Sprint Will Pay $330 Million to Settle Whistleblower Tax Fraud Case
- posted: Mar. 11, 2019
- Whistleblower Litigation,  Fraud
Telecommunications giant Sprint recently agreed to settle a long-running whistleblower lawsuit regarding incidents of tax fraud to the tune of $330 million. The lawsuit alleged Sprint had been committing tax Read More
Finance of America Mortgage to Pay $14.5 Million to Settle FHA Fraud Whistleblower Lawsuit
- posted: Feb. 25, 2019
- Whistleblower Litigation,  Fraud
The U.S. Department of Justice has announced that Finance of America Mortgage, LLC, has agreed to pay the federal government $14.5 million to settle a lawsuit involving mortgage fraud brought Read More
Pair of Companies Ordered to Pay More than $7 Million for Issues Related to Pet Food Ingredients
- posted: Feb. 14, 2019
- Whistleblower Litigation,  Fraud
Two companies were ordered by a federal court to pay more than $7 million in fines after they introduced adulterated and misbranded pet food ingredients into products that were sold Read More
Facebook Ordered to Pay $69 Million in Attorney Fees in Shareholder Action
- posted: Feb. 07, 2019
- Fraud
Facebook Inc. has agreed to pay nearly $69 million in attorneys’ fees in a mooted shareholder lawsuit over a scrapped plan that would have reclassified the company’s stock. The deal Read More
Memo Reveals Several Managers Knew of Medicaid Fraud in New Jersey Case
- posted: Jan. 31, 2019
- Fraud
A state comptroller for New Jersey claimed that one of his employees acted of his own accord by discounting $2.6 million on how much certain fraudsters had to repay taxpayers Read More
SEC Expected to Get Tougher on Cyber Fraud
- posted: Jan. 21, 2019
- Fraud
A report from the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission last fall warned that publicly held companies with insufficient internal accounting controls are more likely to cause cyber fraud and could Read More
Reliant Rehabilitation Holdings Will Pay $6.1 Million to Settle Kickback Allegations
- posted: Nov. 15, 2018
- Fraud
Reliant Rehabilitation Holds, Inc., a national rehabilitative care provider based in Plano, Texas, will pay $6.1 million to the federal government to settle claims it paid kickbacks to its skilled Read More
Amazon Launches Investigation into Reports of Employees Leaking Data for Bribes
- posted: Nov. 12, 2018
- Fraud
Global online retailer Amazon has announced that it has started an investigation into reported internal leaks of private information by employees as part of bribes to take down fake reviews Read More
PwC to Pay $625 Million in Damages After Audit
- posted: Nov. 08, 2018
- Fraud
U.S. District Judge Barbara Jacobs Rothstein ordered PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP to pay the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. more than $625 million for negligence in an audit of Colonial BancGroup, Inc., a Read More
Florida Urogynecology Network Settles False Claims Act Case for $1.7 Million
- posted: Nov. 05, 2018
- Fraud
FWC Urogynecology, a urogynecology network based in Florida, recently settled a False Claims Act lawsuit for $1.7 million. In the suit, FWC was alleged to have billed the government for Read More
SEC Fines Charles Schwab $2.8 Million for Failure to Report Suspicious Transactions
- posted: Nov. 01, 2018
- Fraud
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) recently fined Charles Schwab & Co., Inc. $2.8 million for failing to report a series of suspicious transactions by independent investment advisors it Read More
CFTC Hands Out $45 Million Award to Group of Whistleblowers
- posted: Oct. 29, 2018
- Whistleblower Litigation,  Fraud
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) recently awarded a group of whistleblowers more than $45 million for helping the agency identify fraudulent activity. Representatives of the CFTC said that this extraordinarily Read More
Endo Will Pay $13 Million to Settle Case Alleging Illegal Marketing Practices
- posted: Oct. 25, 2018
- Fraud
Endo Pharmaceuticals recently settled a lawsuit with the state of Texas to the tune of $13.5 million, resolving allegations that the company engaged in illegal marketing practices for its drug Read More
Detroit Area Hospital Settles False Claims Act Case for $84.5 Million
- posted: Oct. 22, 2018
- Fraud
William Beaumont Hospital, a hospital based in the Detroit area, agreed to pay $84.5 million to settle claims under the False Claims Act. The hospital was accused of having improper Read More
Insurance Company Sued by Los Angeles Hospital Over $42 Million Whistleblower Settlement
- posted: Oct. 18, 2018
- Whistleblower Litigation,  Fraud
A now-closed hospital in Los Angeles filed a lawsuit against its insurance provider, alleging a denial of coverage to the facility while the hospital was publicly criticized for alleged illegal Read More
Settlement Reached in Whistleblower Case Involving Jacksonville Healthcare Management Firm
- posted: Oct. 01, 2018
- Fraud
Healogics, a company based in Jacksonville, Florida, that handles the management of hospital-based wound care centers around the United States, reached a $22.5 million settlement in a case involving allegations Read More