Posts Tagged Michigan whistleblower
EPA Violates Buy America Act – Whistleblower Post
Posted by admin in Fraud Recovery on May 2, 2013
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 [...]
Feds Charge Another Mortgage Lender – (Whistleblower Post)
Posted by admin in Fraud Recovery on April 25, 2013
by Brian Mahany Five years after the housing crisis began and the feds continue to pursue those responsible for the mess. Although the federal false claims act statute of limitations prevent some whistleblower cases from going forward, whistleblowers can still earn a hefty payday under FIRREA statute. FIRREA is short for the Financial Institutions Reform, [...]
Alaska Whistleblower Wins $3.5 Million In Retaliation Claim
Posted by admin in Fraud Recovery on April 20, 2013
by Brian Mahany In a perfect world, companies would reward whistleblowers. In my law firm, for example, I would want to know if someone was stealing or breaking the law. Unfortunately, in these tough economic times, some businesses intentionally cut corners and whistleblowers in those companies often face retaliation. Congress and most states have said [...]
Banks Accused of TARP Fund Abuse – Whistleblower Post
Posted by admin in Fraud Recovery on April 11, 2013
by Brian Mahany The Inspector General for the federal government’s Troubled Asset Relief Program (TARP) issued a stinging report criticizing both small banks and the government itself. One TARP program, the Small Business Lending Fund, was intended by Congress to jump start the economy by getting loans to small business. Instead, some banks simply took [...]
State Tax Whistleblower Case Nets $5.5 Million
Posted by admin in Fraud Recovery, Tax on April 7, 2013
by Brian Mahany Virtually all of our whistleblower stories relate to the federal False Claims Act. President Lincoln proposed the law during the Civil War as a way of helping the government recover millions of dollars lost to fraud. Bad rations, soggy ammunition and lame mules were just some of the ways private vendors ripped [...]
Feds Fine Mortgage Insurers – New Opportunity For Whistleblowers
Posted by admin in Fraud Recovery on April 6, 2013
by Brian Mahany and Anthony Dietz The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau – CFPB for short – was formed less than 2 years ago but has proven itself to have some muscle. Although Congress failed to give the agency the power to toss bad bankers and fraudster in jail, it has proven itself quite adept at [...]
Mortgage Execs Face Civil Charges But No Jail – Whistleblower Post
Posted by admin in Fraud Recovery on April 3, 2013
by Brian Mahany Once upon a time, Thornburg Mortgage was one of the largest real estate lenders in the nation. Like our perennial “favorite” Allied Home Mortgage, Thornburg had more than its fair share of problems. While HUD ultimately caused Allied to collapse, Thornburg met a similar fate after a $36 billion bankruptcy filing. Four [...]
Bad News For Fraudsters In Wisconsin – Whistleblower Post
Posted by admin in Fraud Recovery on March 17, 2013
by Brian Mahany Early this morning I wrote about the never ending battle against fraud. This afternoon, a little bit of good news. The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reports that last year the state, several counties and a private investigative firm were able to identify over $14 million in fraud within the FoodShare and Medicaid programs. [...]
Crowd Funding For Whistleblower Efforts
Posted by admin in Fraud Recovery on March 1, 2013
by Brian Mahany Crowd-funding has yet go main stream yet and many such efforts are scams. One that gets our attention and admiration, however, is being run by Edward Seidel. He hopes to ultimately raise $2 million to fund the investigation of whistleblower claims. Investors would have the opportunity to share in any future awards. [...]
Cell Phone Lifeline Program Great Whistleblower Opportunity
Posted by admin in Fraud Recovery on February 13, 2013
by Brian Mahany 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 did [...]
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