ICBC Prosecution: Intersection of Customs Duty Evasion and Money Laundering
Last year, Spanish authorities raided the Madrid offices of the Industrial and Commercial Bank of China. Police say the bank was at the center of a European money laundering operation. ICBC is billed...
View ArticleSEC Charges FEBC (Federal Employee Benefits Counselors) for Targeting Federal...
[Ed. Note: Our good friends at Chapman Law in Cleveland asked us to post this on their behalf.] On July 31, 2017, the Securities and Exchange Commission filed an action against Keystone Capital...
View ArticleGerdau Steel – New Whistleblower Reward Opportunity?
Gerdau is one of the largest steel companies in the world. With 45,000 employees in 14 countries, the company has the capacity to produce 26 million tons of steel per year. The company is also mired in...
View ArticleSinovac Biotech Discloses Possible FCPA Violations
Chinese pharmaceutical company Sinovac Biotech disclosed that it is investigating possible violations of the U.S. Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA). The disclosure is noteworthy because none of the...
View ArticleHaitian Bribery Schemes & Whistleblower Awards
Not too many years ago, Joseph Baptiste was a colonel in the United States Army. Today, he is facing years in prison after being charged with conspiracy to money launder and conspiracy to violate the...
View ArticleUber, Public Corruption, Bribery… What Next? (Whistleblower Post)
We are not big fans of Uber. We love the drivers, just not the leadership of the company. Even though Travis Kalanick recently resigned, problems at the ride share giant continue. The latest is a...
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Law360
4 Takeaways From Hunton & Williams’ $34M Stanford Deal by Andrew Strickler | Link to original source (107K) Hunton & Williams LLP has become the latest law firm to settle allegations that it...
View ArticleCelebrity Fraud Schemes – Athletes and Celebrity Victims
Celebrity Fraud Schemes – When Lawyers, Agents and Accountants Steal from Clients Today’s headline reads “Attorney Gets 18 Months for Defrauding NFL Players.” Previously, we have posted stories about...
View ArticleBREAKING NEWS: Allied Home Mortgage Ordered to Pay $268 Million!
Jim Hodge and Allied Home Mortgage left a bad taste in the mouths of many Allied employees and homeowners too. Neither Hodge nor his mortgage company are strangers to controversy. The two have faced...
View ArticleVenezuelan Money Laundering and Bribery – New Whistleblower Opportunities
Two days ago, Vox reported that Venezuela is “a dictatorship on the verge of collapse.” Nightly news images show food riots in the streets. CNN Money reports that in 2013, $20 was equal to 629...
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Whistleblower News Review
Final: Judge Triples Damages against Allied Home Mortgage to $268M by ML McLaren, | Link to original source (148K) Allied Home Mortgage Capital Corporation has lost a decade-long battle in a verdict...
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Compliance Officers, Lawyers and Accountants as Whistleblowers
Fraud is everywhere. It’s in every industry, every state, and in every city. In some countries (and U.S. cities), fraud is simply a cost of doing business. The FBI says that up to ten cents of every...
View ArticleThey Did WHAT? States Cave to Ocwen!
In May, we were happy to write that 21 states took action against Ocwen. We hoped that action was the beginning of the end but we also warned that Ocwen seems to have more lives than a cat. Now it...
View ArticleWhistleblower Retaliation in Numbers
In 2009, the National Business Ethics Survey found that 15% of whistleblowers had experienced some form of retaliation, and 38% of them had either been demoted (18%) or experienced other forms of...
View ArticleCorrupt Court Officials in New Orleans?
We have posted many fraud stories about New Orleans. The “city that care forgot” might be better labeled the “city that forgot to care.” Corruption is rampant in the city. New Orleans Medicare fraud...
View ArticleNew Fraud Alerts: Antonio Assenza, Saddleback Casualty Insurance Company,...
Antonio Assenza, Saddleback Casualty Insurance Company, Zephyr Cove Associates Insurance Company, AmerisourceBergen Specialty Group Antonio Assenza and St. Lucia Airports (FCPA) Back in 2015, we...
View ArticleEMS Fraud / Ambulance Whistleblower Opportunities (Medicare Fraud)
[Updated October 2017] Medicare fraud prosecutions ebb and flow, just like many things in life. There seems to be no shortage of EMS fraud related cases, however. The Department of Justice and the...
View ArticleAmbulance Fraud Whistleblower Cases – New Legal Updates
Lots of news on the EMS Medicare fraud front. Two major cases to report. One appeals court decision makes it easier for ambulance whistleblowers to report fraud and collect awards. The other is a major...
View ArticleLooking for CENLAR Insider (Mortgage Servicer Whistleblower Post)
[Post updated October 2017] Cenlar FSB bills itself as the “nation’s leading loan serving provider.” Their website claims the company “earned a reputation for excellence and dedication to client...
View ArticleMedicare Fraud Deep Dive: Billing by NonPhysician Practitioners
The use of nonphysician practitioners has exploded in recent years. The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) recognize the value that physician assistants, nurse practitioners, clinical...
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