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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.


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December 18, 2020

				 Texas Heart Hospital of the Southwest LLP and its affiliate THHBP Management Company LLC will pay $48 million to resolve claims brought in a whistleblower suit by two of the hospitals鈥� physicians alleging that the defendants violated the False Claims Act, Stark Law, and Anti-Kickback Statute. 聽Agreements between the hospital and its physician-owners required the doctors to have 48 patient-contacts a year in order to maintain their ownership interests.聽 The U.S. did not intervene in the action; the whistleblowers, Dr. Mitchell Magee and Dr. Todd Dewey, will collectively receive $13.92 million, 29% of the total settlement, as a whistleblower reward.聽 				 					 

						
Tagged in:
													  Anti-Kickback and Stark, 
													  FCA Federal, 
													  Healthcare Fraud, 
													  Hospital Fraud, 
													  Whistleblower Case, 
													  Whistleblower Rewards, 
												
						

					
	
							
	
		
		
	


 			




	
		
		

			

				
				
December 14, 2020

				 An unidentified SEC whistleblower with audit responsibilities will receive an award of $300,000 based on a finding that the individual reasonably believed that the entity would engage in conduct which would impede an SEC investigation.聽 The award recognizes that the individual provided high-quality information and continuing assistance during the SEC investigation.聽 				 					 

						
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													  Financial and Investment Fraud, 
													  SEC Whistleblower Reward Program, 
													  Whistleblower Eligibility, 
													  Whistleblower Rewards, 
												
						

					
	
							
	
		
		
	


 			




	
		
		

			

				
				
December 10, 2020

				 Four affiliated jewelry importing companies 鈥� Roman & Sunstone LLC; ISTAR Jewelry LLC; Ansun Inc.; and Starkes Gems Inc. 鈥� agreed to pay $866,068 to resolve claims made in an action brought by a whistleblower under the False Claims Act that they evaded customs on earrings imported from China by misrepresenting the quantity imported.聽 The whistleblower will receive an award of approximately $152,000.聽 				 					 

						
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													  Customs Fraud, 
													  FCA Federal, 
													  Whistleblower Case, 
													  Whistleblower Rewards, 
												
						

					
	
							
	
		
		
	


 			




	
		
		

			

				
				
December 7, 2020

				 The SEC has granted awards to five whistleblowers whose disclosures led to three successful enforcement actions.聽 The first award of $1.8 million was granted to a company insider who gave information about fraudulent conduct that would have been difficult to detect otherwise.聽 The second award of $750,000 was granted to two whistleblowers, one of whom received a waiver on TCR filing requirements by providing a tip that prompted an investigation, and the other who provided new information that resulted in additional actions being added.聽 The last award of $400,000 was also granted to two whistleblowers; the two individuals had provided analysis that prompted an investigation.聽 				 					 

						
Tagged in:
													  Anonymity, 
													  Financial and Investment Fraud, 
													  SEC Whistleblower Reward Program, 
													  Whistleblower Rewards, 
												
						

					
	
							
	
		
		
	


 			




	
		
		

			

				
				
December 4, 2020

				 Joint Active Systems, Inc. (JAS), a durable medical equipment manufacturer, and New England Orthotics & Prosthetics, LLP (NEOPS) have agreed to pay $1.59 million and $90,000 respectively to resolve allegations of defrauding multiple federal healthcare programs鈥�including TRICARE, Medicare, and Medicaid programs in Connecticut, Massachusetts, and Rhode Island鈥�through a variety of fraudulent schemes.聽 According to a qui tam suit filed by two former NEOPS employees, JAS allegedly recruited NEOPS to bill Medicare and Medicaid for custom-fabricated orthotics that were not custom-fabricated orthotics, nor medically necessary, and falsely claim that JAS-affiliated sales representatives were properly trained to treat patients during fittings.聽 Additionally, JAS allegedly overcharged the VA for its devices by as much as 300%.聽 For blowing the whistle on these fraud schemes, the whistleblowers will receive a 17% share of the settlement proceeds.聽 				 					 

						
Tagged in:
													  FCA Federal, 
													  Healthcare Fraud, 
													  Improper Medical Personnel, 
													  Medicaid, 
													  Medical Billing Fraud, 
													  Medical Devices and DME, 
													  Other Government Health Programs, 
													  Whistleblower Case, 
													  Whistleblower Rewards, 
												
						

					
	
							
	
		
		
	


 			




	
		
		

			

				
				
December 3, 2020

				 Workrite Ergonomics LLC and its parent company, Knape & Vogt Manufacturing Co., have agreed to pay $7.1 million to resolve a qui tam suit brought by a former sales manager, Michael Franchek, which alleged that Workrite overcharged the federal government for office furniture purchased under General Services Administration (GSA) contracts.聽 Workrite allegedly failed to provide GSA, and state agencies that relied on GSA's pricing, with accurate information during contract negotiations, and failed to extend lower prices to government customers as required by contract provisions.聽 As part of the settlement, Franchek will receive a relator鈥檚 share of $1.27 million.聽 ; ; 				 					 

						
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													  Contract Non-Compliance, 
													  FCA Federal, 
													  FCA State, 
													  Government Procurement Fraud, 
													  Whistleblower Case, 
													  Whistleblower Rewards, 
												
						

					
	
							
	
		
		
	


 			


 			




	
		
		

			

				
				
November 24, 2020

				 Florida-based Doctor鈥檚 Choice Home Care, Inc. and its founders and former top executives Timothy Beach and Stuart Christensen have agreed to pay a combined $5.15 million to settle qui tam suits filed under the False Claims Act by former employees鈥攐ne by Corina Herbold, and the other by Sara Billings, Misty Sykes, and Marina Eschoyez-Quiroga.聽 In violation of the Anti-Kickback Statute and the Stark Law, the home health agency had allegedly set up sham medical director agreements with physicians to pay them for referrals, linked employee bonuses to referrals made by physician spouses, and provided medically unnecessary services to Medicare patients in order to avoid decreased reimbursements triggered by fewer than five skilled service visits.聽 To settle the allegations, Doctor鈥檚 Choice will pay over $4.5 million, while Beach and Christensen will pay $647,000 each.聽 Billings, Sykes, and Eschoyez-Quiroga will jointly receive $145,000 of the settlement proceeds; Herbold鈥檚 share has yet to be determined.聽 ; 				 					 

						
Tagged in:
													  Anti-Kickback and Stark, 
													  FCA Federal, 
													  Healthcare Fraud, 
													  Lack of Medical Necessity, 
													  Medical Billing Fraud, 
													  Medicare, 
													  Whistleblower Case, 
													  Whistleblower Rewards, 
												
						

					
	
							
	
		
		
	


 			




	
		
		

			

				
				
November 20, 2020

				 Mori, Bean and Brookes, P.A. (MBB), a Florida-based radiology practice, has agreed to pay $1.4 million to resolve allegations of violating the False Claims Act.聽 In a qui tam suit by Thomas Heyck, a radiologist formerly employed at MBB, the practice improperly billed Medicare and Medicaid for radiological images that were interpreted outside the U.S., which are not eligible for reimbursement.聽 MBB also submitted claims for images that were initially interpreted overseas, then reinterpreted and billed to a domestic radiologist.聽 For blowing the whistle, Heyck will receive a 19% relator鈥檚 share.聽 				 					 

						
Tagged in:
													  FCA Federal, 
													  Healthcare Fraud, 
													  Medicaid, 
													  Medicare, 
													  Provider Fraud, 
													  Whistleblower Case, 
													  Whistleblower Rewards, 
												
						

					
	
							
	
		
		
	


 			


 			


											

						

								

									
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