Nontraded REITs 2.0 (“Nontraded Preferred Shares”) – A Bad Idea
Earlier today the widely respected securities industry trade publication, InvestmentNews, published a story titled “REIT with a twist — and a high commission — is new darling of independent...
View ArticleUber Drivers Claim They Are Not Independent Contractors… in the UK
Our lawsuits against Uber have generated national press. Just about every major media outlet in the United States has covered the battle between corporate goliath Uber (market capitalization $62...
View ArticleBristol Myers pays $30m to Settle Insurance Fraud Claim
Expensive golf outings, Lakers basketball camp for kids, concerts, Broadway shows and cold, hard cash. These are some of the things that drug giant Bristol Myers used to lure doctors into prescribing...
View ArticleMedicaid Fraud CEO Spends $510,000 Taxpayer Money on Psychic
Usually when we write a Medicaid fraud story we report how the money from taxpayers stolen from taxpayers was used to support the fraudsters lavish lifestyle. Beaches houses, private jet charters,...
View ArticleHello Beautiful, You Are Under Arrest – Medicaid Fraudster Arrested
We rarely write back to back stories on Medicaid fraud. Sometimes the stories are just so colorful and outrageous that they need to be told. Earlier today we wrote about Medicaid fraudster Erv Brinker...
View ArticleLet the Sun Shine! Report says that Pharma Paid Billions to Docs
Have you ever heard of the Physician Payments Sunshine Act? Most people haven’t. It was part of the comprehensive “Obamacare” healthcare reforms. Under the Act, pharmaceutical companies drugs and...
View ArticleLance Armstrong – Doper, Dealer, Liar? (Whistleblower Post)
The whistleblower case against Lance Armstrong filed by his former racing partner, Floyd Landis, is really heating up. Armstrong didn’t admit to doping while racing for America’s U.S. Postal Service...
View ArticleWhistleblower Suit Accuses Frontier of $42 Million Fraud
Frontier Communications has grown from a sleepy rural telecommunications carrier to the 4th largest provider of digital subscriber services. Now offering traditional phone service, Internet and digital...
View ArticleWhistleblower Helps Feds Nab Medicare Fraud Suspect
Do you remember the game Monopoly? In the original edition there are “Chance” cards, some of which tell the player to “Go Directly to Jail, Do Not Pass Go, Do Not Collect $200.” Diana Jocelyn Gumila is...
View ArticleUS Contractors Tagged for Iraq, Afghanistan Reconstruction Fraud
The United States spends billions of dollars in the Middle East. While much of the money is spent on military spending, billions are also spent on reconstruction efforts. Much of that money has flowed...
View ArticleBREAKING: Hospital Faces FLSA Wage Suit for Docking Nurses Pay
Anyone who has worked in a busy hospital knows just how hectic things can get. As I write this post at 1:15 in the afternoon on a Saturday, my good friend (an anesthesiologist) is still at work at a...
View ArticleOpen Medicare Fraud Investigation: Dr Alberto Manahan
As a leading national whistleblower firm, we receive many tips. In fact, we receive tips everyday. Most are from “insiders” – billing clerks, nurses, therapists and former employees. Those folks have...
View ArticleNew Medicare Fraud Investigation – Reziuddin Siddique
Not a week goes by that we don’t receive several whistleblower tips. If we think we can help the whistleblower stop the fraud and earn an award, we try to make a case. Sometimes that becomes difficult,...
View ArticleTenet Healthcare – the Most Despicable Name in Healthcare
Tenet Healthcare is in the news again. And the news isn’t very good. Yesterday’s headline in the Atlanta Business Chronicle was “Tenet Healthcare Agrees to Plead Guilty in Atlanta Kickback Scheme.”...
View ArticleJanesville (WI) Pharmacist Arrested for Medicare Fraud
A well known pharmacist in Janesville, Wisconsin was arrested and charged with 46 counts of Medicaid and Medicare fraud. Federal agents with the Department of Health and Human Services charged...
View ArticleWhistleblower Receives $4.5 Million Award
The U.S. Department of Justice settled a whistleblower lawsuit for $17 million. The suit claimed that Lexington Medical Center (LMC) paid kickbacks to physicians in return for referrals. Kickbacks have...
View ArticleWhistleblowers Claim Hospital Orders too Many Surgeries
Few patients enjoy going to the hospital. Even fewer want to face surgery and the long recovery that usually occurs afterwards. Three whistleblowers (two doctors and a medical technician) accused the...
View ArticleMore Blood on the Hands of Big Pharma?
A 27 year old big pharma sales representative committed suicide by jumping in front of an oncoming train. While that story alone is tragic, the reasons for his suicide deserve discussion. According to...
View ArticleCan A Government Employee Receive a Whistleblower Award?
Can a government employee receive a whistleblower award? The answer is often yes! While we rarely see these cases, there is nothing wrong, immoral or illegal with government agents filing claims. There...
View ArticleWage Theft Post – Getting Paid for Travel and Commuting?
Wage theft is a huge problem in the United States. Gone are the days when most workers would drive to a factory, clock in, work eight hours and go home. Today employers expect us to travel to different...
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