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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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July 19, 2022

				 A whistleblower whose information and assistance prompted an investigation that led to a successful enforcement action has been awarded $17 million.听 According to the SEC, the whistleblower is also entitled to an award in a related action.听 				 					 

						
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													  Securities Fraud, 
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July 14, 2022

				 BioReference Health, LLC, formerly known as BioReference Laboratories, Inc. and OPKO Health, Inc., have agreed to pay nearly $10 million and enter into a five-year Corporate Integrity Agreement to settle a whistleblower-brought case alleging it violated the Anti-Kickback Statute, Stark Law, and False Claims Act.听 The alleged misconduct involved making lease payments to healthcare providers that exceeded fair market value, and later failing to report or return any overpayments to federal healthcare programs.听 				 					 

						
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													  Anti-Kickback and Stark, 
													  FCA Federal, 
													  FCA State, 
													  Healthcare Fraud, 
													  Laboratory and IDTF, 
													  Whistleblower Case, 
													  Whistleblower Rewards, 
												
						

					
	
							
	
		
		
	


 			




	
		
		

			

				
				
July 13, 2022

				 Solera Specialty Pharmacy and its CEO, Nicholas Saraniti, has agreed to pay $1.31 million and enter into a three-year integrity agreement to resolve allegations of defrauding Medicare.听 Solera allegedly submitted fraudulent claims for Evzio鈥攁 high-priced version of naloxone, which reverses opioid overdoses鈥攂ased on prior authorization requests that contained false clinical information, that were not actually approved by physicians, and that improperly listed Solera鈥檚 contact information as if it were the physician鈥檚.听 In connection with a criminal information, Solera has also entered into a deferred prosecution agreement.听 The whistleblower in this case, a former employee of Evzio manufacturer kal茅o Inc. named Rebecca Socol, will receive a $262,000 share of the settlement.听 				 					 

						
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													  FCA Federal, 
													  Healthcare Fraud, 
													  Medicare, 
													  Pharma Fraud, 
													  Whistleblower Case, 
													  Whistleblower Rewards, 
												
						

					
	
							
	
		
		
	


 			




	
		
		

			

				
				
July 8, 2022

				 Aerojet Rocketdyne Inc., which provides propulsion and power systems for vehicles belonging to the Department of Defense and NASA, has agreed to pay $9 million to resolve a whistleblower lawsuit.听 According to Brian Markus, a former employee, the company misrepresented its compliance with the cybersecurity requirements of contracts with those agencies, in violation of the False Claims Act.听 For bringing a successful qui tam case, Markus will receive a relator鈥檚 share of $2.61 million.听 				 					 

						
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													  Certifications, 
													  Cybersecurity and Data Breaches, 
													  Defense Contract Fraud, 
													  FCA Federal, 
													  Whistleblower Case, 
													  Whistleblower Rewards, 
												
						

					
	
							
	
		
		
	


 			




	
		
		

			

				
				
June 10, 2022

				 A doctor who allegedly submitted claims to Medicare and Medi-Cal for unperformed procedures, services, and tests, in violation of the California and federal False Claims Acts, has agreed to pay $9.5 million to resolve a civil suit.听 The qui tam case by Minas Kochumian鈥檚 former medical assistant Elize Oganesyan, and former IT consultant Damon Davies, alleged that claims for treatment of osteopathic issues that were submitted over a six year period were false.听 The settlement includes $5.5 million that Kochumian already paid as criminal restitution in a separate case in the Central District.听 As part of the civil settlement, Oganesyan and Davies will share a $1.75 million award.听 ; 				 					 

						
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													  FCA Federal, 
													  FCA State, 
													  Healthcare Fraud, 
													  Medicaid, 
													  Medicare, 
													  Provider Fraud, 
													  Whistleblower Case, 
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May 19, 2022

				 Retailer H&M will pay $36 million to New York State to resolve claims that the company violated a New York law which requires gift card issuers to turn over unused balances on gift cards to the state鈥檚 Abandoned Property Fund after five years of inactivity.听 The retailer repeatedly lied to the state about its failure to transfer the unused gift card balances as required, and falsely told the state that an out-of-state company was handling its gift cards business. A whistleblower who filed a lawsuit under the New York False Claims Act will receive $7.74 million for bringing H&M鈥檚 misconduct to light.听 				 					 

						
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													  FCA State, 
													  Government Programs Fraud, 
													  Whistleblower Case, 
													  Whistleblower Rewards, 
												
						

					
	
							
	
		
		
	


 			




	
		
		

			

				
				
May 19, 2022

				 Healthcare testing company VirtuOx, Inc. agreed to pay $3.15 million to resolve claims brought in an action initiated by a whistleblower alleging that falsely billed Medicare for pulse oximetry testing.听 VirtuOx allegedly reported San Francisco as the location for overnight pulse oximetry testing when, in fact, no services were performed at that location, but that location resulted in a higher Medicare reimbursement.听 In addition, VirtuOx allegedly billed Medicare for both oxygen 鈥渟pot checks鈥� and overnight pulse oximetry testing, when only the overnight testing was performed.听 The whistleblower, Amber Watt, will receive an award of $630,000.听 				 					 

						
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													  Bundling and Unbundling, 
													  FCA Federal, 
													  Healthcare Fraud, 
													  Laboratory and IDTF, 
													  Medical Billing Fraud, 
													  Whistleblower Case, 
													  Whistleblower Rewards, 
												
						

					
	
							
	
		
		
	


 			




	
		
		

			

				
				
May 13, 2022

				 Hensel Phelps Construction Company has agreed to pay $2.8 million to resolve allegations of violating the False Claims Act in connection with a federal subcontract designated for service-disabled, veteran-owned small businesses (SDVOSB).听 Under a 2011 contract with the General Services Administration to construct a building in Washington, D.C., Hensel Phelps was required to set aside subcontracts for SDVOSBs and other small businesses.听 According to qui tam plaintiff Fox Unlimited Enterprises, LLP, the company instead made arrangements with another large business to provide equipment and installation services, and used a SDVOSB in name only.听 , 				 					 

						
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													  Government Procurement Fraud, 
													  Set-Asides and Preferences, 
													  Whistleblower Case, 
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May 9, 2022

				 Prism Behavioral Solutions has agreed to pay $650,000 to resolve allegations of violating the federal and California False Claims Acts by billing California鈥檚 Medicaid program for services not provided to autistic children and young adults.听 The whistleblower in this case, Diana Mason, is a behavioral analyst employed by Prism, and will receive a $170,000 share of the settlement.听 ; 				 					 

						
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													  FCA Federal, 
													  FCA State, 
													  Healthcare Fraud, 
													  Medicaid, 
													  Provider Fraud, 
													  Whistleblower Case, 
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