“Court Sanctions Whistleblower!” We hate headlines like this. Defense attorneys and big corporations jump on these headlines and try to intimidate would-be whistleblowers. Their goal of course is to make them think twice before filing a False Claims Act or other whistleblower complaint. Take just a few minutes to read the facts behind the most […]
Comptroller of Currency ’16 Whistleblower Opportunities
The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (“OCC”) and its Committee on Bank Supervision have published their 2016 operating plan. That document is a road map to the agency’s enforcement priorities this year. Many of those priorities offer big whistleblower opportunities. The Financial Institutions Reform, Recovery and Enforcement Act (“FIRREA”) pays whistleblower awards up […]
Bank of America Wins First Round in Suit by NFL Player
Dwight Freeney is a professional NFL football player. For 13 seasons he played as a defensive end, first for the Indianapolis Colts and beginning in 2013, the San Diego Chargers. In 7 of those years he was selected to the NFL’s Pro Bowl. Freeney may be a great football player but his lawyer says he […]
Aramark – Wardens Gone Wild? (Info for Employees andWhistleblowers)
Updated February 2019 with new information about the plight of Aramark employees. HINT: They are treated about as well as inmates! If you worked or worked for Aramark and have information about fraud involving government contracts, read the first section below, you may be entitled to a reward. If you are an employee and feel […]
Emcure Whistleblower Alert! Investigating Sterility & cGMP Violations
[Updated May 2019] As one of the nation’s leading whistleblower firms, we are always on the look out for bad drugs entering the U.S. marketplace. Contaminated, adulterated or misbranded drugs are a danger to the unsuspecting public. We trust that when we open our medicine cabinets, the drugs inside will be of the proper strength […]
New Front in War Against Bad Pharma – the FCPA
Bribery and corruption is a way of life in many countries. It is how business is done. Sadly, there are areas of the United States where corruption still thrives. It also illegal. One of the biggest weapons against foreign bribery is the FCPA, the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act. The FCPA makes it illegal for companies […]
The "Butcher of Detroit" Sentenced to 45 Years for Medicare Fraud
[Story updated June 2019] We have followed the case of Dr. Farid Fata for many months. His case is a study in contrasts. On the one hand, his case may go down in history as one of the worst Medicare frauds the nation has ever seen. The whistleblowers and his victims, however, are heroes. In […]
India Signs FATCA Agreement With US (Unreported Indian Bank Accounts)
Post by Veronica Pamoukaghlian, Senior Tax Writer India is the latest country to sign an agreement with the US under FATCA (the Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act). The implications of the treaty on the international tax landscape are vast, as it will heavily affect thousands of taxpayers and numerous financial institutions at two of the […]
New Orleans Medicare Fraud and Whistleblower Awards
Welcome to the Big Easy! When I was a police officer and prosecutor in New Orleans, the city was affectionately called the “Big Sleazy.” While things have dramatically improved since the 1980’s, fraud remains a big problem. In particular, New Orleans Medicare fraud seems to be growing worse. The U.S. Department of Health and Human […]
Hong Kong the New Money Laundering Destination?
As whistleblower lawyers who concentrate in bank fraud cases, we get lots of question about the legality of bringing money into or out of the United States. Like many countries, the United States does not have currency controls per se but U.S. Treasury Department regulations require cash in excess of $10,000 be reported. That includes […]
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