Benistar Founder in Jail – Finally (419 Plans Post)
Some people say cats have nine lives. Read this story and you will be convinced that the founder of a 1031 exchange company, Daniel Carpenter, has even more than that. For now, however, Carpenter is...
View ArticleDOJ Whacks Regions Bank $52mm (Qui Tam Post)
Earlier this month, the U.S. Department of Justice announced that Regions Bank must pay $52.4 million to settle charges that it was underwriting shoddy loans. The Birmingham, Alabama bank that...
View ArticleWatching the Hawks [Video]
Blowing the Whistle on Corporations w/ Brian Mahany Link to original source Tabetha Wallace and Tyrel Ventura are joined by Brian Mahany, author of the book “Saints, Sinners & Heroes.” Joins us...
View ArticleKwashiorkor, Upcoding, Medicare Fraud & Whistleblower Awards
Kwashiorkor and upcoding are not household words in the U.S. Many folks in the healthcare industry know the terms however. And in a weird way, they are usually related, at least in this country. We...
View ArticleShell Caught Double Dipping, Loses $170mm – Whistleblower Post
Double dipping – the dictionary defines the practice as “obtaining an income from two different sources, typically in an illicit way.” Thanks to an alert whistleblower, Shell was caught with its hands...
View ArticleBREAKING NEWS: Feds Bar Tax Cheats from Government Contracts
Finally common sense in Washington? Minutes ago federal contracting officials finalized a series of rules designed to keep tax cheats and felons from receiving government contracts. That it took so...
View ArticleBB&T Pays $83 Million Settles Mortgage False Claims Act Beef
Underwriting fraud is certainly back in the news these days. Earlier this week we posted a story about Regions Bank and their $52 million settlement with the Justice Department. Now the bank in the...
View ArticleHealth Information Coder to Get $5 Million Award
Coders and billing professionals are the backbone of the healthcare industry. Without proper coding, doctors, therapists and hospitals don’t get paid. Because of their unique position within the...
View ArticleWhistleblower Gets $228,750 in Chinese Import Case
Once upon a time, North Carolina was the source of much of America’s furniture. Today, many of those manufacturing jobs have gone offshore. We can’t stop furniture from being imported from China and...
View ArticleAnatomy of a Fraud – U.S. v Allied Home Mortgage Goes to Trial
Allied Home Mortgage was once the largest privately held FHA lender in the United States. It wrote more mortgages than many big banks. That all came to a crushing halt in November 2011 when the U.S....
View ArticleDOJ Investigating Standard Chartered – FCPA Whistleblower Post
The U.S. Department of Justice is reportedly investigating Standard Chartered PLC over allegations the company paid bribes to foreign government officials. The allegations concern an Indonesian power...
View ArticleMedically Unnecessary Therapy – Medicare Fraud Post
Earlier this week I was asked to comment on medically unnecessary therapy and Medicare fraud. The comments were for a Texas newspaper. Texas is a state that loses an estimated $3.2 billion each year...
View ArticleUniversities Newest False Claims Act (Whistleblower) Target
U.S. colleges and universities receive hundreds of billions of tax dollars each year. Much of that money is earmarked for research. Teaching hospitals get their fair share of tax dollars too, both...
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Wells Fargo Woes Ignite Call to Beef Up Whistleblower Protections by Tara Jeffries | Link to original source (132K) As Wells Fargo & Co.’s consumer fraud scandal unfolds, it has fueled a push for...
View ArticleFreedom Mortgage – VA Loans – ACTIVE INVESTIGATION
The whistleblower and fraud recovery lawyers at MahanyLaw are investigating claims that Freedom Mortgage of Mt. Laurel, New Jersey, failed to properly process residential mortgage loans backed by the...
View ArticleLoan Depot (loanDepot) – VA Loans – ACTIVE INVESTIGATION
We are currently investigating claims that loanDepot of Foothill Ranch, California, failed to properly process and underwrite home mortgage loans backed by the U.S. Veterans Administration. Bad...
View ArticleBusted! NY Osteopath Pleads Guilty to Medicaid Fraud Charge
Another physician may soon be headed to jail. Simply because of greed; greed which resulted in a criminal conviction for a Medicaid fraud related charge. Dr. Clifford Hurley of Rochester pleaded guilty...
View ArticleIndian Health Service – Whistleblower Award Post
For tens of millions of Americans, October 10th, 2016 is simply a day off from work or school. Banks and the federal government call the day “Columbus Day.” In New York City, the day is celebrated by...
View ArticleMedicaid Fraud Doc Accused of Harming Tots
What kid likes going to the dentist? For most parents, dragging kids to the dentist is part of parenting. Kids don’t like to go but having clean and healthy teeth is a necessity. We trust pediatric...
View ArticleWANTED: Wells Fargo & Bank Whistleblowers
Whistleblowers from Wells Fargo are coming out of the woodwork. Finally someone is listening. For years, some whistleblowers have been trying to tell the world about all the financial mismanagement at...
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