Register for 2024 “Whistleblower Law Symposium”–Live Event (Virtually) on March 13
For many years, Michael Sullivan of our firm and his colleague Jim Breen have organized the “Whistleblower Law Symposium.” It has consistently received high marks from participants. This year’s Symposium will be available either in-person or online on Wednesday, March 13, starting at 815 am EDT. It offers 7.5 CLE hours, including 1 Ethics hour […]
Wall Street Journal Begins Examining IRS Violations Exposed by Mormon Whistleblower Regarding Ensign Peak Advisors, Inc.
After reporting on the SEC’s investigation and findings of 20 years of “misstatements” by the LDS Church and Ensign Peak Advisors, Inc., the Wall Street Journal‘s Jonathan Weil again reports on facts revealed by our SEC and IRS whistleblower submissions on behalf of our client, David Nielsen. Mr. Nielsen exposed violations of law relating to […]
On 60 Minutes, LDS Church admits “bailout” of for-profit business by Ensign Peak – which shows Ensign Peak cannot be tax-exempt.
Regarding this past Sunday’s 60 Minutes interview of our client David Nielsen, Mormon blows whistle on church’s alleged “clandestine hedge fund” (https://www.cbsnews.com/60-minutes/ ): Please see attached Statement, which is also reprinted below.
60 Minutes Interviews Our IRS & SEC Whistleblower Client David Nielsen: “Mormon Blows Whistle on Church’s Alleged ‘Clandestine Hedge Fund'”
On Sunday, May 14, 60 Minutes featured an interview with our IRS and SEC whistleblower client David Nielsen. My colleague Richard Rubin and I are proud to represent this principled whistleblower. #cbs #60minutes #whistleblower #finchmccranie #secwhistleblower #irswhistleblower #ensignpeak
Amid Bank Bailouts, SEC Whistleblower Improvements Urged by Senators Grassley & Warren
In this week of new bank bailouts (following Silicon Valley Bank’s), a bipartisan group of five Senators has urged common sense improvements to the SEC Whistleblower laws. These Senators emphasize the “crucial role of whistleblowers” in protecting both investors and taxpayer funds.
COVID-19 Government Spending Must Be Protected by Whistleblowers–Through the False Claims Act and State False Claims Acts
COVID-19 has required unprecedented government spending through the CARES Act and other measures. That spending creates countless opportunities for theft of funds desperately needed to fight the coronavirus. The virus has made the nation’s major “whistleblower” law–the federal False Claims Act (“FCA”) and similar state False Claims Acts –even more essential. Both the federal and […]
SEC Targets COVID-19 Fraud, and Its Success Will Depend on SEC Whistleblowers
Whistleblowers perform a critical public service when they help protect the public from fraud, especially in this COVID-19 pandemic.
$465 Million Settlement in Our Client’s Qui Tam Whistleblower Case Over Pharmaceutical Manufacturer’s Underpaying Medicaid Rebates for New EpiPen Products
Through a $465 million settlement, Finch McCranie’s Michael A. Sullivan and James J. Breen of the Breen Law Firm successfully represented a whistleblower whose qui tam case under the False Claims Act helped return hundreds of millions to the United States and various states for Medicaid rebates underpaid on new EpiPen products introduced in 2009. […]
$145 Million Settlement: Largest in History by Department of Justice and Finch McCranie, LLP in Any Skilled Nursing Facility Healthcare Fraud Case
Finch McCranie, LLP worked side-by-side with the Department of Justice to bring about the largest healthcare fraud settlement in history with a skilled nursing facility chain. The $145 million settlement ends eight years of litigation under the False Claims Act, the nation’s major whistleblower law.
“The False Claims Act at 30”–What the Future Holds for Qui Tam Whistleblower Cases
This past week our firm’s Larry D. Thompson, the former Deputy Attorney General of the United States, joined me for a panel discussion that I moderated on “The False Claims Act at 30,” at the annual Taxpayers Against Fraud Annual Conference in Washington, D.C. Joining us on the panel were the Department of Justice’s Renee […]