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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.

California Fights Back Against S&P – False Claims Act Suit Against Credit Rating Giant

One day after the United States government accused Wall Street’s biggest credit rating agency, Standard & Poor’s Financial Services LLC, of ratings inflation on mortgage-backed securities, the California Attorney General filed an additional suit claiming the credit ratings company violated the state’s False Claims Act (FCA). California joins twelve other states […]

Will Final Rule for Sunshine Act Decrease Medical Fraud?

On Friday, February 1, 2013, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) published a long-delayed final rule for the Physician Payments Sunshine Act. The Sunshine Act requires all drug, medical device, and biological or medical supply manufacturers to carefully track and report all payments made to physicians and teaching hospitals. […]

Texas is Leading the Charge in Whistleblower Lawsuits

After cracking down on Medicaid fraud for over a decade, The Texas Attorney General’s Office recently reached two historic milestones. Since 2002, the Civil Medicaid Fraud Division’s recoveries in the State of Texas passed the $400 million mark, while total recoveries for the state and federal governments presently exceed $1 […]