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The Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FPCA) has been law since 1977. The idea behind this act is to make it unlawful for certain persons or entities associated with the US to pay foreign governments in order to obtain or retain business. Essentially, the government...
Healthcare fraud is an intentional false claim about a healthcare service or procedure that results in payments. It is most often committed by physicians. Individuals or groups commit healthcare fraud when they reap financial gain from an insurer or government...
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In recent weeks, the Securities and Exchange Commission has awarded over $182 million to whistleblowers who provided crucial information to the SEC that helped its investigators stop fraud in both the domestic and international markets. What most people fail to...
In Texas, public employees have the right to call attention to illegal conduct without fearing repercussions or retaliation. Texas Whistleblower Act provides certain protections at the state and federal levels. How the Texas Whistleblower Act protects public...
As a business manager, the last thing you want to encounter is seeing your company in the news for illegal or unethical practices. Facing investigations by the federal government may also cause you some discomfort and understandably so. One reason whistleblowers...
You likely hear stories of confrontations between law enforcement authorities and organized crime rings and immediately dismiss the notion of you ever becoming caught up in such activity. That is what makes the news of you facing charges of racketeering so shocking....
