SEC Issues $600,000 Whistleblower Award

By Steve Kardell | Published March 29, 2022 | Posted in Whistleblower Litigation | Tagged Tags: SEC, securities fraud, whistleblower awards |

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) issued a $600,000 whistleblower award on Tuesday, February 22 to an individual who voluntarily submitted unique, credible information to the agency that led to a successful high-value enforcement action. As is the case with all SEC awards, the agency did not release any information about the whistleblower or Read More

Brockton Urology Will Pay $100,000 in False Claims Act Settlement

By Steve Kardell | Published March 15, 2022 | Posted in Fraud, Whistleblower Litigation | Tagged Tags: healthcare fraud, medicare false claims, settlement |

Brockton Urology Clinic LLC in North Easton, Massachusetts recently agreed to pay $100,000 to settle claims it submitted false claims to Medicare in violation of federal law. The case is yet another example of healthcare fraud cases that cost the United States billions of dollars every single year. Case background According to the settlement agreement, Read More

San Jose State University Agrees to Settle Sex Abuse Coverup Lawsuit

By Steve Kardell | Published March 10, 2022 | Posted in Employee Rights, Whistleblower Litigation, Wrongful Termination | Tagged Tags: cover up, employer retaliation, sexual abuse |

San Jose State University (SJSU) recently agreed to settle a lawsuit alleging a coverup of sexual abuse allegations. The claimant was a whistleblower who targeted the suit against the university and former athletic director Marie Tuite. The settlement value was $560,000. Case background In the suit, whistleblower Steve O’Brien claimed the university fired him because Read More

$13 Million Whistleblower Award First from SEC of 2022

By Steve Kardell | Published March 1, 2022 | Posted in Whistleblower Litigation | Tagged Tags: SEC whistleblower award, Securities Exchange Commission, U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission |

On January 6, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) handed down its first whistleblower award of the year, a sizable $13 million pot to a whistleblower who provided the agency with unique information about ongoing fraud. The whistleblower’s original information aided the SEC in obtaining emergency relief to minimize the losses of investors. SEC Read More

Recapping 2021 for the CFTC’s Whistleblower Program

By Steve Kardell | Published February 22, 2022 | Posted in Whistleblower Litigation | Tagged Tags: CFTC Whistleblower Program, enforcement actions, whistleblower award |

The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) Whistleblower Program had a banner year in 2021, with its record-setting $200 million whistleblower award serving as the headline for the year. There were plenty of other noteworthy awards issued that year, though, all of which demonstrated the agency’s commitment to protecting and rewarding whistleblowers who provide original, high-quality Read More

Hayat Pharmacy to Pay More than $2 Million to Resolve False Claims Act Lawsuit

By Steve Kardell | Published February 19, 2022 | Posted in Fraud, Whistleblower Litigation | Tagged Tags: healthcare fraud, medicare false claims, pharmacy fraud |

Hayat Pharmacy, which operates 23 pharmacy locations throughout the Milwaukee metropolitan area, will pay more than $2 million to resolve allegations it submitted false claims to Medicare and Medicaid for various prescription medications. In addition to paying $2 million to resolve the claims, the pharmacy chain will also conduct training concerning fraud, waste and abuse, Read More

SEC Issued 11 Whistleblower Awards in January Alone

By Steve Kardell | Published February 17, 2022 | Posted in Fraud, Whistleblower Litigation | Tagged Tags: financial crime, SEC award, whistleblower award |

January was a busy month for the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. According to the agency, it issued 11 whistleblower awards in the first month of 2022. This year marks the 10th anniversary of the first whistleblower awards issued in the SEC’s whistleblower program in 2012. Since the program was founded it has awarded $1.2 Read More

Department of Labor Investigating Apple Over Whistleblower Retaliation Claim

By Steve Kardell | Published February 10, 2022 | Posted in Employee Rights, Whistleblower Litigation, Wrongful Termination | Tagged Tags: employer retaliation, unsafe working conditons |

The United States Department of Labor will investigate allegations that Apple retaliated against an employee who blew the whistle on company wrongdoing. The whistleblower is Ashley Gjovik, a former senior engineering program manager. Gjovik had originally complained she was subjected to frequent harassment and unsafe working conditions while she worked for Apple. Case background Apple Read More

NHTSA Issues First Ever Whistleblower Award

By Steve Kardell | Published February 8, 2022 | Posted in Whistleblower Litigation | Tagged Tags: NHTSA, NHTSA whistleblower program, whistleblower award |

There is an increasing number of options for whistleblowers to submit information to the federal government and share in recovery money. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) recently joined organizations like the SEC and CFTC when it issued its first whistleblower award. The administration gave out more than $24 million to a whistleblower who Read More

CFTC Now Accepting Claims for Whistleblower Awards in Massive Cattle Fraud Case

By Steve Kardell | Published February 5, 2022 | Posted in Fraud, Whistleblower Litigation | Tagged Tags: Cattle Fraud, CFTC, CFTC Whistleblower Program |

The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) recently released a Notice of Covered Action (NCA) regarding enforcement actions being taken against Easterday Ranches, located in Washington. In December, the government ordered Easterday Ranches to pay $263 million in restitution penalties associated with a fraudulent cattle scheme. Whistleblowers can now submit award applications to the CFTC Read More

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