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• IRS "Voluntary Disclosure" Program Inundated by More Than 14,000 Taxpayers

  We have followed with great interest the IRS Voluntary Disclosure Program, especially after the UBS settlement created fear of discovery in many U.S. taxpayers with offshore accounts. IRS Commissioner Doug Shulman announced that the IRS…

• New SEC Whistleblower Rewards and Whistleblower Protections Approved by House Committee--But Improvements Are Needed

  Since the Madoff and Stanford schemes proved ruinous to so many investors, many have asked why the SEC has no meaningful "whistleblower" program to expose wrongdoing, a topic we have written about previously. Perhaps Harry…

• New ‘‘Health Care Fraud Enforcement Act of 2009’’ Includes Health Care Whistleblower Provisions Aimed at Kickbacks

  The battle against those who steal taxpayer dollars through Medicare fraud and other health care fraud took a step forward this week. The Senate is now considering the "Health Care Fraud Enforcement Act," which will…

• Health Care Fraud Strike Force Targets Medicare and Medicaid Fraud

  With the nation's health care costs growing, a DOJ and HHS initiative to combat health care fraud continues to show progress. Building on past enforcement efforts, in May 2009 the government announced its Health Care…

• New False Claims Act Amendments Strengthen Enforcement of Health Care Fraud and Procurement Fraud Laws

  Defrauding the government of taxpayer dollars has gotten tougher over the past five months. Important changes to the nation's primary anti-fraud statute, the False Claims Act, took effect on May 20, 2009, when the Fraud…

• Part 2: IRS Whistleblower Program Report by Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration (TIGTA)

  We wrote yesterday about the just-released report on the new IRS Whistleblower Program by the Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration (TIGTA). The "rest of the story" should be told. Some history is essential to…

• IRS Whistleblower Program: Inspector General Urges Whistleblower Protection from Retaliation and Administrative Changes

  Today the Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration ("TIGTA") released a Report on the IRS Whistleblower Program that urges Congress to protect IRS whistleblowers from retaliation by employers, and recommends various administrative changes to the…

• IRS Whistleblower Office Issues Latest Annual Report to Congress

  The IRS Whistleblower Office has released its Annual Report to Congress, for the fiscal year ended September 30, 2008. Some highlights are below: First, the IRS Whistleblower Program has experienced explosive growth since Congress authorized…

• Health Care Fraud Lawyers to Analyze Recent Amendments to False Claims Act

  At the "Advanced Health Law" seminar on October 9, attorneys prosecuting and defending cases of alleged health care fraud will discuss the important new amendments to the False Claims Act. I am honored to be…

• Federal Contractor Fraud Laws To Get Tougher? ACORN Controversy Casts Spotlight on Larger Contractors That Violate False Claims Act

  Outrage over misuse of public funds is a healthy reaction to those who cheat taxpayers. It can also create interesting bedfellows, as newly-introduced legislation in the House demonstrates. HR 3571, aimed at "de-funding ACORN," would…