Whistleblowers help DOJ collect $3 billion in fines and settlements under the False Claims Act
Whistleblowers helped the government collect $3 billion in fines and recoveries in fiscal year 2019, up from $2.8 billion in ...
Tag: Department of Justice
Pollution from ships law leads to charges of cover-up, witness tampering
A Greek shipping company and its chief engineer were indicted Tuesday for witness tampering and falsifying records to hide the ...
DOJ Drops Case, IRS Whistleblowers to Receive $12.9 Million Award from Criminal Prosecution of Swiss Bank
Today, the U.S. Department of Justice officially dismissed their appeal of case Whistleblower 21276-13W and 21277-13W v. CIR, Case Nos. 17-1119 ...
Historic Win for Tax Whistleblowers at International Financial Institutions
DOJ withdraws appeal in criminal tax whistleblower case; whistleblowers to obtain US$12.9 million award WASHINGTON, D.C. | MARCH 29, 2018—The ...
Bullet-Proof Vest Qui Tam Case Settles
Attorney General Sessions Condemns Companies That Sell Defective Equipment to First Responders The U.S. Department of Justice issued a press ...
Sessions’ Memo To DOJ Threatens Whistleblower Rights
In a memo dated January 29, 2018, Attorney General Jeff Sessions instructed Department of Justice (DOJ) heads to not communicate ...
DOJ Recommends Dismissing “Meritless” Whistleblower Cases
A January 10th memo released by the Department of Justice states that attorneys should consider dismissing "meritless" and "parasitic" whistleblower cases filed ...
Former DOJ Lawyer Goes Rogue, Turns Criminal
As a young attorney, Jeffrey Wertkin joined the Department of Justice where he investigated and litigated False Claims Act cases ...
Whistleblowers Save Taxpayers $3.4 Billion
Last week, the Department of Justice announced that it collected $3.7 billion in settlements and judgements from False Claim Act ...
FBI Whistleblowers Ask Federal Circuit to Uphold Whistleblower Protections for FBI Employees
October 12, 2016. Washington, D.C. Monday, the National Whistleblower Center and FBI whistleblowers Fred Whitehurst, Jane Turner, Mike German and ...
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