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Whistleblower Successes

					
Whistleblower reward laws and whistleblower reward programs enable qualifying whistleblowers to recover anywhere from 10 to 30 percent of the government鈥檚 recovery. These whistleblower reward laws include: the federal False Claims Act; State False Claims Acts; the Securities and Exchange Commission Whistleblower Program; the Commodity Futures Trading Commission Whistleblower Program; and, the Internal Revenue Service Whistleblower Program. We have collected summaries of recent successes in cases brought by whistleblowers, and you can read them below. You can also review our annual Top Ten Lists.


Members of the 91吃瓜网Whistleblower Lawyer Team have served as lead counsel on cases that have recovered roughly $1.3 billion for the government and hundreds of millions in whistleblower awards. You can read more about the results we have achieved for our clients in Our Successes.


If you believe you have information about fraud which could give rise to a claim for a whistleblower reward, please contact us to speak with one of our experienced whistleblower attorneys.

				

			

			
						
					
			

	
		
		

			

				
				
April 1, 2021

				 Pharma company Bristol-Myers Squibb will pay $75 million to settle a False Claims Act action, filed by a whistleblower, alleging that the company failed to pay amounts it owed under the Medicaid Drug Rebate Program. That program, the MDRP, requires drug manufacturers to report the Average Manufacturer Prices (AMPs) of their Medicaid-covered drugs to the government; the higher the reported AMPs, the greater the rebate owed by the pharma company to the government.聽 The whistleblower alleged that Bristol-Myers systematically under-reported their AMPs for a number of its drugs, including by reducing service fees it paid to wholesalers and excluding the value of price appreciation provisions in wholesale contracts. Of the total settlement, $41 million will be paid to the federal government, and the remainder to states participating in the settlement.聽 The government did not intervene, and the action was pursued by the whistleblower, Ronald J. Streck, who will receive an undisclosed share of the settlement.聽 				 					 

						
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													  Drug and DME Pricing, 
													  FCA Federal, 
													  Healthcare Fraud, 
													  Medicaid, 
													  Pharma Fraud, 
													  Whistleblower Case, 
													  Whistleblower Rewards, 
												
						

					
	
							
	
		
		
	


 			




	
		
		

			

				
				
March 29, 2021

				 The SEC has awarded an anonymous whistleblower $500,000 based on recoveries in a covered action and a related action that resulted in the shut-down of an ongoing fraudulent scheme. The whistleblower first reported the alleged misconduct to their employer, using the employer鈥檚 internal compliance procedures.聽 Then, within 120 days of reporting the violations internally, the whistleblower submitted a TCR to the SEC.聽 According to the SEC, the whistleblower provided significant information that prompted it to open an investigation, and provided ongoing assistance to Commission staff.聽 Separately, the employer began an internal investigation and ultimately made a report to a government agency.聽 Because the whistleblower reported internally and to the SEC within 120 days of their internal report, the SEC applied its 鈥渟afe harbor鈥� rule and treated the whistleblower鈥檚 SEC submission as if it had been made on the day that the whistleblower reported internally.聽 				 					 

						
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													  Financial and Investment Fraud, 
													  SEC Whistleblower Reward Program, 
													  Securities Fraud, 
													  Whistleblower Case, 
													  Whistleblower Rewards, 
												
						

					
	
							
	
		
		
	


 			




	
		
		

			

				
				
March 9, 2021

				 The SEC will pay $1.5 million to an unidentified whistleblower who provided original information to the Commission regarding the whistleblower鈥檚 employer, causing them to open an investigation.聽 The whistleblower provided detailed written information, identified potential witnesses, and assisted throughout the investigation.聽 				 					 

						
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													  SEC Whistleblower Reward Program, 
													  Whistleblower Rewards, 
												
						

					
	
							
	
		
		
	


 			




	
		
		

			

				
				
March 2, 2021

				 Hedge fund manager Thomas E. Sandell has paid $105 million to resolve claims first brought by a whistleblower under the New York False Claims Act alleging that Sandell evaded tens of millions in state and local taxes by falsely claiming that $450 million in management and performance fees he recognized in 2017 were not earned for services performed in New York, despite the fact that his fund, Sandell Asset Management Corporation, operated in New York and represented to the SEC that New York City was its principal place of business.聽 In his effort to evade NY taxes, Sandell moved to London for a period of time, opened an office in Florida, and managed SAMC expenses through a shell company that he also owned and controlled, all while continuing to perform the investment services that generated the fee income in New York.聽 When Sandell鈥檚 accountant informed him that he would have to pay NY state taxes, he terminated them and retained a firm that took his preferred position.聽 The whistleblower will receive an award of $22.05 million, which is 21% of the government鈥檚 recovery. 				 					 

						
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													  FCA State, 
													  Tax Fraud, 
													  Whistleblower Case, 
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February 25, 2021

				 The SEC has awarded two whistleblowers two awards totaling more than $1.7 million.聽 Under the first award, one whistleblower received over $900,000 for providing significant evidence, including a critical declaration, that helped shut down an ongoing fraud scheme.聽 Under the second award, the whistleblower received over $800,000 for providing important information through an interview and documents that helped return millions to harmed investors.聽 				 					 

						
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													  Anonymity, 
													  Financial and Investment Fraud, 
													  SEC Whistleblower Reward Program, 
													  Securities Fraud, 
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February 25, 2021

				 Texas Center for Orthopedic and Spinal Disorders and its owner, osteopath Mark Kuper, have agreed to a judgment of $11.2 million to resolve claims arising from their fraudulent billing of government healthcare programs.聽 Kuper also pleaded guilty to healthcare fraud, and was sentenced to 10 years in prison.聽 Defendants admitted that they submitted claims for services that were never rendered, including claims for one-on-one physical therapy pursuant to an individualized plan of care, when patients were actually attending group sessions with an athletic trainer, and claims for 60-minute psychotherapy sessions when patients actually spoke with unqualified individuals for just 15-20 minutes.聽 In addition, Kuper permitted his wife to use his credentials to issue prescriptions for controlled substances.聽 The civil investigation was initiated by a qui tam complaint filed by Richard Brown, who will receive 17% of the government鈥檚 recovery.聽 				 					 

						
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													  Criminal Proceedings, 
													  FCA Federal, 
													  Healthcare Fraud, 
													  Medical Billing Fraud, 
													  Provider Fraud, 
													  Whistleblower Case, 
													  Whistleblower Rewards, 
												
						

					
	
							
	
		
		
	


 			


 			




	
		
		

			

				
				
February 19, 2021

				 The SEC has awarded two whistleblowers a total of almost $3 million for alerting the agency to misconduct.聽 The first award of over $2.2 million went to an individual whose information helped bring a successful enforcement action to an open investigation.聽 The second award of almost $700,000 went to an individual whose tip about a fraudulent reporting scheme helped launch an investigation.聽 				 					 

						
Tagged in:
													  Anonymity, 
													  Financial and Investment Fraud, 
													  SEC Whistleblower Reward Program, 
													  Securities Fraud, 
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February 4, 2021

				 Durable medical equipment company Regency, Inc., has agreed to a $20.3 million civil settlement to resolve allegations that, together with its principal Kelly Wolfe, it violated the False Claims Act by creating dozens of front companies to submit over $400 million in false claims to government healthcare programs for the sale of DME that was not medically necessary.聽 Defendants were alleged to have paid unlawful kickbacks to doctors and falsely claimed that those doctors provided telehealth services to the beneficiaries, when in most cases the doctors had no interaction at all with the beneficiaries.聽 Wolfe also pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit healthcare fraud and will be sentenced at a later date.聽 Former Regency employee Condra Albright will receive 23% of the civil recovery as a whistleblower reward. 聽; 				 					 

						
Tagged in:
													  Anti-Kickback and Stark, 
													  Criminal Proceedings, 
													  FCA Federal, 
													  Lack of Medical Necessity, 
													  Medical Billing Fraud, 
													  Medical Devices and DME, 
													  Whistleblower Case, 
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