by Brian Mahany There are three major laws that require public works projects to use American made products. Buy America, Buy American and the federal transportation funding laws require projects built with federal money to be built with U.S. made components. From steel to machinery, all of the components must be purchased here unless a […]
The Many Victims Of False Claims Act Cases
by Brian Mahany Anyone who reads this blog knows we are whistleblower lawyers – we represent people in false claims act cases (not the corporations committing the fraud). Our primary concern is making sure there is no retaliation against the whistleblower and insuring they collect the maximum cash awards allowed by law. Often whistleblowers face […]
Companies Brace For More Whistleblower Claims
by Brian Mahany According to a recent and well respected study conducted by Fulbright & Jaworski, corporate general counsels are bracing for a record number of whistleblower complaints this year. In 2010 and 2011, 22% of the respondents said they had faced allegations brought by a whistleblower. That number increased by a third to 29% […]
Cell Phone Lifeline Program Great Whistleblower Opportunity
[Post updated January 2019] Today’s Wall Street Journal says it all. Millions of Americans illegally claimed eligibility to the Lifeline program. Now that the FCC has cracked down on the the eligibility guidelines and misspending, the question becomes who to blame. Is it solely the fault of greedy program participants who lied on applications or […]
For Profit Colleges – Next Big Opportunity For Whistleblowers (False Claims Act)
by Brian Mahany The feature article in this month’s Milwaukee magazine was intriguing. There are up to 40 for profit colleges (sometimes called proprietary schools) in the Milwaukee area and many of them have abysmal track records. High costs and little prospect of a paying job at the end of 2 or 4 years of […]
Are Veterans Seeking Interest Rate Reductions (VA “IRRRL” Loans) Being Targeted?
In the spring of 2012, we first wrote about a massive federal false claims action involving Wells Fargo, Washington Mutual, Chase Manhattan Mortgage, Citimortgage, General Motors Acceptance Corporation, Countrywide, Bank of America, US Bank, Fifth Third Bancorp plus a dozen smaller lenders. The government says they were improperly overcharging fees to America’s veterans seeking Interest […]
False Claims Act & Whistleblowers – The DOJ’s Best Weapon Against Bank Fraud
by Brian Mahany Several time we have posted stories about the many fraud cases against big banks. Our $2.4 billion case against Allied Home Mortgage was started by a whistleblower. Last month’s case against Bank of America was also brought by a whistleblower. Why do folks come forward and file these cases? Good question. For many, its simply the […]
Latest Healthcare Fraud – Personal Care Attendants
When I saw an article about personal care assistants fraud put out by the Healthcare Fraud Shield organization, I immediately thought of PCA’s stealing from the elderly and infirm. While that is a huge problem nationwide, apparently there is a cottage industry of personal care providers that overbill Medicaid, charge for services not performed or […]