Venezuela Public Corruption and Fraud: More Whistleblowers Needed
Hugo Chavez, former Venezuelan strongman, rose to power after the public became fed up with decades of corruption. Instead of improving things, many say the public corruption got worse. Chavez’ life...
View ArticleMilitary, Private Security & Private Military Contractor Whistleblowers
As soldiers, veterans or protective service contractors, you pride ourselves on the services you provide to our nation. The government pays hundreds of billions of dollars each year to defense...
View ArticleDoc Injects Patients with Poison in Shocking Medicare Fraud Plot
Victor Lipkin will spend the next five years in prison. After pleading guilty to Medicare fraud last August, Lipkin was sentenced earlier this month by U.S. District Court Judge Ronnie Adams to 60...
View ArticlePrime Pediatrics Dalton GA (New Medicaid Fraud Investigation)
The Medicare fraud lawyers at MahanyLaw are investigating a report that Ayman Rifai M.D and Prime Pediatrics are violating Medicaid laws by improperly billing patients. Our investigation is in early...
View ArticleMy Government Whistleblower Case Was Declined, Now What?
No one wants to that their whistleblower case was declined. Yet it happens with most cases. On average, the Justice Department only intervenes in 20% of the False Claims Act cases filed. That means...
View ArticleConcealed or Hidden Investment Fees? SEC Whistleblower Post
Last month, Legendary investor Warren Buffett took direct aim at fees investors pay. While most everyone agrees that an investment fund manager is entitled to make a profit, Buffett thinks that...
View ArticleAppeals Ct Green Lights Crowe Horwath Accounting Malpractice Suit
Crowe Horwath is one of the largest accounting firms in the United States. Boasting 3000 employees and a nationwide network, the company has grown quickly from its start less than 70 years ago. Today,...
View ArticleFairness in Class Actions Bill Anything But…
We try hard to keep politics out of this blog. Whether you are a Republican, Democrat, claim no affiliation or belong to another party, most of us agree that fraud, greed and corruption is bad. As a...
View ArticlePrime Pediatrics Dalton GA (New Medicaid Fraud Investigation)
The Medicare fraud lawyers at MahanyLaw are investigating a report that Ayman Rifai M.D and Prime Pediatrics are violating Medicaid laws by improperly billing patients. Our investigation is in early...
View ArticleMy Government Whistleblower Case Was Declined, Now What?
No one wants to learn that their whistleblower case was declined. Yet it happens with most cases. On average, the Justice Department only intervenes in 20% of the False Claims Act cases filed. That...
View ArticleAppeals Ct Green Lights Crowe Horwath Accounting Malpractice Suit
Crowe Horwath is one of the largest accounting firms in the United States. Boasting 3000 employees and a nationwide network, the company has grown quickly from its start less than 70 years ago. Today,...
View ArticleFairness in Class Actions Bill Anything But…ACTION ALERT
We try hard to keep politics out of this blog. Whether you are a Republican, Democrat, claim no affiliation or belong to another party, most of us agree that fraud, greed and corruption is bad. As a...
View ArticleFalse Claims Act 101 – Intervened Cases vs Declined Cases
In a previous post we wrote about why the Justice Department sometimes declines whistleblower cases. That post, “My Government Whistleblower Case Was Declined, Now What?” describes in great detail the...
View ArticleA Banking Nightmare That Only Insiders Will Believe – Whistleblower Post
The story you are about to read is true. I originally posted this tale on our sister blog, Banking Misconduct. After hearing from several bank employees, I decided to repurpose the story and share with...
View ArticleING Bank Subject to Dutch, SEC Probe – Whistleblower Opportunity
Where there is smoke, there is often fire. We have all heard that adage and its usually true. Netherlands based ING disclosed that it is being investigated by both Dutch and American authorities....
View Article21% of Lawyers Engage in Bill Padding! (Legal Malpractice Post)
We rarely write posts on legal malpractice. But when the ABA Journal published an article suggesting that 21% of lawyers engage in bill padding and overcharge their hourly clients, we couldn’t resist....
View ArticleGovernment Cybersecurity Vendor Defense Point Hacked
A leading government security contractor was recently itself the victim of a cybersecurity attack. Defense Point Security LLC, a Virginia based government cybersecurity contractor told employees that...
View ArticleUnwanted Mortgage Company Telemarketing Calls – TCPA Post
Despite the FTC’s “Do Not Call List” being around for over 25 years, telemarketers just won’t stop. And they almost never call at a good time. How many of us have received unwanted calls from people...
View ArticleHackers Hijack Banrisul Bank? Cyberhacking Post
Occasionally we report on cybersecurity and cyberhacking incidents involving banks and defense contractors. Because we represent whistleblowers and help them get cash awards, reporting these stories is...
View ArticleMedicaid Fraud Leads to Prison for Assisted Living Owner
A 68-year-old Coral Gables, Florida woman is headed to prison for 33 months after being convicted in a shocking Medicaid fraud scheme. U.S. District Court Judge Mary Scriven sentenced Ilfrenise...
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