South Carolina Whistleblower: Nursing Home Fraud Medicare and Medicaid fraud in South Carolina nursing homes often goes unreported. Whistleblowers who report fraud may be entitled to protection and an award under the federal False Claims Act. Although fraudulent actions can seem small individually, when aggregated with every other circumstance, [...]

Virginia Whistleblower Protections Virginia whistleblowers are afforded powerful protections under state and federal law, protecting them from workplace retaliation when they uncover fraud against the government. Both the federal False Claims Act and the Virginia Fraud Against Taxpayers Act allow whistleblowers who uncover fraud against the government to bring [...]

Whistleblower: 3 Ways to Spot Nursing Home Fraud Many of us do not want to believe that people who are supposed to care for others would actually use them for financial gain. Unfortunately, many instances of fraud go unreported and thusly unprosecuted. An example of places where fraud goes [...]

STARK: When can physicians refer patients to their group practice? Physicians who self-refer could be in violation of federal law and fraud against the government. The Stark Laws are related to, but different from the federal Anti-Kickback law (42 U.S.C. § 1395nn).  Physician self-referral is a term used to [...]

A Pennsylvania whistleblower has helped the government settle a civil fraud case for $425,000, alleging false applications for federal financial aid.

Virginia whistleblowers who uncover fraud against the government are offered important protections and significant rewards under state and federal law.