Meat Packers Plead Guilty to Selling Uninspected Meat – Food Service Whistleblower Post Two executives of the now defunct West Texas Provisions may soon be getting a taste of their own bad food. Literally. Both men pleaded guilty to defrauding the government by shipping adulterated and uninspected beef to 32 prisons in 18 states. Jeffrey […]
Antitrust Whistleblower Reward Post
As I write this post, Sens. Chuck Grassley (R- Iowa) and Patrick Lahey (D – Vermont) continue to push bipartisan legislation to encourage antitrust whistleblowers to step forward. (More on that below.) Some recent cases, however, suggest that cash rewards for inside information about antitrust violations may already be available under the federal False Claims […]
7 Ways to Lose Your Whistleblower Case! (Biggest Whistleblower Mistakes)
Did we just say 7 ways to lose a whistleblower case? We sure did! Many law firms publish helpful tips for whistleblowers… we are no different. Please see our 11 Step Guide for Whistleblowers. There are lots of “how to” posts out there. In this article we reveal the 7 biggest mistakes made by whistleblowers. […]
SEC Charges 3 in $100 Mil Binary Options Fraud
Three men, two from Israel and one from Germany, have been charged in a massive securities fraud that cost investors over $100 million according to the SEC. Some people lost their entire life savings. In a complaint just filed this week, the Securities and Exchange Commission alleges that Kai Christian Petersen of Germany and Gil […]
How Do I Sue for Identity Theft?
[Editor’s note: We handle large identity theft cases with a loss of $5 million or more, corporate identity theft where a business partner illegally “steals” or takes over a business and whistleblowers who wish to report identity theft at their workplace. Although we do not handle individual consumer cases, we have published this post to […]
Reader’s Digest Sept 18, 2019
Where Does the Term “Whistleblower” Come from, Anyway? by Emily DiNuzzo | Reader’s Digest (71K) There’s lots of noise and confusion in the world of government and politics today. Here’s one less thing you need to be confused about—what whistleblower means and where the term comes from. One of the many political questions you’ve been […]
Exact Science’s Cologuard Colon Cancer Test – Does It Work?
Hundreds of thousands of Americans get screened for colon cancer each year. There are several screening options available including the traditional colonoscopy, a fecal immunochemical test and Exact Science’s Cologuard. The latter is classified as a “multitarget stool DNA test.” A recent study commissioned by Medicare revealed that Cologuard had limited effectiveness. That’s bad news […]
Military Housing in Shambles – Whistleblower Reward Post
We can never offer enough gratitude to our fighting men and women. Our soldiers put their lives on the line everyday protecting our freedom. In recent years, much media attention has been focused on how we provide healthcare for veterans. There is another story, however. The story about a military housing system in shambles. The […]
FEMA Fraud, Corruption and Whistleblowers
The mission statement of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) is simple, Helping people before, during, and after disasters. Since its creation by President Jimmy Carter in 1979, FEMA coordinates the federal government’s role in preparing for, preventing, mitigating the effects of, responding to, and recovering from all domestic disasters, whether natural or man-made, including […]
Misuse of Single Use Drugs (“Pooling”) Leads to Whistleblower Reward
No one likes waste. Wherever possible, doctors, clinics and hospitals should be creative in their efforts to save money. But pooling single dose drugs and then double billing is dangerous, illegal and doesn’t save taxpayers any money. Today doctors in El Paso, Texas must pay $2,929,162 to settle claims they defrauded Medicare and the State […]