A pharmacy supplier will pay $22.5 million to resolve allegations that its subsidiaries in the United States inflated prices for compound drug ingredients by more than 2,000 percent in some cases and submitted fraudulent claims to federal healthcare programs.
Whistleblower Developments is a periodic report covering significant cases, decisions, proposals, and legislation related to whistleblower statutes and how they may impact your business. Senate Proposes Whistleblower Programs Improvement Act In late September, Senators Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), Tammy Baldwin (D-Wis.), Joni Ernst (R-Iowa), and Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) introduced the Whistleblower Programs Improvement Act, which would protect […]
In theory, whistleblowing should be patently protected at every level. In reality, whistleblowing is advocated for via a complex web of US statutes, protections, and agencies. For instance, OSHA enforces more than 20 federal laws—such as the Affordable Care Act and Occupational Safety and Health Act—that protect workplace safety in a variety of industries, including […]
Infosys whistleblowers are accusing the CEO and CFO of misleading the board as well as shareholders by withholding some figures in order to make the company’s performance appear better than it is, according to a report. In two letters published by the Economic Times of India, the whistleblowers said last quarter they were told not to […]
Group Health Cooperative in Seattle, one of the United States’ oldest and most respected nonprofit health insurance plans, is accused of bilking Medicare out of millions of dollars in a federal whistleblower case. Teresa Ross, a former medical billing manager at the insurer, alleges that it sought to reverse financial losses in 2010 by claiming […]
A whistleblower exposed how the Army lost possession of six government-purchased fuel trucks, mainly due to improper contracting procedures, which cost the service about $1.34 million. The Office of Special Counsel sent a letter to the White House and Congress on Wednesday, which included a June 2018 Army report and its own findings regarding the revelation, making it public […]
Mallinckrodt has agreed to pay $15.4 million to resolve whistleblower allegations that the drugmaker paid physicians illegal kickbacks to boost prescriptions of its pricey H.P. Acthar Gel, the U.S. Justice Department said. The alleged misconduct was by 12 sales representatives from Questcor Pharmaceuticals, which Mallincrodt acquired in August 2014. Prosecutors claim that the drugmaker, between 2009 […]
What Makes a Successful Whistleblower? The SEC and CFTC whistleblower programs were created to encourage insiders to come forward with original information that can lead to enforcement actions against unethical financial industry players. By offering rewards to tipsters, the programs help protect investors and other potential victims of financial fraud. The agency’s whistleblower provisions, the […]
The Securities and Exchange Commission awarded more than $1.8 million to a whistleblower who provided critically important information and assistance to an enforcement action involving overseas misconduct. The SEC’s redacted award order (pdf) didn’t provide other details about the whistleblower or the company involved. By law, the SEC protects the confidentiality of whistleblowers and doesn’t disclose information that […]
Whistleblowing is when an employee exposes some sort of wrongdoing that they’ve witnessed at their place of employment. The Public Interest Disclosure Act 1998 protects employees from retaliation they face for being whistleblowers, such as suspension or termination of employment or getting blacklisted in an industry. This is a highly-valued law that has been the focus […]
