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Whistleblower discovers insurance giant defrauding Medicare
Whistleblower discovers insurance giant defrauding Medicare A whistleblower lawsuit accused the health insurance company UnitedHealth Group of a vast Medicare and Medicaid fraud. According to the suit recently made public by the Department of Justice (DOJ), the insurer made patients appear sicker than they were in order to overcharge the federal programs [...]
Theranos whistleblower exposes widespread healthcare fraud
Theranos whistleblower exposes widespread healthcare fraud The whistleblower who exposed the healthcare fraud occurring at Theranos Inc. reports a vast scheme used to manipulate lab tests and quality-control checks. Tyler Shultz is the grandson of George P. Shultz, the former Secretary of State during Reagan presidency who directed Theranos until 2012. In April [...]
Herbalife accused of FCPA fraud and foreign bribery in China
Herbalife accused of FCPA fraud and foreign bribery in China Dietary supplement manufacturer Herbalife recently disclosed that U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission started probing it over an alleged foreign corruption fraud. According to a securities filing published on January 20, the Los Angeles-based company may be accused of bribing some foreign officials in China. Although the [...]
NSA’s inspector general put on leave for retaliating against a whistleblower
NSA’s inspector general put on leave for retaliating against a whistleblower National Security Agency’s top watchdog George Ellard has been put on administrative leave after a high-level Intelligence Community panel found him guilty of retaliating against a whistleblower. Although Director Michael Rogers sent a proposed termination notice to the Inspector General, Ellard still [...]
Two contractors plead guilty in Venezuelan Oil Giant FCPA Fraud
Two contractors plead guilty in Venezuelan Oil Giant FCPA Fraud Two U.S. contractors pleaded guilty to charges of bribing officials of a Venezuelan state oil company in violation of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA). The two executives have been recently arrested by the Department of Justice as part of a long-term probe [...]
Wells Fargo’s former employee files a whistleblower claim
Wells Fargo's former employee files a whistleblower claim Diana Duenas-Brown, a branch manager who worked for US bank Wells Fargo & Co. has recently filed a federal whistleblower claim against her former employer. According to the woman’s claim, her supervisors harassed her after she warned them about the illegal sale schemes and fraudulent [...]
