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SEC Announces its Two Largest Whistleblower Awards Ever: $50 Million and $33 Million
It’s no secret that the SEC has been making a regular practice of awarding multi-million dollar awards over the past several years, and that the SEC Whistleblower office has shown no sign of slowing down as the Trump Administration has taken over a program that was...
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Wells Fargo Faces Potential False Claims Act Liability
The massive banking institution Wells Fargo has found its name in the headlines quite a bit in the past year, mostly due to an allegedly widespread scheme at the bank involving over 5,000 employees to open accounts on behalf of clients without their express approval,...
5 Ways Unreported Taxable Income Hurts Your Bottom Line
The IRS reports that unreported income in the United States is around $2 trillion annually, with a loss in taxes collected of between $400 and $500 billion each year. There are around 125 million workers who are employed on a full-time basis in the US, and if the cost...
FBI Arrests Lawyer Who Breaches FCA Claim Confidentiality
In one of the more bizarre episodes that we have seen in the history of False Claims Act (FCA) litigation, the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has arrested an attorney with Washington D.C. law firm Akin Gump who donned a wig in disguise as he tried to sell...
What is the Statute of Limitations for a False Claims Act (FCA) Suit?
No matter what type of lawsuit you might hope to bring, keeping the applicable statute of limitations in mind can be critical to your success. With a False Claims Act, however, a plaintiff not only has to think about the statute of limitations, but also whether...
How Your University May Be Violating the False Claims Act
Many of the headlines in recent years relating to the federal government’s increased pursuit of False Claims Act (FCA) lawsuits have focused on large defense contractors and healthcare organizations that contract with the US government, but the scope of the FCA is far...
What is the Difference Between Upcoding and Unbundling in Medicare/Medicaid Fraud?
Medicare and Medicaid have been with us for half a century at this point, and, despite the rise in conservative politics, the programs have become so entrenched that few, if any, major politicians call for their removal. And, yet, government watchdogs on both sides of...