Whistleblower
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FinCEN moves to activate whistleblower rewards framework
A proposed rule would turn long-standing statutory promises into a functioning system.
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FinCEN advisory warns of expanding healthcare fraud, empowers whistleblowers
The advisory urged insiders at financial institutions to be vigilant for fraudsters, organized crime groups, and transnational criminal organizations that increasingly target government benefits programs.
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First-ever DOJ-wide corporate enforcement policy announced
The new policy supersedes the existing patchwork of voluntary self-disclosure policies, replacing them with a framework applicable across the DOJ.
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‘Culture of silence’: Germany’s Heraeus accused of ignoring fraud whistleblowers
Probe into €460mn scandal finds industrial group failed to act on warnings from employees for more than a decade.
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OPINION: Nick Ephgrave’s retirement leaves Serious Fraud Office at a crossroads
Tony McClements takes a look back at Nick Ephgrave’s reforms at the SFO and contemplates what’s next for the organization.
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DOJ and USPS make first whistleblower payout, awarding $1m in car auction fraud
Used vehicle platform EBLOCK allegedly failed to immediately take action against illegal activity including shill bids and elimination of competition at an acquired company.
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DOJ files FCA complaint against Louisiana hospital group, three hospitals, physician
The complaint alleges a scheme to provide unnecessary medical care to increase Medicare payouts.
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DOJ secures record-breaking $6.8 billion in False Claims Act settlements, judgments for FY 2025
The healthcare fraud category took the lion’s share with a staggering $5.7 billion in recovered funds from FCA matters.