By Steve Kardell | Published March 11, 2019 | Posted in Fraud, Whistleblower Litigation | Tagged Tags: $330 Million to Settle, committing tax fraud, Tax Fraud Case, whistleblower attorney, Whistleblower Litigation | Comments Off on Sprint Will Pay $330 Million to Settle Whistleblower Tax Fraud Case
Sprint Will Pay $330 Million to Settle Whistleblower Tax Fraud Case
Telecommunications giant Sprint recently agreed to settle a long-running whistleblower lawsuit regarding incidents of tax fraud to the tune of $330 million. The lawsuit alleged Sprint had been committing tax fraud since 2005. It is not the greatest timing for Sprint, which is currently going through the approval process for a merger with T-Mobile. The Read More
Read MoreOmaha Doctors Allege Wrongful Termination from Children’s Hospital
A pair of surgeons from Omaha filed a lawsuit against the city’s Children’s Hospital and Medical Center, claiming they were wrongfully suspended and then forced to resign certain privileges after bringing forth concerns about patient safety. In the lawsuit, Dr. Mark Puccioni and Dr. Jason Miller claimed the hospital suspended their privileges after they reported Read More
Read MoreHome Depot Whistleblower Files Lawsuit Alleging Retaliation, Defamation
A 65-year-old former employee of Home Depot has filed a lawsuit against the company, claiming that he was punished for acting as a whistleblower in helping reveal the company’s illegal hazardous waste dumping that resulted in a $27.8 million fine. He also claimed Home Depot continues the practices, even after it was put on a Read More
Read MoreTSA Whistleblower’s Disclosures Lead to Pair of Aviation Security Investigations
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security was ordered in late December to reexamine the precautions being taken against the potential for attacks on airplanes using chemicals and other threats after disclosures made by a Transportation Security Administration (TSA) whistleblower. The whistleblower, Robert MacLean, revealed the TSA had failed to ensure air marshals and flight crews Read More
Read MoreFinance of America Mortgage to Pay $14.5 Million to Settle FHA Fraud Whistleblower Lawsuit
The U.S. Department of Justice has announced that Finance of America Mortgage, LLC, has agreed to pay the federal government $14.5 million to settle a lawsuit involving mortgage fraud brought under the False Claims Act. The case related to Federal Housing Administration (FHA) loans originated by Gateway Funding Diversified Mortgage Services, a company acquired by Read More
Read MoreH-1B Whistleblower Brings Additional Evidence in Apple Visa Scam Case
A whistleblower who filed a lawsuit against Apple and Infosys on behalf of the federal government brought forth additional evidence supporting his claim that the companies conspired to bypass federal visa laws. The judge had dismissed the case in October, but said it could proceed if the whistleblower brought forth new evidence. The whistleblower was Read More
Read MoreEmployees of Public Companies Lying About Performance Could Potentially Earn Millions in Whistleblower Awards
Employees and managers of publicly traded companies could recover significant amounts of money if they have proof that executives are purposefully withholding negative or damaging information from shareholders to protect stock values. Given the recent market volatility and record drops we’ve seen in the stock market, this could affect many workers and managers across the Read More
Read MorePair of Companies Ordered to Pay More than $7 Million for Issues Related to Pet Food Ingredients
Two companies were ordered by a federal court to pay more than $7 million in fines after they introduced adulterated and misbranded pet food ingredients into products that were sold across the United States. The two companies were Wilbur-Ellis, a California LLC based in San Francisco, and Diversified Ingredients, Inc., a Missouri-based company that works Read More
Read MoreFederal Jury Awards Montana Man $2 Million in Lawsuit Against BNSF Railway
A federal jury recently awarded a Montana man more than $2.1 million in a wrongful termination lawsuit against BNSF Railway Co. The employee and plaintiff was Zachary Wooten of Columbia Falls, Montana. He sued the company, alleging it violated the Federal Rail Safety Act after he was injured on the job at a Whitefish rail Read More
Read MoreFacebook Ordered to Pay $69 Million in Attorney Fees in Shareholder Action
Facebook Inc. has agreed to pay nearly $69 million in attorneys’ fees in a mooted shareholder lawsuit over a scrapped plan that would have reclassified the company’s stock. The deal was reached in late October in Delaware Chancery Court. The deal marked the end of a legal battle over attorneys’ fees that that continued long Read More
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