Posts Tagged whistleblower
Hooters Girls and Investment Fraud
Posted by admin in Fraud Recovery on May 14, 2013
The story written by Bruce Kelly of Investment News had all the makings of a tabloid scandal. Stockbrokers, forged documents, sexual harassment, an SEC investigation, Hooters girls and the misappropriation of customer funds from a prominent brokerage firm. The problem is that Kelly is a real journalist and the story he penned today about Commonwealth [...]
Fake Drugs Represent New Whistleblower Opportunity
Posted by admin in Fraud Recovery on May 12, 2013
Fake and gray market pharmaceuticals represent a growing problem in the United States. Medical providers pressed by mounting costs sometimes resort to purchasing drugs manufactured in Turkey, India and other foreign countries. Unless produced in an FDA inspected facility, there is no way to insure those drugs are safe or even contain the prescribed amount [...]
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 [...]
Deadly Healthcare – Rewarding Hospitals For Mistakes (Health Care Fraud Post)
Posted by admin in Fraud Recovery on April 30, 2013
by Brian Mahany Doctors, nurses and health care workers deserve the utmost respect. 99% of them do a wonderful job, even in less than ideal conditions. Unfortunately, the Institute of Medicine says that hospital errors kill 100,000 Americans per year according to an article published by Yahoo Health. If that number is correct, that is [...]
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 [...]
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