This past May, the U.S. Department of Justice awarded $4.5 million to a whistleblower under the Securities and Exchange Commission’s whistleblower program. While that is a significant whistleblower reward, the large payout isn’t what makes this case unique. This is actually a “feelgood” whistleblower story, where the whistleblower filed his case with the SEC and […]

Many people erroneously believe that only those actively involved in fraud against the U.S. government can be prosecuted under the False Claims Act.  In fact, you can be implicated in a fraud case if you participate, even passively, in any element of the fraud. I will explore this issue in greater detail below, but want […]