False Claims Act Passed in New Jersey Continues Trend of New State Qui Tam Whistleblower Statutes
The wave of new state False Claims Acts with qui tam whistleblower provisions has been a frequent topic of this whistleblower lawyer blog. In 2007, New York, Georgia, and Oklahoma joined the 16 other states that have enacted versions of the federal False Claims Act, the government’s primary weapon for fighting fraud against taxpayers. Today, […]
IRS Tax Whistleblowers & False Claims Act Qui Tam Cases–2007 Year in Review by Whistleblower Lawyer Blog
2007 has been a most significant year for whistleblowers. The whistleblower lawyer blog attorneys look back on some of the milestones: 1. As soon as Congress authorized the first meaningful IRS Whistleblower Rewards Program to pay tax whistleblowers 15-30% of IRS recoveries from those who violate the tax laws by statue effective on December 20, […]
IRS Whistleblower Instructions for Filing Tax Whistleblower Claims Issued by IRS–and Are Reprinted Here on Whistleblower Lawyer Blog
The IRS a few hours ago issued the long-discussed “interim” guidance on pursuing Tax Whistleblower claims under the new IRS Whistleblower Program. This IRS Notice 2008-4 on filing claims under the IRS Whistleblower Program is effective January 14, 2008, and appears at https://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-drop/n-08-04.pdf. Our whistleblower attorneys who work with the IRS in representing Tax Whistleblower […]
Tax Whistleblowers: IRS Whistleblower Office Issues Long-Awaited Guidance for Tax Whistleblower Claims
Our whistleblower lawyer blog has followed closely the evolution of the new IRS Whistleblower Program, which celebrates its one-year anniversary on December 20, 2007/ Late today, on the eve of that anniversary, the new IRS Whistleblower Office issued long-awaited interim “guidance” for filing Tax Whistleblower claims–which should help tax whistleblowers and their attorneys. Until now, […]
False Claims Act Litigation Attorneys Gather in Atlanta to Explore Whistleblower Issues
At a conference on False Claims Act Litigation on November 30, attorneys representing the government, relators or whistleblowers, and defendants gathered to discuss whistleblower law issues. The conference was organized by the law firm of Balch & Bingham LLP. This whistleblower lawyer blog writer had the pleasure of appearing on a panel with the Chief […]
Tax Fraud & Tax Evasion Among Medicaid Providers: New IRS Whistleblower Program Fills Gap in False Claims Act for Whistleblowers and Their Attorneys
Two important topics of this whistleblower lawyer blog are addressed in a recent Government Accounting Office (GAO) Report on tax cheating by Medicaid providers. The Report shows the wisdom of the new IRS Whistleblower Program, which fills a “gap” in the coverage of the major whistleblower statute, the False Claims Act. GAO reports that thousands […]
False Claims Act “Qui Tam” Whistleblower Cases Recover More Than $1 Billion In Latest Year, Justice Department Announces
Once again displaying the effectiveness of the False Claims Act in combating government fraud, the Justice Department has announced that it recovered $2 billion in fraud cases in the latest fiscal year that ended September 30, 2007. Qui tam whistleblower cases under the False Claims Act accounted for at least $1.45 billion of those recoveries, […]
IRS Whistleblower Regulations & “Guidance” for Whistleblower Attorneys from the IRS
Anticipating the new IRS Whistleblower Program regulations that are due by the December 20, 2007 first anniversary of the new IRS Whistleblower Program, the IRS Office of Chief Counsel has just issued a Notice on “Coordination of Section 7623 Whistleblower Claims in the Tax Court.” As discussed extensively on this whistleblower lawyer blog, one of […]
IRS Whistleblower Program: Hedge Funds and Private Equity Firms Under Increasing IRS Scrutiny for Tax Abuses
Continuing this whistleblower lawyer blog’s discussions of the IRS’s strong interest in hedge funds and private equity firms, there have been several recent public statements and reports about IRS efforts to identify and stop tax fraud and tax noncompliance in these segments of the financial services industry. Today, suspected tax abuses by hedge funds and […]
TRICARE Medical Fraud Report–Whistleblower Attorneys Take Note that Health Care Fraud Continues to Plague Government
Fraud affecting health care is a frequent topic of our whistleblower lawyer blog. A new report on TRICARE, the U.S. Military’s health care system, shows that medical fraud continues, as honest whistleblowers and their lawyers continue the fight against government fraud. More than 200 “qui tam” whistleblower cases were mentioned in the annual report of […]