Financial Rewards for Medicare Whistleblowers
RDx Bioscience Inc. and its CEO Will Pay $13.25 Million to Resolve a False Claims Act Case
A New Jersey laboratory and its owner and chief executive officer have agreed to pay $13.25 million to resolve allegations that it violated the False Claims Act by participating in illegal kickbacks and medically unnecessary laboratory testing. The settlement is a testament to the government’s consistent commitment to combating healthcare […]
How the False Claims Act (FCA) and Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) May Provide Another Avenue for Whistleblowers
On February 24th, 2022, Russia began a full-scale air, land, and sea invasion of Ukraine. The world’s nations swiftly responded with stiff economic sanctions imposed on Russia, and comprehensive assistance packages were sent to Ukraine. The United States leads all nations—by a wide margin—in terms of aggregate aid sent to […]
SAP Settles Global FCPA Violations with DOJ and SEC for $222 million
Earlier last month, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) announced that SAP SE (SAP), the publicly traded software company based in Germany, agreed to pay around $222 million to settle Department of Justice (DOJ) and SEC charges for violating the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA). [1] The charges include a […]
National Roofing Company Resolves PPP Fraud Claims, Pays $9M False Claims Act Settlement
An Overview of the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) When COVID-19 forced businesses to shut down and the whole world to shelter indoors, the unemployment rate in the United States reached a staggering 14.7% in April of 2020. The surge in unemployment was exacerbated by thousands of small businesses shuttering their […]