Common Strategies Companies Use to Falsify their Financial Statements
- posted: May 13, 2021
- Graft and Corruption,  Fraud
One of the most common forms of fraud committed by businesses is “cooking the books,” or falsifying important financial documents and statements to make out that their numbers are actually Read More
Whistleblower Alleges ExxonMobil Overvalued its Financial Position
- posted: Apr. 05, 2021
- Graft and Corruption,  Fraud
Franklin Bennett, a former employee of ExxonMobil, recently claimed the oil company has spent years overvaluing its assets, in what he calls a “fraudulent and defiant behavior.” He filed a Read More
New Legislation Requires Shell Companies to Disclose Their Owners
- posted: Mar. 15, 2021
- Graft and Corruption,  New Legislation
A new law passed in Congress in December that will, for the very first time, require shell companies to provide the names of owners, or face jail time and/or stiff Read More
Florida’s COVID-19 Dashboard Designer Files Whistleblower Complaint Against State Department of Health
- posted: Sep. 14, 2020
- Employee Rights,  Graft and Corruption,  Whistleblower Litigation
The designer of Florida’s COVID-9 dashboard recently filed a whistleblower complaint against the Florida Department of Health after being fired for insubordination. The former department employee, Rebekah Jones, claims she was Read More
Wells Fargo Accused of Unfair Methods of Processing PPP Applications
- posted: Aug. 10, 2020
- Graft and Corruption,  Whistleblower Litigation
A company filed a lawsuit against Wells Fargo on behalf of small business owners, alleging the bank took unfair actions against small businesses seeking COVID-19 relief through the Paycheck Protection 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
U.S. Government Joins Lawsuit Alleging False Claims in Marine Corps Contract
- posted: Feb. 20, 2020
- Graft and Corruption,  Whistleblower Litigation
The federal government recently opted to intervene in a whistleblower lawsuit filed in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia against Navistar Defense LLC, a company that manufactures Read More
SEC Accused of Mishandling Whistleblower Claim Regarding Financial Misconduct at Deutsche Bank
- posted: Apr. 22, 2019
- Graft and Corruption,  Whistleblower Litigation
The economy has come a long way since the financial crisis of the late 2000s. However, the fallout for the big banks and discussions of how the federal government should Read More
Trump: Pharmaceutical Companies are ‘Getting Away with Murder’
- posted: Apr. 27, 2017
- Graft and Corruption
One of the big takeaways from President Donald Trump’s first press conference since being elected was his claim that the pharmaceutical company is “getting away with murder” in terms of Read More
NLESD the Subject of Two Different Fraud Investigations
- posted: Jun. 30, 2016
- Graft and Corruption
The CEO of the Newfoundland and Labrador English School District (NLESD) in Canada recently divulged that the district is currently the subject of two separate investigations for fraud. CEO Darrin Pike Read More
US Marshals Whistleblowers Claim Officials Use Freedom of Information Act for Retaliation
- posted: Jun. 15, 2015
- Graft and Corruption
Multiple whistleblowers have come forward from the U.S. Marshals Service, claiming that leadership within the agency uses requests under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) to retaliate against individuals because Read More
Whistleblower Compliance Officer Receives $1.4 Million Award from SEC
- posted: Jun. 11, 2015
- Graft and Corruption
On April 22, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) announced an award of between $1.4 million and $1.6 million given to a compliance officer who alerted authorities to wrongdoing Read More
Department of Justice Takes Active Role in Lawsuit Against Nursing Home Chain
- posted: Jun. 08, 2015
- Graft and Corruption
For the past six years, the Ohio-based nursing home chain HCR ManorCare has been embroiled in a whistleblower lawsuit featuring allegations that the company systematically overbilled Medicare and often put Read More
Rutgers Pays Nearly $2 Million to Settle Whistleblower Claims Against UMDNJ
- posted: Jun. 04, 2015
- Graft and Corruption
Rutgers University recently merged with the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey, but as a result it also inherited a pair of ongoing whistleblower claims against that school. Read More
Whistleblower Claims San Antonio VA Still Guilty of Altering Wait Time Information
- posted: Jun. 01, 2015
- Graft and Corruption
Over the past year, the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs has been a fixture in national news for the controversies surrounding the extremely long wait times veterans have experienced for Read More
New Jersey Transit Pays $700,000 in Whistleblower Suit Settlement
- posted: May 28, 2015
- Graft and Corruption
New Jersey Transit paid nearly $700,000 to settle a federal whistleblower complaint filed by one of its conductors. The conductor claimed he was the victim of retaliation from the agency Read More