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It was announced on September 11, 2012 that the Internal Revenue Service awarded $104 million to whistleblower Bradley C. Birkenfeld for his role in providing information regarding an illegal offshore banking scheme by his employer, UBS. Not only is this the first major award by the IRS since its whistleblower…
The Securities and Exchange Commission announced its first award under the SEC’s Whistleblower Program on August 21, 2012. The whistleblower will receive nearly $50,000, which represents 30 percent of the amount collected thus far in an SEC enforcement action. The SEC Whistleblower Program, which has been in effect for…
The New York Times reports that the SEC has now opened for business its new whistblower office as required by the Dodd-Frank financial reform bill. The office will respond to consumer tips regarding securities fraud. If a consumer tip leads to a successful prosecution and recovery, the consumer and…
The Chicago trial attorneys at our firm have experience in complex business and fraud litigation. We work with some of the top whistle blower and qui tam lawyers in the country. The business fraud law firm of Lubin Austermuehle represents whistleblowers who are pursing qui tam lawsuits at any level…
Questions Follow Leader of For-Profit Colleges By TAMAR LEWIN Published: May 26, 2011 A whistle-blower case charges that an education company encouraged aggressive recruitment of unqualified students for their federal student aid. Our law firm is pursuing class actions and putative class actions against for profit vocational schools in…
No matter what kind of business you own and operate, an unfortunate part of running a company is the inevitable employment disputes with employees. Whether it is an action over wages, job duties, or other issues, many business owners will find themselves in court opposite a current or former employee…
Landis Said to File Suit Against Cycling Team By JULIET MACUR Published: September 3, 2010 Floyd Landis, who was stripped of the 2006 Tour de France title for doping, is claiming that Lance Armstrong’s former team defrauded the government. This article in the New York Times describes the entire…
Larger Bounties Spur Surge in Fraud Tips according to a recent Wall Street Journal article. The article can be read in full by clicking on the link to it at the start of this post. It describes that large bounties are now available to whistle blowers who report financial…
In an Illinois state qui tam lawsuit, the Fourth District Court of Appeal has ruled that an accounting company may be held liable for knowingly allowing another company to submit a fraudulent claim to the state. In Illinois Health Facilities Authority ex rel. Scachitti v. Morgan Stanley, 887 N.E.2d…