Posts Tagged whistle blower
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 [...]
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, [...]
Bank of America Hopes To Skirt $1Billion False Claims Suit
Posted by admin in Fraud Recovery on April 25, 2013
by Brian Mahany Bank of America is back in the news. And once again, its not good news for America’s “Too Big To Fail, Too Big To Jail” banking giant. Last week, BoA asked a federal judge to toss a billion dollar false claims suit against it. The suit, brought by former Countrywide Senior V.P. [...]
Seeking Bank of America PLS (Private Label Securities) Employees
Posted by admin in Fraud Recovery on April 22, 2013
The law firm of Mahany & Ertl seeks to interview people who worked with Bank of America’s Private Label Securities (PLS) program. We are currently investigating a possible massive fraud involving investors who purchased PLS mortgage backed securities. We believe the bank has set aside billions of dollars to deal with loan buyback requests from [...]
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 [...]
MD Convicted Of Health Care Fraud – Shocking Scheme Revealed
Posted by admin in Fraud Recovery on April 19, 2013
by Brian Mahany Just two days ago we posted a story about health care fraud. 48 hours later and another sad story of patient abuse emerges; patient abuse for profit. The United States Attorney for New Jersey, Paul Fishman, announced a 68 year old cardiologist pleaded guilty to one of the largest health care frauds in [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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