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Telehealth Services Increased Medicare Fraud

The COVID-19 pandemic made telehealth essential. With shutdowns across the country, people still needed medical care, and telehealth came to the rescue. The number of “virtual” physicians increased from zero Read More

Pharma Giant Whistleblower Files Lawsuit Alleging ‘Unlawful Retaliation’

Three years ago, Amrit Mula was a top human resources officer at Eli Lilly, a pharmaceutical giant in New Jersey. Now, she’s filing an unlawful retaliation lawsuit in New Jersey Read More

Whistleblower and Fraud Facts: Are There Windfalls?

Despite claims by offending companies, whistleblowers aren’t getting rich by reporting their employers. If anything, they suffer steep consequences and often wait years before receiving compensation. Here are the facts Read More

Physician Pays $980,000 to Settle False Claims Act Allegations

A physician, his son and their medical practice agreed to pay the U.S. $980,000 to resolve allegations arising from the False Claims Act. The pair allegedly submitted medically unnecessary urine Read More

American Senior Communities, LLC Settles False Medicare Claims for over $5 Million

American Senior Communities LLC, or ASC, violated the False Claims Act by submitting false claims to Medicare. The organization recently agreed with the Department of Justice (DOJ) to pay just Read More

SEC Fixes Flawed Provision in Whistleblower Rule

Investment and public interest groups applaud recent changes in Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) rules. After previous efforts to weaken these rules, the SEC restored the regulations to better award Read More

Lawsuit Claims New Jersey Rent Assistance Program Fired Whistleblower

New Jersey’s Department of Community Affairs has been accused of firing their chief financial officer, after he informed the agency’s leaders about waste and conflicts of interest in the state’s Read More

White Collar Crime Costs Hundreds of Billions Each Year

White collar crime costs the United States about $300 billion dollars per year—and most Americans don’t even realize it. Because white collar crime is typically nonviolent, it doesn’t get the Read More

Orlando Hospitality System Settles WARN Act Class Action for $2.3 Million

Rosen Hotels and Resorts, a hospitality system based in Orland, has recently settled class action claims brought under the Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification (WARN) Act for $2.3 million. Hotel Read More

Surgeon Claims Retaliation After Blowing the Whistle on Colleague

A Cincinnati surgeon has filed a lawsuit against the Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, claiming he was retaliated against when he raised concerns about a colleague’s fitness. Dr. Charles Mehlman Read More

Citizens Can Use Whistleblower Laws to Report Climate Crimes

It’s no secret that climate change is happening at an increasingly rapid pace. Greenhouse gas emissions continue to increase, sea levels are rising and once-normal weather events are more destructive Read More

Former Santa Fe Public School Administrator Awarded $800,000 in Whistleblower Suit

Former Santa Fe High School assistant principal Kelly Rinaldi was awarded nearly $800,000 in a whistleblower lawsuit against the school district. Rinaldi alerted colleagues of allegations of sexual misconduct against Read More

Facial ID Vendor Sued by Former Illinois Hospital Worker

A former Illinois employee from Lurie Children’s Hospital recently filed a biometric privacy claim against ID.me Inc., the hospital’s identity verification vendor. The suit claimed it stored her and other Read More

Pharmacy Owners Convicted of Fraudulent Multimillion Dollar Telemedicine Scheme

Two pharmacy owners were recently convicted of trying to defraud pharmacy benefit managers of tens of thousands of prescriptions, which were submitted to both private and federally-funded healthcare programs. The Read More

Daily Harvest Whistleblower Speaks Out

Being a whistleblower can be an overwhelming process, according to Daily Harvest whistleblower Abby Silverman. Silverman received a tainted package of “French lentil and leek crumbles,” which sent her to Read More

Class Action Against Tesla Alleges Thousands Laid Off Without Notice

A putative class action suit against automaker Tesla alleges they laid off thousands of workers without issuing federally-required notice. The Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act requires employers to provide Read More

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