Category: Whistleblower Laws

Info tech company Practice Fusion pays $145 million to settle charges it set up electronic records system getting docs to prescribe opioids

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 A San Francisco-based health information technology company will pay $145 million to resolve criminal and civil charges that it helped set up an electronic health records system that encouraged physicians to prescribe opioids to patients who might not need them, federal prosecutors in Vermont said Monday. Vermont U.S....
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Business man violating the False Claims Act.

What Is the False Claims Act?

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Private individuals can file a lawsuit for violations of the False Claims Act ("FCA") on behalf of the U.S. government. If successful, an individual who files a lawsuit under the FCA, also known as a whistleblower, is entitled to up to 30% of the proceeds while receiving protection...
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Fomer Countrywide Exec awarded $57.6 million in whistelblower case involving mortgage fraud. One of the largest awards ever

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Edward O'Donnell, a former executive at mortgage lender Countrywide Financial, is set to collect a cool $57.6 million from Bank of America (BAC), for his role in exposing fraudulent activity at the firm. A  federal grand jury ruled that Countrywide Financial, which is now owned by Bank of America, had defrauded government-backed...
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Caldwell University pays more than $4.8 Million to settle charges of defrauding vets and the VA education program

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Caldwell University must pay the United States more than $4.8 million to resolve allegations that it engaged in a fraudulent scheme to defraud a federal education benefit program, U.S. Attorney Craig Carpenito announced. “Caldwell University tried to hoodwink the Department of Veterans Affairs and, worse, veterans themselves, by claiming to offer online classes developed and...
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Securities and Exchange Commission investigating BMW for possible “punching” sales numbers to falsely inflate company value

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The Securities and Exchange Commission investigating   Bayerische Motoren Werke AG (BMW) for possible manipulation of  sales figures, according to The Wall Street Journal. The SEC is specifically looking into whether BMW has been engaging in a practice known as sales punching in the U.S.,  which  is when a company boosts sales figures...
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U.S. Government joins healthcare fraud suit against Omnicare and CVS for billing invalid prescriptions to elderly and disabled

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[T]he United States has filed a civil healthcare fraud lawsuit against OMNICARE, INC., and its parent company, CVS HEALTH CORPORATION.  The Government’s Complaint seeks damages and civil penalties under the False Claims Act for fraudulently billing federal healthcare programs for hundreds of thousands of non-controlled prescription drugs dispensed based on stale, invalid...
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Federal agencies raid three offices of Caterpillar relating to export filings and tax evasion investigation by the IRS

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Federal law enforcement officials from three federal agencies raided three central Illinois facilities of manufacturer Caterpillar as part of an investigation the company said may be related to business with its Swiss subsidiary CSARL. Officials from the IRS, Department of Commerce and the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation Office of Inspector General searched the Peoria,...
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