A 47-year-old woman was arrested by the FBI today in Palisades Park. She is being charged with defrauding a financial executive out of roughly $1.8 million.

The woman used to work at a bank in New York City as an executive assistant. It was there that she allegedly would write out checks for the financial executive to sign, and then alter them before depositing them at the bank. The victim of the fraud noticed that in 2010, $1.1 million was removed from his bank account when the amount should have actually been only $450,000.

Between the 2010 and 2011 account statements, it is believed that the woman stole $1.8 million from the victim. Her personal bank statements were evaluated and showed large inconsistencies. In 2011, she purchased two luxury vehicles worth a total of $90,000, for which she paid in all cash.

Please contact the Qui Tam lawyers of Tycko & Zavareei, LLP by calling 202-973-0900,  if you or someone you know has information regarding fraud.

Boeing Co. has finally settled a whistleblower lawsuit, in the amount of $4.4 million.

The whistleblower, a former employee, alleged that the company was boosting bills that they were submitting to the U.S. government on their Chinook Helicopter program. They were citing that their employees were working on special modifications to the helicopters, when in reality they were only performing basic work on the models.

The government investigated these claims and determined that Boeing was deceiving the U.S. government dating back to 2005. The settlement was reached in December and the documents were unsealed on January 17, 2012. The whistleblower in the case stands to make $813,000 for his part in the discovery.

If you have information regarding fraud and would like to file a Qui Tam lawsuit, please contact the Qui Tam lawyers of Tycko & Zavareei LLP by calling 202-973-0900 today.

A qui tam lawsuit which was filed six years ago against IASIS Healthcare has finally come to a close.

In 2005, a former employee of IASIS Healthcare filed a qui tam lawsuit against the company. His claim was dismissed due to an actual claim not being present in the lawsuit against the healthcare company. He appealed the ruling and was given another chance to prove wrongdoing in the company, yet failed again.

The former employee agreed to withdraw his petition on November 30,2011 for a second appeal in the case, thus ending a six-year qui tam lawsuit. IASIS Healthcare was awarded all the sanctions they asked for in the case, excluding monetary sanctions due to the man’s inability to pay.

If you need assistance in regards to a qui tam lawsuit, please contact the Qui Tam lawyers of Tycko & Zavareei LLP by calling 202-973-0900 today.

Genentech, the manufacturer behind the drug, Rituxan, has agreed to pay $20 million to settle a whistleblower lawsuit brought against the company.

According to documents, Genentech aggressively promoted Rituxan for off-label uses and taught their sales representatives how not to get caught by the FDA. This lawsuit is filed under Medicare fraud.

As part of the settlement, Genentech will not claim guilt in the case. The person who turned the company in, the whistleblower, will receive $5.7 million of the $20 million being paid to the government.

If you need assistance in regards to a Qui Tam lawsuit, please contact the Qui Tam lawyers of Tycko & Zavareei LLP by calling 202-973-0900 today.

The Third Circuit of the U.S. Court of Appeals has recently clarified the circumstances under which whistleblowers can file a qui tam lawsuit.

Whistleblowers are able to receive some of the damages recovered as a result of fraud against the government due to the False Claims Act. Now, a distinction between “implied” and “express” false certification theories is helping to clarify instances if which whistleblowers can file a suit under the Act.

Express false certifications involve a company falsely claiming that it complies with a regulation leading to government payout. An implied false certification, on the other hand, is based on the theory that a company shows compliance with agency regulations by simply seeking pay back for services provided to a government entity.

If you need assistance with a Qui Tam lawsuit, please contact the whistleblower lawyers of Tycko & Zavareei, LLP by calling 202-973-0900.