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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.

				

			

			
						
					
			 			


 			




	
		
		

			

				
				
September 11, 2020

				 The Scripps Research Institute will pay $10 million to settle claims that overcharged the National Institutes of Health under research grants.聽 Under the terms of the grants, recipients may only use grant funds on tasks that specifically relate to the funded project.聽 Defendant was alleged to have an inadequate system for tracking researcher time and expenses, resulting in improper charges to the government for costs unrelated to funded projects, including time spent writing new grant applications, teaching, and engaging in other administrative activities. Former Scripps employee Thomas Burris, Ph.D., will receive $1.75 million as a whistleblower reward.聽 ; 				 					 

						
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													  FCA Federal, 
													  Grant and Research Fraud, 
													  Whistleblower Case, 
													  Whistleblower Rewards, 
												
						

					
	
							
	
		
		
	


 			




	
		
		

			

				
				
September 11, 2020

				 Two whistleblowers who made specific, credible, and timely reports to the CFTC of an ongoing fraud have been awarded an undisclosed sum. 聽The first whistleblower, based in the U.S., made the first report and provided information and documents that would have otherwise been difficult to obtain.聽 The second whistleblower, based abroad, provided additional information, including the wrongdoers鈥� attempts to avoid detection. 聽According to the CFTC, the whistleblowers鈥� joint efforts helped lead to a successful enforcement action.聽 				 					 

						
Tagged in:
													  Anonymity, 
													  CFTC Whistleblower Reward Program, 
													  Financial and Investment Fraud, 
													  Fraud in CFTC-Regulated Markets, 
													  International Whistleblowers, 
													  Whistleblower Rewards, 
												
						

					
	
							
	
		
		
	


 			




	
		
		

			

				
				
September 10, 2020

				 Shreveport Prosthetics, Inc. will pay $1.6 million to resolve claims in an action brought by the company鈥檚 former office administrator, Kimberly Throgmorton, under the qui tam provisions of the False Claims Act.聽 The company was alleged to have submitted false bills to Medicare by using the supplier number of a different company after its own supplier number was deactivated, and by routinely waiving patient co-payments.聽 Ms. Throgmorton will receive over $250,000 as a whistleblower reward.聽 				 					 

						
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													  FCA Federal, 
													  Medical Billing Fraud, 
													  Medical Devices and DME, 
													  Whistleblower Case, 
													  Whistleblower Rewards, 
												
						

					
	
							
	
		
		
	


 			




	
		
		

			

				
				
September 9, 2020

				 Southern California radiology facility operators William M. Kelly Inc. and Omega Imaging Inc. paid $5 million to resolve claims initiated by a qui tam action under the False Claims Act filed by former employee Syd Ackerman.聽 The action alleged that defendants submitted claims for CT scans and MRIs involving contrast injections that were not supervised by a physician as required by applicable program rules.聽 The whistleblower will receive $925,000 of the settlement.聽 				 					 

						
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													  FCA Federal, 
													  Healthcare Fraud, 
													  Improper Medical Personnel, 
													  Medical Billing Fraud, 
													  Provider Fraud, 
													  Whistleblower Case, 
													  Whistleblower Rewards, 
												
						

					
	
							
	
		
		
	


 			




	
		
		

			

				
				
September 9, 2020

				 West Virginia-based acute care hospital, Wheeling Hospital, Inc., has agreed to pay $50 million to resolve claims of violating the Anti-Kickback Statute, Physician Self-Referral (Stark) Law, and False Claims Act.聽 According to a former executive turned whistleblower, Louis Longo, Wheeling knowingly provided referring physicians with compensation above fair market value, based on the volume or value of their referrals, then submitted claims resulting from those improper referrals to Medicare.聽 As part of the settlement, Longo will receive a $10 million relator鈥檚 share.聽 ; ; 				 					 

						
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													  Anti-Kickback and Stark, 
													  FCA Federal, 
													  Healthcare Fraud, 
													  Medicare, 
													  Provider Fraud, 
													  Whistleblower Case, 
													  Whistleblower Rewards, 
												
						

					
	
							
	
		
		
	


 			




	
		
		

			

				
				
September 4, 2020

				 An anonymous individual received a whistleblower reward in an unspecified amount, after providing information that caused the CFTC to open an investigation into ongoing fraudulent activity affecting individual investors.聽 The whistleblower provided assistance and documentation, enabling the Commission to act quickly to stop fraud that would have been difficult to detect without the whistleblower's information. 				 					 

						
Tagged in:
													  CFTC Whistleblower Reward Program, 
													  Financial and Investment Fraud, 
													  Fraud in CFTC-Regulated Markets, 
													  Whistleblower Case, 
													  Whistleblower Rewards, 
												
						

					
	
							
	
		
		
	


 			




	
		
		

			

				
				
September 1, 2020

				 The SEC made a $2.5 million whistleblower award to two outsiders who submitted a whistleblower tip based on their detailed independent analysis of a company's public filings.聽 The whistleblowers provided helpful assistance during the investigation, and their submission ultimately led to several successful enforcement actions.聽 The SEC did not disclose their identity or the target of the underlying enforcement actions.聽 				 					 

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

					
	
							
	
		
		
	


 			


											

						

								

									
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