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Representative Wild Becomes 85th Congressperson to Cosponsor Wildlife Crime Whistleblower Bill
On July 16, Representative Susan Wild (D-PA) became the 85th Congressional cosponsor of the Wildlife Conservation and Anti-Trafficking Act of 2019 (H.R.864). The bill, which broadly supports wildlife conservation and addresses wildlife trafficking, includes requirements for federal agencies to implement...
DOJ Claims Teva Pharmaceuticals Paid Illegal Kickbacks, Artificially Inflated Price Of Drugs
The U.S. government filed a False Claims Act case against Teva Pharmaceuticals USA Inc. and Teva Neuroscience Inc. (Teva), claiming that the company illegally financed copays through supposedly independent foundations to artificially inflate the cost of one of their drugs...
World Bank Omits Whistleblower Provisions and Protections in COVID-19 Anti-Corruption Efforts
On April 28, the World Bank published a report on anti-corruption measures during the coronavirus pandemic. The report lists a variety of places fraud could occur in relation to COVID-19: in “response to the health emergency,” “response to food and...
Whistleblower Wins $57 Million Settlement Against Largest Not-For-Profit Health Care Agency in the Country
On June 25, the Visiting Nurse Service of New York (VNSNY) agreed to pay $57 million to the government to settle a whistleblower lawsuit. Whistleblower Edward Lacey claimed that the not-for-profit nursing service defrauded the Medicaid and Medicare programs out...
Whistleblowers To Receive $1.48 Million Reward For Exposing Tariff Evasion
Two whistleblowers will split a $1.48 million reward for their help uncovering fraud and false claims at CWD Holdings LLC, an aftermarket car and truck parts company based out of California. The whistleblowers, Jeffrey Hawk and Steven Hughes, filed separate...
Department of Labor Report Finds OSHA Must Improve Handling of Whistleblower Complaints
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) must improve its handling of whistleblower complaints during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, according to a newly published report by the U.S. Labor Department's Office of Inspector General (OIG). The report details how the...
VOS Capital to Pay CFTC over $3.5 Million for Unlawful Operation of a Commodity Pool
On June 23, the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) obtained a final order resolving their charges against Dominick Vincent Carducci and his company VOS Capital Management, LLC (VOS Capital). The CFTC charged Carducci and VOS Capital with fraud and...
Methane Transportation Act With Whistleblower Provisions Passes Unanimously In Senate
On August 6, the Senate unanimously passed the Pipes Act 2020 with an amendment to strengthen pipeline safety regulations and whistleblower protections. Methane leaks contribute the equivalent of over 200 million metric tons of carbon dioxide to the atmosphere annually,...
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Office of Special Counsel Disagrees with MSPB Ruling in Federal Whistleblower Case
On August 11, the U.S. Office of Special Counsel (OSC) filed an amicus curiae brief arguing against a recent ruling by a Merit Systems Protection Board (MSPB) administrative judge in a federal whistleblower case. The OSC calls for a reversal...
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