• posted: Dec. 25, 2017
• Steve Kardell
• Fraud
• anti-fraud,  health care fraud,  International Fraud Awareness Week

Valdosta State University in Georgia recently hosted a presentation in recognition of International Fraud Awareness Week (November 12-18), a global initiative developed to minimize the effects of fraud by promoting Read More

• posted: Dec. 21, 2017
• Steve Kardell
• Foreign Corrupt Practices Act,  Whistleblower Litigation
• Foreign Corrupt Practice Act,  whistleblowing,  Whistleblowing in Mining Companies

Four mining companies have now disclosed that they are subject of investigations related to the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA). One company first disclosed an investigation in late November, while Read More

• posted: Dec. 18, 2017
• Steve Kardell
• Whistleblower Litigation
• failure to pay out benefits,  high-risk” patients,  VA whistleblowers

A former surgeon with the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) recently claimed VA hospital administrators routinely manipulate hospital statistics by denying care to some patients to make their facilities look Read More

• posted: Dec. 14, 2017
• Steve Kardell
• Whistleblower Litigation
• Seattle Swedish Health hospital,  Swedish Health Whistleblower Award,  whistleblowers can alert the government

Dr. David Newell recently blew the whistle on a case involving neurosurgeons who allegedly double-booked patients for surgeries at a Seattle Swedish Health hospital. He was awarded $17.5 million after Read More

• posted: Dec. 11, 2017
• Steve Kardell
• Whistleblower Litigation
• leaks,  President Donald Trump,  Whistleblower protections not in question

In President Donald Trump’s first official speech at the United Nations, he urged the global body to take more steps to protect whistleblowers. In his remarks, he spoke about a need Read More

• posted: Dec. 07, 2017
• Steve Kardell
• Whistleblower Litigation
• Contract Rigging Case,  Filing a whistleblower claim,  Whistleblower Earns Award

A whistleblower was recently paid $470,000 of a $2 million settlement after successfully challenging what she believed — with agreement from government prosecutors — to be a shell company at Read More

• posted: Dec. 04, 2017
• Steve Kardell
• Whistleblower Litigation
• Corporate Whistleblower Center Aims,  short staffing

The Corporate Whistleblower Center recently launched an ambitious new initiative designed to help nursing home and skilled nursing facility employees received rewards for providing information proving their employer is billing Read More

• posted: Nov. 30, 2017
• Steve Kardell
• Whistleblower Litigation
• golden age for whistleblowers,  Heroes and Patriots,  National Whistleblower Day

U.S. Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) has been a consistent advocate and champion for whistleblowers throughout his entire tenure, which began in the early 1980s. For example, he was one of Read More

• posted: Nov. 27, 2017
• Steve Kardell
• Whistleblower Litigation
• Culpable whistleblowers,  SEC whistleblower claim

In late July, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) announced it would pay $1.7 million to a whistleblower who provided important information to the agency. This was despite the fact Read More

• posted: Nov. 23, 2017
• Steve Kardell
• Whistleblower Litigation
• 12 healthcare fraud-related convictions,  Medicare Fraud Scheme,  Medistat Group Associates PA

A Texas doctor who was at the center of a $374 million Medicare fraud scheme, the largest in the history of the United States, was recently sentenced to 35 years Read More

• posted: Nov. 20, 2017
• Steve Kardell
• Whistleblower Litigation
• a Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco,  Auto Loans

Wells Fargo is once again the subject of public criticism not even a year after its major fake account scandal. This time, the subject is how the company issues automotive Read More

• posted: Nov. 16, 2017
• Steve Kardell
• Whistleblower Litigation
• Celgene Corporation,  provided sufficient evidence,  Thalomid and Fevlimid

Celgene Corporation, a biotech company based in New Jersey, will pay out $280 million to settle claims that it cited uses not approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration Read More

• posted: Nov. 13, 2017
• Steve Kardell
• Whistleblower Litigation
• Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac,  Federal Housing Administration,  PHH Corp

A whistleblower recently received $9.4 million for the role she played in identifying misconduct at PHH Corp, a mortgage lender based in New Jersey. The corporation will be responsible for Read More

• posted: Nov. 09, 2017
• Steve Kardell
• Whistleblower Litigation
• SEC whistleblower awards,  whistleblower payments

In late July, Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) officials announced there were two more cases in which the regulator handed out whistleblower awards, totaling $4.2 million for the two whistleblowers. Read More

• posted: Nov. 06, 2017
• Steve Kardell
• Whistleblower Litigation
• Revised Whistleblower Complaint Form,  whistleblower protection rules

The U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) recently released a newly revised version of its Whistleblower Complaint Form. This form can be accessed online at the OSHA website. OSHA administers Read More

• posted: Nov. 02, 2017
• Steve Kardell
• Whistleblower Litigation
• Employees protected against retaliation,  policy of transparency,  Whistleblowers Imperative

Kentucky Supreme Court Chief Justice John D. Minton recently said, “Transparency and accountability are bedrock principles in maintaining trust in state government.” It is a nod to the importance of Read More