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“Whistleblowing” is when someone notifies authorities that a company or agency they work for has defrauded the government. Whistleblowing is an act of public service, as it helps prevent the waste and theft of taxpayer funds.

Unfortunately, whistleblowing can make your employer angry, and they may seek retaliation against you. If you have filed a whistleblower complaint, or are considering filing one, you may be concerned about potential retaliation. Here are a few things you should know about whistleblower retaliation and what you can do to protect yourself.

(This post was written by whistleblower attorney Shelby Serig.)

As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to shape our lives and dominate headlines, we face complicated public health challenges.  Authorities have struggled to strike a balance between meeting the needs of individual citizens and protecting the economic viability of our health system.    

Whistleblowers often fail to come forward for various reasons without realizing that these reasons aren’t accurate. 

The first whistleblowers in America — under the False Claims Act — helped expose army suppliers who were selling sick horses as though they were healthy and sawdust as though it was gunpowder to the Union Army during the Civil War.

(Written by Senior Investigator David Reign)

(This blog was written by whistleblower investigator Lee Walters.)

The Department of Justice and the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Western District of North Carolina announced this week that they had come to a settlement totaling approximately $43 million with Genova Diagnostics, Inc., a clinical laboratory located in Asheville, North Carolina.

(This blog was written by whistleblower investigator Lee Walters.)

In an announcement released last week, the United States Department of Justice (DOJ) resolved allegations that Blue Furniture Solutions, LLC, its successor XMillenium, LLC, and two former executives, CEO Yingqing Zeng and CFO Alex Cheng, with the defendants agreeing to pay more than $5.2 million for violations of the False Claims Act.

(This blog was written by whistleblower Investigator Lee Walters.)

In a scheme we’ve seen many times over the past five years or so, the United States Department of Justice announced yesterday, April 14, 2020, a $10 million settlement with Saber Healthcare Group, LLC (Saber) for violations of the False Claims Act. The settlement resolved allegations that Saber submitted false claims for rehabilitation therapy in its skilled nursing facilities (SNFs) that the company operated in four states (Virginia, Pennsylvania, Ohio and North Carolina).

(This blog was written by whistleblower attorney Juan Martinez.)

The uncertainty of the U.S. Department of Justice’s (DOJ) ability to unilaterally dismiss False Claims Act cases filed by whistleblowers will continue for the foreseeable future. On April 6, 2020, the U.S. Supreme Court denied a petition for certiorari in an FCA case, successfully dismissed by the DOJ, that accused JPMorgan Chase Bank NA of allegedly improper and illegal lending practices.

(This post was written by whistleblower senior investigator David Reign.)