Whistleblower News

You’ve probably heard plenty about tariffs lately, including a heavy dose of speculation. What you may not have heard about are the fraudulent measures some companies take in an effort to evade them and essentially get an unfair pricing advantage by defrauding the federal government.  If existing tariffs increase or new ones are imposed, we’ll likely see more attempts to evade them, including fraudulent labeling or transshipment, which involves shipping to an intermediate destination that … [Read more...]

TD Bank last month became the largest bank in U.S. history to plead guilty to Bank Secrecy Act program failures and to conspiracy to commit money laundering. The dubious distinction came with agreements to pay more than $3 billion in penalties — the largest penalty ever imposed under the act. Internal bank communications showed that employees knew lax internal policies made TD Bank, the nation’s 10th-largest bank, an easy solution for criminal networks. What’s not known: How the … [Read more...]

Online scams are soaring, drawing the eye of federal enforcers, who want the help of whistleblowers to prosecute and stop fraudsters. Cryptocurrency-related complaints, an up-and-coming area of fraud, hit $5.6 billion in losses last year, up 45 percent from 2022, according to an FBI report. Investment fraud accounted for the bulk of the crimes with a cryptocurrency nexus, followed by tech support scams, personal data breaches, extortion, confidence/romance, and government … [Read more...]

A CVS subsidiary recently struck a $60 million settlement to resolve kickback allegations, the latest settlement highlighting financial threats to Medicare programs. Oak Street Health allegedly paid third-party insurance agents to recruit to its primary care clinics seniors who were either eligible for or enrolled in Medicare Advantage, regardless of the best interests of the seniors, in violation of the False Claims Act and Anti-Kickback Statute, according to a release. Some Medicare … [Read more...]

If you're considering exposing fraud against the government, understanding the journey ahead is vital. In a recent episode of the Fraud in America podcast, Keller Grover attorney Kate Scanlan, known for her extensive experience with the False Claims Act (FCA), and host Jeb White shed light on what whistleblowers need to know before they make the decision to step forward.  Here are some of the key takeaways Kathleen and Jeb offer to help potential whistleblowers understand the complexities of … [Read more...]