Whistleblower helps recover $57.75 million lost to government construction fraud A whistleblower who uncovered fraudulent overcharges by a government contractor has helped recover $57.75 million.  According to the government's press release, the whistleblower alleged that various contractors hired by the government to design, construct, and maintain a water treatment plant [...]

Medical Coders Help Stop Healthcare Fraud Coders are trained to identify noncompliance and fraud.  When coders report illegal billing activity, they may receive whistleblower protection. The False Claims Act rewards and protects whistleblowers who report fraud against government program, like Medicare and Medicaid.  Because most fraud goes unreported, congress enacted [...]

Whistleblower Helps Recover $10 Million in a Research Grant Fraud Case A Florida based biomedical research institute has agreed to pay $10 million to the federal government after a whistleblower brought allegation of research grant fraud to light.  According to the Department of Justice press release, the whistleblower alleged that [...]

Whistleblower Helps Recover $5 million from Medicare Fraud Scheme The Department of Justice (DoJ) has announced that they have recovered $5 million from radiology facilities fraudulently billing Medicare and Tricare.  The allegations state that the radiology practices were improperly billing for unsupervised services and unaccredited facilities.  The DoJ alleges that [...]

West Virginia Whistleblower Receives $10 Million Reward A West Virginia whistleblower who uncovered a Medicare kickback scheme will receive a reward of $10 million out of the government’s total $50 million recovery.  The Department of Justice announced that a West Virginia Hospital allegedly violated the Stark Law and Anti-Kickback Statute [...]

Recent 2020 False Claims Act Settlements 2020 has been and challenging year, but it has not stopped whistleblowers from reporting fraud.  Below are some recent False Claims Act settlements: Resmed Corp, a manufacturer of durable medical equipment, agreed to pay more than $37.5 million the government regarding false claims allegations [...]

North Carolina Whistleblower Lawyer Nationally ranked top whistleblower lawyers at Miller Law Group fight to protect whistleblowers’ rights. Whistleblowers who report fraud and wrongdoing are entitled to protection under various state and federal statutes.  For example, whistleblowers who report fraud against government programs are protected by the False Claims Act. [...]

Pharmaceutical Company Pays Government and Whistleblower $20.75 Million The Department of Justice announced that it has recovered $20.75 million from a pharmaceutical company, with the help of a whistleblower. According to the government press release, the company violated the False Claims Act by disseminating misleading information about one of its [...]

South Carolina Whistleblowers S.C. Whistleblowers who report fraud against government programs can receive protection and an award under the False Claims Act. The most common government programs that fall prey to fraud are the Medicare and Medicaid programs.  Whistleblowers who report healthcare fraud may be entitled to receive a percentage [...]