Picture this: You are a researcher at a university, and your program receives federal funding to continue this research. You notice that the data being produced does not match up with what is reported. Is someone fudging the numbers? Is there anything you can do? What will it cost you? This is the scenario a...

  Fraud can happen close to home, as we saw when Genova Diagnostics, Inc. of Asheville, NC, was hit with a whistleblower claim.  If you have information about someone defrauding the government, don’t hesitate to call an experienced whistleblower attorney to help you evaluate your next steps. Questionable Diagnostics Lead to Qui Tam Claim Whenever...

  In response to COVID-19, many nursing homes have limited the amount of people allowed inside the facility. While that may decrease the spread of the virus, it may also decrease the quality of care. The only people holding the practice accountable are the employees themselves. Example behaviors include incorrectly billing Medicare and/or Medicaid or...

  During the COVID-19 pandemic, and well after it’s a thing of the past, the United States will be in desperate need of “insiders” to come forward to report any and all fraudulent use of taxpayer dollars. With the government currently stretched to a breaking point in trying to deal with the coronavirus pandemic, those...

  Did you witness, or know of, some suspicious activity at work? Maybe your employer is a large pharmaceutical company or university? Or you noticed that your employers are falsifying reports in order to receive money from the state or federal government? There are many reasons you may want to consider blowing the whistle, but...

  The general public may tend to think of the act of whistleblowing as a sort of covert activity – the realm of spies and government secrets. The truth of the matter is that whistleblowers benefit the general public, and the secrets they bring to light are less a matter of national security and more...

  As a child, when you saw someone doing something wrong, there was no question of what to do next. You told your parents. We all did. But as we grow up, we encounter more abstract thinking, and the idea of being a “snitch” becomes a social label and a stigma to be avoided. At...

  While state prosecutors have broad authority and enjoy vast administrative discretion, they are not above the law. While prosecutorial misconduct of the character described below is rare, this example cogently demonstrates how heroic citizens who are willing to step up to the plate to report the wrongdoings of the powerful are actually the ones...

Recently, Florida healthcare executive Philip Esformes was sentenced to 20 years in prison for organizing an outrageous $1 billion Medicare scam. Testimony during the trial showed that he operated a group of assisted living facilities and nursing homes in South Florida and that he had used bribes and kickbacks to increase business at his facilities....

  It’s not always easy coming forward when you know or suspect that your employer is cheating American taxpayers. You want to do your patriotic duty by exposing a greedy institution that cheats the government and taxpayers, but the prospect is unnerving, and we understand that. No one can blame you. If you expose the...