Anyone who has little children (or can still remember their early childhood) probably remembers the song, “London Bridge is Falling Down.” We have no reason to believe that London Bridge is really falling down but many U.S. highway projects have been built with inferior steel. A recent criminal case in Philadelphia shows that some companies […]
The Panama Papers – Looking for Whistleblowers
[Post updated through 2020] Urgent call for whistleblowers! Earlier today the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists (ICIJ) released a treasure trove of documents to the press. Much of what has been released deals with suspected dirty money and Vladimir Putin. Other international leaders have been implicated as well. It should come as no surprise that […]
Lab to Pay $258 Million to Settle Whistleblower Suits
Millennium Health, a San Diego based healthcare laboratory, agreed to pay the federal government $256 million to settle multiple whistleblower suits surrounding its Medicare and Medicaid business. Rumors of the settlement began circulating in June, however the case remained open while the company negotiated with its creditors and debt holders. The settlement was so large […]
Broker Steals from Disabled Client – Fraud Recovery Post
Stories like these make us angry. Unfortunately, headlines like the one above are all too common. The Columbus (Ohio) Dispatch reports a 39-year-old “financial advisor” is headed to prison after stealing money from a physically and mentally disabled client. Jason Wade Cox went from working at IHOP to becoming a stockbroker. In 2010 he was […]
Ebola Contract Fraud Revisited (Government Contractor Fraud Post)
[Post updated August 2019] The Ebola outbreak occurred in 2014 but it now seems like a distant memory. For a while, millions of Americans worried that the disease would spread. The final statistics show that by 2015, Ebola had killed 10,880 people and infected an estimated 26,000. Most of the victims were in Guinea, Sierra […]
Long Lunch Breaks Cost Boeing $18 Mill!
Everybody appreciates a long, leisurely lunch break. Those breaks are even better if you are getting paid for them. Unfortunately, Boeing was billing Uncle Sam for those lunches and charging the time as if workers were actually working. A former Boeing worker brought the illegal practice to light after filing a federal False Claims Act […]
DBE Program Fraud and the False Claims Act
The Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE) program was designed by Congress to insure that socially and economically disadvantaged individuals get to participate in federal transportation projects. Since 1983, the Department of Transportation has been required to set aside 10% of highway and transit contract monies for use by DBE vendors. More recently, Congress added women into […]
Medical Waste Qui Tam Suit Settled – $27 Million!
[Post updated June 2019] Medical waste disposal is a big business. The disposal of dirty needles, operating room dressings, hospital surgical gowns and the like is highly regulated and expensive. Medical waste can’t simply be tossed in a landfill. Where does it go? That depends on the state and the type of debris but often […]
Oil and Gas Debt… Correction or Crisis?
An article in the industry publication Oil + Gas Monitor calls the current economics of the oil industry a “debt crisis.” That means that oil and gas companies have borrowed too much money and can’t make the interest payments. According to the publication, there may be as much as $200 billion of debt in the […]
Whistleblower Suit – MD Performed Unnecessary Surgeries
We hate these stories… medical professionals abusing patients (and taxpayers too) all for the sake of a few extra dollars. Although Medicare fraud costs taxpayers tens of billions of dollars per year, rarely are patients’ lives at risk. We have said many times before; there is a special place in Hell for those who perform […]
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