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Timing is Crucial for Dodd-Frank Act’s Whistleblower Program

Two and a half years after the Dodd-Frank Act’s whistleblower program passed and more than one year after key rules went into effect, the program has generated more than 3,000 tips, complaints, and referrals. It has also yielded the first Securities and Exchange Commission enforcement action this year. The program’s first […]

IRS Paid Out a Record $125 Million to Whistleblowers in 2012 According to New Report

The Internal Revenue Service released its Whistleblower Report for Fiscal Year 2012, which ended on Sept. 30. The report is required by Congress and shows the annual accounting for the IRS whistleblower program that pays rewards to those people who report or turn in tax frauds. The IRS whistleblowers office reported that […]

Qui Tam Suit Against Cooper Health System Finally Resolved

A False Claims Act lawsuit filed against Cooper Health System, a New Jersey hospital, by Delaware Valley cardiologist Nicholas L. DePace, M.D., set off what became a multi-year investigation by the United States Department of Justice and the New Jersey Attorney General’s Office. The qui tam suit was filed in federal […]

False Claims Act Case Filed Against Lance Armstrong by the Department of Justice

The federal government has sued  Lance Armstrong, alleging the former cyclist committed fraud through cheating and false statements.

The Department of Defense Continued doing Business with Contractors Linked to Fraud Charges

In a shocking report prepared by the Department of Defense for Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders, it was revealed that hundreds of defense contractors who defrauded the U.S. military ended up receiving more than $1.1 trillion in Pentagon contracts during the past decade.