Whistleblower Claims Wall Street Has Been Routinely Manipulating Mortgage Funds
- posted: Sep. 05, 2020
- Fraud
A whistleblower claims there is evidence to believe Wall Street is once again engaged in some of the very practices that led to the financial crash of 2008. A whistleblower complaint Read More
Latest SEC Whistleblower Award: $3.8 Million
- posted: Aug. 31, 2020
- Whistleblower Litigation,  Fraud
The most recent SEC whistleblower award was a $3.8 million bounty to a whistleblower who offered information to the agency that resulted in a successful enforcement action. As always, the information Read More
SEC Awards $27 Million to Whistleblower
- posted: Aug. 27, 2020
- Whistleblower Litigation,  Fraud
April 2020 was a busy month for the SEC’s Office of the Whistleblower and its whistleblower award program. The headline award of the month was a $27 million award to Read More
COVID-19 Fraud Cases are Coming: What To Expect
- posted: Aug. 06, 2020
- Whistleblower Litigation,  Fraud
Healthcare fraud costs American taxpayers billions of dollars every year. With the widespread coronavirus pandemic, it is expected that much of the fraud in 2020 will be related to the Read More
Frisco Firm Fires Employee After She Shelters in Place in Dallas County, Suit Says
- posted: Apr. 27, 2020
- Employee Rights,  Foreign Corrupt Practices Act,  Graft and Corruption,  Uncategorized,  Whistleblower Litigation,  New Legislation,  Fraud,  Employee Retirement Income Security Act,  Wrongful Termination
In her article published April 23, 2020, on nbcdfw.com, Diana Zoga discusses a lawsuit filed in Dallas County in mid-April. The suit was filed by Amy Reggio, a woman who says Read More
Second Circuit Revives Old False Claims Act Case Involving Federal Reserve
- posted: Feb. 03, 2020
- Whistleblower Litigation,  Fraud
The Second Circuit recently revived a False Claims Act case that arose out of the 2008 financial crisis. The case, United States ex rel. Kraus v. Wells Fargo & Co., two Read More
SEC Charges Former Executives of Outcome Health with Fraud
- posted: Jan. 09, 2020
- Whistleblower Litigation,  Fraud
A trio of former executives of Outcome Health were charged by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) of engaging in a fraudulent scheme to raise about $500 million for the Read More
Whistleblower Claims Disney Has Been Significantly Inflating its Revenue
- posted: Nov. 25, 2019
- Whistleblower Litigation,  Fraud
According to a report from MarketWatch, a Walt Disney Company accountant has claimed the company overstated its revenue for years. That accountant ultimately filed a whistleblower report with the Securities Read More
SEC Issues Charges to Several Defendants for Unregistered Securities Sales
- posted: Nov. 11, 2019
- Whistleblower Litigation,  Fraud
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) charged Crystal World Holdings, Inc., The New Sports Economy Institute and Christopher Paul Rabalais for misleading its investors in an unregistered offer and Read More
Texas Medicare Fraud Scheme Results in $339 Million Judgment
- posted: Nov. 07, 2019
- Whistleblower Litigation,  Fraud
A federal judge in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas recently entered a judgment in a Medicare fraud case against four defendants valued at a total Read More
Philly-Area Addiction Treatment Facility to Pay $2.85 Million to Settle False Claims Allegations
- posted: Oct. 31, 2019
- Whistleblower Litigation,  Fraud
This summer, Eagleville Hospital, a provider of various substance abuse treatments to Medicare and Medicaid patients, agreed to a $2.85 million settlement with the government in the face of allegations Read More
Former Executives Charged in Insurance Law Scheme that Led to Hundreds of Millions in Losses
- posted: Aug. 19, 2019
- Fraud
A pair of former executives with Southport Lane, L.P., a private equity investment holding company that specializes in managing investment portfolios for insurance companies, were charged with participating in a Read More
How to Respond if Your Company Attempts to Push You
- posted: Apr. 15, 2019
- Whistleblower Litigation,  Fraud
National pharmacy chain Walgreens recently settled a pair of False Claims Act (FCA) lawsuits with the federal government for a total of $269 million. The claims involved allegations of improper Read More
Eagle Home Mortgage Accused of Approving Unqualified Buyers
- posted: Apr. 11, 2019
- Whistleblower Litigation,  Fraud
Eagle Home Mortgage, a subsidiary of Lennar, is the defendant in a new whistleblower lawsuit that alleges the lender routinely approved unqualified borrowers for mortgages, going so far as to Read More
Identifying and Reporting a Ponzi Scheme
- posted: Apr. 08, 2019
- Whistleblower Litigation,  Fraud
It is hard to believe, but we have now passed the 10-year anniversary of the federal government bringing down Bernie Madoff’s multibillion-dollar Ponzi scheme. This scheme did ultimately do some Read More
Sprint to Pay $330 Million in Whistleblower Tax Fraud Settlement
- posted: Apr. 01, 2019
- Fraud
Sprint, the fourth-most popular mobile phone carrier in the United States, recently agreed to settle a whistleblower lawsuit to the tune of $330 million. The whistleblower in the case alleged the Read More