Posts Tagged qui tam
Lance Armstrong Named In Whistleblower Suit
Posted by admin in Fraud Recovery on May 9, 2013
by Brian Mahany Almost 2 years ago, Floyd Landis filed a false claims act (whistleblower) suit against teammate Lance Armstrong. That complaint remained under seal for over two years while the government investigated. Several weeks ago, the government intervened and adopted the action against Armstrong. The government seeks return of some $17 million in sponsorship [...]
Nursing Homes – Next Wave Of Whistleblower Cases? (False Claims Act)
Posted by admin in Fraud Recovery on April 16, 2013
by Brian Mahany The front page headline of today’s Wall Street Journal says it all – “As America Ages, Shortage Of Help Hits Nursing Homes.” The fastest growing segment of America’s population are baby boomers and they are starting to hit their mid 60′s. As the demand for nursing home beds increases, the amount of [...]
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 [...]
Whistleblower Opportunities Abound – Medicaid Fraud At All Time High
Posted by admin in Fraud Recovery on April 6, 2013
by Brian Mahany With all the press and media attention on big whistleblower case these days, one would think that fraud would soon go the way of smallpox, it would be eradicated. Unfortunately, as long as greed continues in our society, so will fraud. A couple weeks ago, Congress’ House Committee on Oversight and Government [...]
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 [...]
The Many Victims Of False Claims Act Cases
Posted by admin in Fraud Recovery on April 2, 2013
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 [...]
Company’s Attempt To Force Arbitration of Whistleblowers Claims Shot Down
Posted by admin in Fraud Recovery on March 20, 2013
by Brian Mahany Arbitration clauses are where many of the big legal battles are being waged these days. Employers and businesses want to force workers to arbitrate their claims. While there are sometimes advantages to arbitration, in many cases the arbitration clauses are biased against workers. We don’t automatically disfavor arbitration, however it has to [...]
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. [...]
IRS Agent May Be Headed To Prison For Info Leak – Whistleblower Protection
Posted by admin in Fraud Recovery on March 14, 2013
by Brian Mahany Last September, we reported on the arrest of Dennis Lerner, a former IRS agent. Prosecutors said that he had become a bit too cozy with a company he was auditing. Service employees are bound by strict confidentiality rules that prohibit disclosures of confidential tax information. When the story first broke, Lerner was [...]
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