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Can A False Claims Act Qui Tam Case, Alleging Customs Fraud, Be Filed And Pursued Anonymously?

• Customs and Tariffs Fraud

“All Hands on Deck: The Role of Government Employees as Qui Tam Relators” | Partner Renée Brooker and Public Interest Fellow Jaclyn S. Tayabji’s Article in the University of Cincinnati Law Review

• Customs and Tariffs Fraud
• Cyber Security Fraud
• Government Contracts Fraud
• Healthcare Fraud
• Medicare Part C/Medicare Advantage Fraud
• Other Government Programs Fraud
• Report Fraud
• Securities, Commodities, and Banking Fraud
• Stark and Anti-Kickback
• Tax Fraud

Take Your Vitamins: $22.8 Million Settlement Shows Increasing Importance Of Customs Fraud Qui Tam Lawsuits Brought By Whistleblowers

• Customs and Tariffs Fraud

Whistleblower Earns 40% of Settlement for Reporting Eyeglass Lens Manufacturer’s Violations of the California Insurance Frauds Prevention Act

• Healthcare Fraud
• Other Government Programs Fraud
• Stark and Anti-Kickback

Cybersecurity Whistleblowers Protect the House

• Cyber Security Fraud
• Securities, Commodities, and Banking Fraud

Re-“Brand”-ing Guidance Documents for False Claims Act Enforcement

• Government Contracts Fraud
• Healthcare Fraud

Tariffs Only Work If Importers Actually Pay; Whistleblower Can Help Clamp Down On Customs Fraud, And Earn Substantial Rewards For Doing So

• Customs and Tariffs Fraud

Cleaning Up Crypto: How Whistleblowers Can Help Stop Cryptocurrency Scams, Money Laundering, and Tax Evasion, and Make Money Doing It

• Securities, Commodities, and Banking Fraud

The Powerful False Claims Act You Don’t Know About: California’s Insurance Fraud Prevention Act

• Healthcare Fraud

Congress Establishes New Rewards Maximum for Whistleblowers Who Report Bank Secrecy Act Violations

• Securities, Commodities, and Banking Fraud

New York Secures $105 Million Dollars from Hedge Fund Manager’s Tax Fraud

• Tax Fraud

D.C.’s Tax Fraud Qui Tam Statute Has Been Passed. Who’s Next?

• Government Contracts Fraud

The Department of Justice Needs Individuals to Report Drug Pricing Fraud for False Claim Act Enforcement

• Best Price Fraud
• Healthcare Fraud

$2.2 Billion in Fraudulently-Taken Monies Returned to the Taxpayer in 2020

• Government Contracts Fraud

Chinese Earrings at Center of $400,000 False Claims Act Settlement for Unpaid Customs Duties by Former Jewelry Importer

• Customs and Tariffs Fraud

Federal Judge in Texas Rules That Lying About Eligibility For 8(a) Business Development Program Violates False Claims Act; Whistleblower’s Qui Tam Case Can Move Forward

• Government Contracts Fraud

Mortgage Company Agrees to Pay $24.9 Million to Settle Fraud Allegations Related to Federal Mortgage Insurance

• Other Government Programs Fraud

Court of Appeals Issues Important Decision on Application of the False Claims Act to Set-Aside Contracts

• Government Contracts Fraud

Blowing the Whistle on Healthcare Industry Kickback Schemes often Results in Huge Awards to Whistleblowers. Here’s Why.

• Healthcare Fraud
• Stark and Anti-Kickback

Department of Justice Report Shows Whistleblowers Consistently Rewarded through Qui Tam Lawsuits

Pharmaceutical Company Agrees To $54 Million To Settle False Claims Kickback Allegations

• Healthcare Fraud
• Stark and Anti-Kickback

A Qui Tam Defendant’s Presentations to Government During Investigation Was Found Unprotected from Discovery in Other Lawsuits, Federal District Court Ruled

California Court Issues Ruling In Favor Of Whistleblower In Case Alleging Use Of Kickbacks In Violation Of California Insurance Fraud Prevention Act

• Healthcare Fraud
• Stark and Anti-Kickback

Federal Contractor Whistleblowers Now Permanently Protected from Retaliation

• Government Contracts Fraud

U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit Issues Landmark Decision Holding that Failing to Properly Mark Imports with their Foreign Country of Origin Can Give Rise to False Claims Act Liability

• Customs and Tariffs Fraud

Supreme Court Upholds “Implied Certification” Theory of Liability Under the False Claims Act

Leading Medical Device Company, Olympus Corporation of the Americas, Settles Kickback Charges For An Historic $646 Million Dollars

• Healthcare Fraud
• Stark and Anti-Kickback

In State False Claim Act Case Involved A Country Club’s Failure To Escheat Unclaimed Deposits, California Court Rules That Defendant’s SEC Filings Are Not “Public Disclosures”

• Securities, Commodities, and Banking Fraud

Maryland’s Proposed False Claims Act Doesn’t Go Far Enough to Fight Fraud

• Government Contracts Fraud

Justice Department Obtains Record $5.69 Billion in False Claims Act Recoveries

• Government Contracts Fraud

Kickback-Tainted Medicare/Medicaid Claims for Reimbursement Actionable Under FCA, New York Federal Judge Holds

• Healthcare Fraud
• Stark and Anti-Kickback

Contractor Pays $500,000 for Not Buying American

• Government Contracts Fraud

Customs Fraud Whistleblower Cases on the Rise

• Customs and Tariffs Fraud