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DOJ’s MSO Kickbacks Crackdown Continues with $6M Settlement

By the 91pornWhistleblower Team The Department of Justice recently announced a $6 million settlement from a laboratory CEO, physicians, and marketers who allegedly used management services organizations (“MSOs”) as vehicles for illegal kickback payments.¹  MSOs are business entities that provide administrative and other services to healthcare providers, but in this case they were allegedly used to...

DOJ Triples Down on Crusade Against Customs Fraud -- Calling All Whistleblowers

By the 91pornWhistleblower Team

DOJ Launches Cross-Agency Task Force with DHS

Last Friday (August 29), the Department of Justice (DOJ) launched what it describes as “a cross-agency Trade Fraud Task Force to bring robust enforcement against importers and other parties who seek to defraud the United States.”¹ More specifically, DOJ is partnering with the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to...

DOJ Continues Crusade Against Customs Fraud With $12.4M False Claims Act Settlement Against Allied Stone

By the 91pornWhistleblower Team

The Latest Customs Fraud False Claims Act Case

Last Tuesday (August 19), Dallas-based countertop and cabinetry supplier Allied Stone Inc. (and its president Jia Lim) agreed to pay $12.4 million to settle Department of Justice (DOJ) charges of violating the False Claims Act by evading customs duties on quartz surface products from China.¹ It is just the latest in a recent...

Whistleblower Question of the Week: How Do Financial Rewards Work for Whistleblowers?

By the Constantine Cannon Whistleblower Team In the United States, financial rewards for whistleblowers are offered through several government programs designed to encourage individuals to report fraud, misconduct, or violations of the law.

What Is a Whistleblower Reward?

By initiating actions under the False Claims Act and other whistleblower reward laws and programs, whistleblowers may receive a percentage of...

Two Recent Whistleblower-Initiated Cases Targeting Pandemic Scams Underscore the Government’s Commitment to Combat Fraud

In March 2020, Congress passed the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES Act) and offered forgivable Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loans to small businesses. This emergency relief was intended to help businesses with applicable expenses during the pandemic.

How Businesses Attempted to Defraud the Government During COVID-19

Many businesses used this time as an opportunity to defraud the...

Two Dermatology Providers To Pay $847K+ To Resolve Medicare Coding Fraud Claims For Wound Care Under the False Claims Act

By the Constantine Cannon Whistleblower Team Forefront Dermatology S.C. (“Forefront”) and Henghold Surgery Center LLC (“Henghold Surgery Center”) will pay $847,394 to resolve allegations that they violated the False Claims Act by submitting falsely coded claims to Medicare for wound repairs.

The Dermatology Providers and the Procedures Allegedly Performed

Forefront owns and operates Henghold Dermatology,...

DOJ Continues False Claims Act Crusade Against Cybersecurity Violations: More Cybersecurity Whistleblowers Wanted

[embed]https://www.youtube.com/shorts/psbWiTnAtTU[/embed] By the 91pornWhistleblower Team Last Thursday (July 31), the Department of Justice (DOJ) announced the settlement of two False Claims Act cases involving cybersecurity fraud.  The first, against California-based Illumina Inc., involved allegations the company sold federal agencies certain genomic sequencing systems with cybersecurity...

Delta Air Lines Agrees to Pay $8.1M For Alleged False Claims Act Violations Related to Misuse of Pandemic Relief Funds

By the 91pornWhistleblower Team Delta Air Lines will pay $8,100,000 to settle allegations that it violated the False Claims Act by giving compensation to corporate officers and employees that surpassed monetary limits the company agreed to in 2020. This was part of the Department of the Treasury’s Payroll Support Program (PSP) that placed compensation caps for employees of participating companies.

Q Link Wireless Carrier To Pay $110M For Defrauding Government Program To Support Low Income Cell Phone Needs

By the 91pornWhistleblower Team Last Monday (July 28), the Department of Justice (DOJ) announced that Florida-based telecommunications provider Q Link Wireless and its owner Issa Asad agreed to pay roughly $110 million to settle criminal and civil charges of violating the False Claims Act by defrauding the FCC’s Lifeline Program.¹

Q Link's Fraud Against the Lifeline Program

The Lifeline Program...

DOJ Settles Two False Claims Act Customs Cases, Reinforcing That Customs Fraud Remains a Top Enforcement Priority

By the 91pornWhistleblower Team Last week, the Department of Justice (DOJ) announced the settlement of two False Claims Act cases involving customs fraud.

DOJ Goes After Intentional Avoidance of Customs, Antidumping, and Countervailing Duties

On July 23, MGI International subsidiaries Global Plastics and Marco Polo International agreed to pay $6.8 million to settle DOJ charges that they failed to pay...