Monthly Archives: December 2017
SEC Confirms $50 Million Paid to Whistleblowers in 2017
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Office of the Whistleblower released its annual report in mid-November. It highlighted the value whistleblowers have provided to the agency and the country over the past year. According to the commission, “whistleblowers have provided tremendous value to [the SEC’s] enforcement efforts and significantly helped investors.” The agency noted […]
Former FBI Agent Warns of Prevalence of Healthcare Fraud in Talk
Valdosta State University in Georgia recently hosted a presentation in recognition of International Fraud Awareness Week (November 12-18), a global initiative developed to minimize the effects of fraud by promoting anti-fraud awareness and outreach efforts. Former FBI agent Victor Hartman was a presenter at the event, and he focused primarily on healthcare fraud. Since he […]
New FCPA-Related Investigations Disclosed by Mining Companies
Four mining companies have now disclosed that they are subject of investigations related to the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA). One company first disclosed an investigation in late November, while the others disclosed their investigations in 2016, 2015 and 2013. Two of the companies are based in the United Kingdom, while the others are in […]
VA Whistleblower Claims Hospitals Routinely Manipulate Statistics by Denying Care
A former surgeon with the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) recently claimed VA hospital administrators routinely manipulate hospital statistics by denying care to some patients to make their facilities look better and to earn more lucrative bonuses. The whistleblower was Dr. Michael Mann, a professor of surgery at the University of California-San Francisco who worked […]
Swedish Health Whistleblower Awarded $17.5 Million by Arbitrator
Dr. David Newell recently blew the whistle on a case involving neurosurgeons who allegedly double-booked patients for surgeries at a Seattle Swedish Health hospital. He was awarded $17.5 million after an arbitrator agreed with his claim that he was wrongfully terminated for reporting the alleged wrongdoing. Swedish Health is preparing to file an appeal. The […]
President Trump Calls on UN to Offer More Whistleblower Protections
In President Donald Trump’s first official speech at the United Nations, he urged the global body to take more steps to protect whistleblowers. In his remarks, he spoke about a need for the UN to offer greater protections to UN officials who speak up about internal wrongdoing, saying, “We seek a United Nations that regains […]
Whistleblower Earns Award for Helping Secure $2 Million Settlement in Contract Rigging Case
A whistleblower was recently paid $470,000 of a $2 million settlement after successfully challenging what she believed — with agreement from government prosecutors — to be a shell company at Hanford Nuclear Reservation. The subcontractor who was put in charge of setting up this shell company, Federal Engineers and Constructors, worked under a joint venture […]
Corporate Whistleblower Center Aims to Identify Nursing Home Employees Who Can Serve as Whistleblowers
The Corporate Whistleblower Center recently launched an ambitious new initiative designed to help nursing home and skilled nursing facility employees received rewards for providing information proving their employer is billing Medicare for services not rendered or hours never worked. The organization believes nursing homes and/or skilled nursing facilities that bill Medicare for hours not worked […]
