labor Standards Act Until the lawsuit, Swift claimed that the customer reps were salaried and exempt from […]
Counterfeit Chemo Drugs Lead to Qui Tam Lawsuit
The U.S. Department of Justice settled a qui tam lawsuit with Dr. John Kiraly and his wife Rena. Dr. Kiraly is an oncologist in Lodi, California. Prosecutors say that he was importing chemotherapy drugs from an unlicensed supplier in the United Kingdom. Some of the drugs were counterfeit and contained no active pharmaceutical ingredient. It […]
Law360
Wyly Ruling Shows Good Advice Can’t Shield Bad Intentions by Vidya Kauri | Link to original source (99K) Texas bankruptcy court’s ruling Tuesday that found billionaire Sam Wyly and his late brother intentionally skirted taxes through a network of complex offhore accounts serves as a cautionary tale for those seeking to use professional advice as […]
Judge to Company – “Don’t Sue Whistleblower for Taking Documents”
Companies engaged in wrongdoing hate whistleblowers. Since 1863, Congress has provided whistleblowers powerful incentives to report fraud and misconduct. The federal False Claims Act pays whistleblowers hundreds of millions of dollars each year for reporting fraud involving government funds or programs. It’s no wonder that some greedy corporations despise whistleblowers. Congress recognized that not every […]
Whistleblower Awards for Banks That Hide Fraud Losses
We are a big proponent of bank compliance officers. Finally, after decades of financial funny business, big banks are starting to pay lip service to federal anti-money laundering and compliance regulations. Banks are now hiring compliance officers by the dozens. We hoped that these folks could begin to rein in the financial greed and corruption […]
ABC News
Hollywood Notable McTiernan Sues Bank Hires Lawyer Brian Mahany May 9 2016 Hollywood Director McTiernan Sues First Interstate Bank for Wrongdoing. McTiernan Hires High Profile Lawyer Brian Mahany
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