[Post updated September 2021] In December 2015, the U.S. Department of Justice settled a whistleblower case brought under the False Claims Act against Franklin American Mortgage Company. As part of the settlement, the Franklin, Tennessee based mortgage company must pay $70 million to the federal government. The case against Franklin American Mortgage was one of […]
Medicaid Fraud Whistleblower Earns $4.7 mm Award!
The U.S. Department of Justice and the Department of Health and Human Services have settled Medicaid fraud charges against Vintage Pharmaceuticals and its parent Endo Pharmaceuticals. Vintage does business as Qualitest Pharmaceuticals. According to a federal whistleblower lawsuit, Qualitest and its affiliates were selling chewable fluoride tablets that contained just a small trace of the […]
Barclay’s AML Violations & Whistleblower Opportunities
[Post updated 2021] Recent headlines highlighted another massive fine levied against Barclays Bank for failing to adopt suitable anti money laundering (“AML”) and anti corruption protocols. An examination of this case highlights emerging whistleblower award opportunities available under the Financial Institutions Reform Recovery and Enforcement Act. Known by its acronym “FIRREA”, the law permits whistleblower […]
Medicare Fraud Scheme – Billing Dead Patients?
[Updated June 2019] A psychiatrist from San Angelo, Texas will be spending the next several Christmas’ in prison. A federal judge in Amarillo sentenced him to 71 months in prison for Medicare fraud. His crime? Billing for patient visits even though the patients were dead or had been discharged! Dr. Robert Hadley Gross was sentenced […]
Fidelity Responsible for Fake Broker!
Fidelity Brokerage Services is one of the largest brokerage firms in the United States. With 225 offices and approximately 14,000 registered reps (stockbrokers), it is well known to many Americans. In a firm that size, mistakes will happen and their will always be a few really bad apples who intentionally steal or cheat clients. This […]
Union Steward Claims Wage Theft (FLSA Post)
Despite the politicians telling us that the economy is fine, many workers know the truth. Raises are few and far between. That is unfortunate, but not illegal. When an employer refuses to pay for times worked or refuses to pay overtime, the conduct becomes illegal. Not paying employees for time worked or OT is considered […]
Bank Settles SEC Accounting Fraud Charge
When you or I apply for a loan, the bank expects an honest and complete loan application. Lie about your income or assets and it’s possible that you can be charged criminally with bank fraud. What happens when the banks lie? Trinity National Corp and its subsidiary, Los Alamos Bank, answered that question earlier this […]
Breaking: Omnicare Settles Illegal Kickbacks Charge
Two of the biggest pharmacy companies in America aren’t exactly a household words. Kentucky based PharMerica and Cincinnati based Omnicare are certainly well known names with the United States Department of Justice, however. Both companies are again in trouble with the feds, this time for receiving kickbacks from Abbott Laboratories in connection with the sale […]
$1.1 Million Payday for Medicare Fraud Whistleblower
A Medicare fraud whistleblower from Wisconsin was awarded $1,129,145 for reporting a massive billing fraud scheme involving Pharmasan Labs, NeuroScience, Inc. and Gottfried Kellerman. According to court records, Kellermann is a serial fraudster and had previously been convicted of bribery and ordered deported from the United States. Our story begins with Richard Frost, a former […]
House of Horrors? Carlton Palms & AdvoServ
[Hat tip to ProPublica, our favorite investigative journalists for the facts used in this post. If you aren’t familiar with them, visit their site and donate!] After reading a story on ProPublica about the Carlton Palms group home and its owner, AdvoServ, I did a quick Google search. Just how bad can a state licensed […]
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