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Defense Contractors Convicted of Fraud by a Federal Jury

A federal jury recently convicted two Poway-based defense contractors and a Poway corporation of conspiracy and bribery in connection with a defense fraud and corruption scheme at Naval Air Station North Island. The defendants in the case were Robert Ehnow, owner and president of Poway defense contractor L&N Industrial Tool […]

Texas Court Rules American Working in Jordan Not Protected by Dodd-Frank

Whistleblower Suit Dismissed by Texas Court due to Interpretation of Dodd-Frank Act The United States District Court of the Southern District of Texas recently decided to dismiss a whistleblower lawsuit filed by a former employee of G.E. Energy (GE). What makes the case unique is that the former Iraqi country […]

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 […]