The whistleblowers alleged that Allergan implemented a sophisticated marketing plan with the purpose of inducing physicians to prescribe Botox Therapeutic for various off-label uses which were neither FDA-approved nor demonstrated to be safe and effective.

According to the lawsuits, Allergan understood the lack of scientific evidence that Botox was safe for these off-label uses when the company initiated the illegal marketing scheme.

To settle the lawsuit, filed under the False Claims Act, Allergan will pay the federal government $375 million in criminal fines an $210,150,000 for the civil allegations.

If you are a whistleblower with information about fraud on the government, you may be able to bring a Qui Tam lawsuit under the False Claims Act. Please contact the Qui Tam Attorneys of Tycko & Zavareei, LLP, at 202-973-0900 today.

According to a statement release Friday by the United Stated Department of Justice, the two companies separately violated the False Claims Act by underpaying royalties on natural gas. The settlement resolved contentions that the pair manipulated reports to reduce royalty payments.

“We are committed to protecting public and Indian lands and to ensuring that companies with leases to take natural gas from those lands pay their fair share of royalties,” said Assistant Attorney General Tony West.

The settlements stem from a whistleblower lawsuit filed by Harold Wright. Because he is deceased, Wright’s heirs will receive a $1.8 million share of the settlement.

If you are a whistleblower with information about fraud on the government, you may be able to bring a Qui Tam lawsuit under the False Claims Act. Please contact the Qui Tam Lawyers of Tycko & Zavareei, LLP, at 202-973-0900 today.

The state of New Jersey and the SEC immediately settled the charges without fines or penalties. According to the State Attorney General’s office, New Jersey failed to include information about benefits, including a nine percent increase granted in 2001, to investors who bought $26 billion in bonds. The SEC began its inquiry in 2007.

“Issuers of municipal bonds must be held accountable when they seek to borrow the public’s money using offering documents containing false and misleading information,” Elaine Greenberg, chief of the commission’s Municipal Securities and Public Pensions Unit said. “New Jersey hid its financial challenges from the very people who are most concerned about the state’s financial health when investing in ins future.”

If you are a whistleblower with information about fraud on the government, you may be able to bring a Qui Tam lawsuit under the False Claims Act. Please contact the Qui Tam Attorneys of Tycko & Zavareei, LLP, at 202-973-0900 today.

According to court documents, Judge William Alsup found Wells Fargo’s overdraft fees to be deceptive. Alsup blasted the practice of “processing larger checks and debit-card payments before smaller ones, rather than in the actual order.” The policy maximizes overdraft fees for customers and can mean exponentially more revenue for the bank.

Alsup explained the practice in his ruling saying: “…the essence of this case is that Wells Fargo has devised a bookkeeping device to turn what would ordinarily be one overdraft into as many as ten overdrafts, thereby dramatically multiplying the number of fees the bank can extract from a single mistake. The draconian impact of this bookkeeping device has then been exacerbated through closely allied practices specifically “engineered” — as the bank put it — to multiply the adverse impact of this bookkeeping device.These neat tricks generated colossal sums per year in additional overdraft fees, just as the internal bank memos had predicted. The bank went to considerable effort to hide these manipulations while constructing a facade of phony disclosure.”

Wells Fargo is expected to appeal the decision.

If you are a whistleblower with information about fraud on the government, you may be able to bring a Qui Tam lawsuit under the False Claims Act. Please contact the Qui Tam Lawyers of Tycko & Zavareei, LLP, at 202-973-0900 today.

Scot Galligan, a supervisory corrections officer in Wisconsin, is suing the state for discrimination after he was suspended for five months and transferred to an overnight shift at a prison twenty-five miles away from his home. Galligan recorded conversations with Warden Michael A. Dittmann to prove his misconduct, but the state views this as an offense.

The Department of Corrections not only deemed Galligans formal complaint baseless, they are seeking compensation for court costs and attorneys’ fees because he insists they retaliated against him, and will not drop his appeal.

The specific details of Qui Tam laws can vary from state-to-state, so it is important to consult an experienced attorney to discuss your legal options and determine what action you can take on behalf of your local or state government. For help with a state and local government fraud case, contact the Qui Tam attorneys of Tycko & Zavareei, LLP at 202-973-0900 today.

The Department of Justice filed a complaint against Oracle under the False Claims Act on July 29 alleging the company defrauded the government on a General Services Administration software contract that was in effect from 1998 to 2006. The Justice Department claims that Oracle overcharged GSA which cost hundreds of million dollars in sales. The software company was required under contract to provide the same markdowns to government that it does commercial customers.

“We take seriously allegations that a government contractor has dealt dishonestly with the United States,” said assistant attorney general for the Civil Division of the Department of Justice Tony West. “When contractors misrepresent their business practices to the government, taxpayers suffer.”

If you have witnessed fraud against the government, you may be able to file a Qui Tam lawsuit against that company. These lawsuits return millions of taxpayer dollars every year. Contact the Qui Tam Lawyers of Tycko & Zavareei, LLP, by calling 202-973-0900 today.

A little-known provision in the new legislation allows people with original knowledge of suspected securities fraud, who report it to the Securities and Exchange Commission, to receive 10% to 30% of monetary sanctions obtained by the government. The new legislation, which President Barack Obama is expected to sign this week, would span all industries and affect most publicly traded companies that are bound by securities law.

Some corporate defense attorneys are worried about the new law, claiming it could undermine companies’ abilities to address problems internally. Lawyers who represent whistleblowers say, however, that the new incentives are needed to encourage people to take on the risks of blowing the whistle.

If you have information that could prove useful in a fraud suit against a corporation or contractor, you may be eligible to file for a whistleblower suit under the False Claims Act. Contact the Qui Tam lawyers of Tycko & Zavareei, LLP, by calling 202-973-0900 today.

The False Claims Act is also called the “Lincoln Law.” During the American Civil War defense contractors defrauded the government on every level of the Union north. These early contractors sold the union army decrepit horses and sick mules, as well as faulty rifles and ammunition, and rancid rations. Congress passed the False Claims Act on March 2, 1983 as an effort to respond to entrenched fraud at a time when the Justice Department was reluctant to prosecute fraud cases.

The “Qui Tam” provision of the False Claims Act allows a citizen to sue on behalf of the government and, if successful, be paid a percentage of the recovery. The term comes from the latin phrase “qui tam pro domino rege quam pro se ipso in hac parte sequitur” which means “he who brings a case on behalf of our lord the King, as well as for himself.”

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The lawsuit was filed in United States District Court in Philadelphia by Jeffrey Wiest, a manager who worked for 31 years in the company’s accounting office in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. Weist claims he was “constructively discharged” for providing information about Tyco’s “illegal attempts” to process payments for “extravagant parties.”

The 54 year-old Weist said he began questioning expenses that did not meet accounting standards such as a “$350,000 event being held at the Atlantis Resort in the Bahamas.”

Weist is seeking reimbursement for medical expenses, compensation for legal fees, pain and suffering.

If you have information that could prove useful in a fraud suit against a corporation or contractor, you may be eligible to file for a whistleblower suit under the False Claims Act. Contact the Qui Tam lawyers of Tycko & Zavareei, LLP, by calling 202-973-0900 today.

In a complaint filed in Connecticut state court this week, Kevin Dillion claims he tried to alert his supervisors to problems with the accounting and management practices of Highland Capital Management. According to the complaint, supervisors responded to Dillon’s complaints by giving him poor performance reviews and withholding bonuses.

The lawsuit also alleges that a JPMorgan supervisor regularly described his gun collection to Dillon and explained what he would do if anyone ever crossed him.

If you have seen abuses of the law in your company or believe that you have important information regarding fraud, it is time to speak up. Under the False Claims Act, you may have a part to play in a whistleblower qui tam lawsuit that can help regulators and tax-players to get their money back. Contact the TARP fraud lawyers of Tycko & Zavareei, LLP, at 202-973-0900 today.