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Bipartisan Group of Senators Launches Whistleblower Protection Caucus
Washington, D.C. February 25, 2015. Today, Senator Charles Grassley announced the official formation of a Senate Whistleblower Protection Caucus during a press conference held in the Senate Judiciary Committee Hearing Room. The founding members of the caucus are Senators Chuck...
Press Alert: Press Conference Wednesday to Launch Whistleblower Protection Caucus
Washington, D.C. February 24, 2015. On Wednesday, February 25, at 2:30 p.m. (ET), Senators Chuck Grassley and Ron Wyden will host a press conference to launch the Whistleblower Protection Caucus in Room 226 of the Dirksen Senate Office Building. Sen....
U.S. Settles FCA Case Against Medical Device Manufacturer for $1.25 Million
The Department of Justice announced today that Medical device manufacturer ev3 Inc., formerly known as Fox Hollow Technologies Inc., has agreed to pay the United States $1.25 million to resolve allegations under the False Claims Act that Fox Hollow caused...
Pharmaceutical Company Pays $39 Million to Settle False Claims Act Case
The Department of Justice (DOJ) announced on January 9, 2015, that Daiichi Sankyo Inc., a global pharmaceutical company with its U.S. headquarters in New Jersey, agreed to pay the United States and state Medicaid programs $39 million to resolve allegations...
Community Health Systems to Pay $75 Million in False Claims Act Settlement
The Department of Justice announced yesterday that Community Health Systems Professional Services Corporation (CHSPSC) and three affiliated New Mexico hospitals (collectively CHS) agreed to pay the United States $75 million to settle allegations that they violated the False Claims Act. ...
January 2015 SEC Whistleblower Awards List
The SEC Office of the Whistleblower post Notices of Covered Action where a final judgment or order, by itself or together with other prior judgments or orders in the same action issued after July 21, 2010, results in monetary sanctions exceeding $1...
NWC Program Educates Foreign Government Officials In Fight Against Corruption and Bribery
The National Whistleblower Center recently met with legislative aides for Members of the Japanese Diet and a delegation of distinguished leaders from Kazakhstan. The purpose of these meetings was to educate the foreign officials on how whistleblowers are protected in...
Fighting International Corruption with Whistleblower Reward Laws
The National Whistleblower Center released a report today recommending the use of whistleblower reward laws to fight corruption worldwide. “Whistleblower Reward Programs: An International Framework for the Detection of Corruption and Illegal Bribery,” outlines how the use of whistleblower rewards...
NSA Whistleblower Wins Sam Adams Award
On January 22, the Sam Adams Associates for Integrity in Intelligence (Sam Adams) selected retired NSA Technical Director William “Bill” Binney to receive its 2015 award for integrity in intelligence. The award was presented at a ceremony in Berlin, Germany....
The FCA Strongly Encourages Businesses to Maintain Effective Internal Compliance Programs
The Chamber of Commerce has commenced a well-financed and aggressive lobbying campaign to undermine America's most effective whistleblower law, the False Claims Act. To justify its anti-whistleblower campaign the Chamber published a report entitled, “Fixing the False Claims Act: the...
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