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Whistleblower Awarded Over $11 Million for Exposing False Claims Act Violations by Defense Contractor That Fraudulently Overcharged the US Marine Corps, Helping the Government Secure a $50 Million Settlement

• Government Contracts Fraud

Whistleblower Allegations Result in $11.2 Million Settlement for False Claims Act Violations Against Nursing Home Conglomerate that Diverted Millions in Healthcare Funds Intended for Older and Disabled Patients

• Healthcare Fraud
• Veterans care, Seniors, Hospitals and Pharmacies

Whistleblower Exposes Foreign Maker of Medical Devices and its American Affiliate That Paid Kickbacks to Physicians to Prescribe their Devices, Helping the Government Collect $2 Million under the False Claims Act, and the Open Payments Program

Three Whistleblowers Expose Dental Empire Exploiting Underprivileged Kids and Help the Government Collect $8.45 Million for Medicaid False Claims Act Violations

• Healthcare Fraud
• Stark and Anti-Kickback

The False Claims Act Will Become an Important Weapon against Cybersecurity Breaches and Whistleblowers are Critical

• Healthcare Fraud
• Government Contracts Fraud

Former Executives at University Hospital System Report the University for Fraudulently Maximizing Payments It Received Under the Medicare Program, Leading to a $22 Million False Claims Act Settlement and a Payment of a Whistleblower Reward

• Healthcare Fraud
• Overbilling, Upcoding, Unbundling, Excessive Billing

A Physician Blows the Whistle on Large Multi-State Hospital System Caught Violating the False Claims Act for a Second Time and Will Receive Whistleblower Reward—An Earlier Whistleblower Received Over $6 Million.

• Healthcare Fraud
• Overbilling, Upcoding, Unbundling, Excessive Billing

Whistleblowers Awarded Over $4.2 Million in Series of False Claims Act Cases for Exposing Surgeon Performing Unnecessary Spinal Surgeries and Illegally Profiting from the Sale of Medical Devices

• Healthcare Fraud
• Stark and Anti-Kickback

Whistleblower Rewarded over $800,000 for Reporting to the Government a Kickback Scheme of a Software Developer of Electronic Health Records

• Healthcare Fraud
• Stark and Anti-Kickback

The United States Imposes a Double Whammy on a Government Contractor for Cheating the Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business Program

• Government Contracts Fraud
• Report Fraud

The Congressional Research Service Issues New Report on the False Claims Act—The Most Powerful Enforcement Tool for Fraudfighters

• Healthcare Fraud
• Government Contracts Fraud
• Report Fraud

Whistleblower Rewarded for alleging False Claims Act violations against an Urgent Care Provider that resulted in a $22.5 Million Recovery for the Government

The United States Department of Justice Scores Another Victory Exposing Telemedicine Fraud in an Ongoing Mission to Protect the Integrity of Healthcare Programs and Save Taxpayers Billions

Renée Brooker Named to Law360’s 2021 White Collar Editorial Advisory Board