1. Home
  2. Practices
  3. Whistleblower Representation
  4. Whistleblower Insider Blog
Have a Claim?

Click here for a confidential contact or call:

1-347-417-2192 
								
						
			


								
			

	
Whistleblower Quiz

	
Would you blow the whistle?

 Take our Quiz


			
			

	
Our Lawyers in the News
			
				See All
	

										

						Subscribe to our blog
					

									
	
						

		

			
			

				

					
Whistleblower Insider Blog

					
Whistleblower Insider is written by the Constantine LLP law firm team of experienced qui tam and whistleblower lawyers. It is updated regularly to provide the latest whistleblower and fraud news and developments.

				

			

			
						
					
			

	
		
		

			

				
				
Seventh Constantine LLP Law School Scholarship Essay Contest on the Importance of Whistleblowers

				
Posted  09/1/26
								

				 
				
Seventh-Constantine-LLP-Law-School-Scholarship-Essay-Contest-on-the-Importance-of-Whistleblowers
				 				By the Constantine LLP Whistleblower Team

We’re happy to share the launch of our Seventh Law School Scholarship Essay Contest on the importance of whistleblowers.

We encourage current and prospective law school students to enter by writing an essay addressing one or more of the prompts below:

Essay Prompts and Requirements

Submit an essay between 250 and 750 words that addresses any of the following...				 
				 					 

						
Tagged in:
													  Importance of Whistleblowers, 
													  Scholarship, 
												
						

					
	
								
Read More


			
	
		
		
	


 			




	
		
		

			

				
				
UBS Financial Services Pays $125M To Settle FinCEN Charges of BSA Violations

				
Posted  09/1/26
								

				 
				
BSA
				 				By the Constantine LLP Whistleblower Team

On August 3, the Department of Treasury’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) announced that UBS Financial Services Inc. would pay $125 million for violating the Bank Secrecy Act (BSA).[1]  It is the largest penalty ever imposed against a broker-dealer for BSA violations.

How Did UBS Violate the Bank Secrecy Act?

The BSA is the principal U.S. statute that...				 
				 					 

						
Tagged in:
													  AML, 
													  FinCEN, 
													  Money Laundering, 
												
						

					
	
								
Read More


			
	
		
		
	


 			




	
		
		

			

				
				
Veloxis Pays $46M to Settle Kickback Allegations -- Just the Latest Whistleblower-Originated Kickback Settlement Under the False Claims Act

				
Posted  08/27/26
								

				 
				
cash
				 				By the Constantine LLP Whistleblower Team

On August 10, the Department of Justice (DOJ) announced that North Carolina-based drug maker Veloxis Pharmaceuticals agreed to pay roughly $46 million to settle criminal and civil allegations it violated the False Claims Act and Anti-Kickback Statute by paying kickbacks to induce prescriptions and purchases of its kidney transplant drug Envarsus.[1]  As U.S. Attorney...				 
				 					 

						
Tagged in:
													  Anti-Kickback and Stark, 
													  False Claims Act, 
												
						

					
	
								
Read More


			
	
		
		
	


 			




	
		
		

			

				
				
Defense Contractor to Pay $7.75M to Resolve False Claims Act Case

				
Posted  08/27/26
								

				 
				
signing contracts
				 				By the Constantine LLP Whistleblower Team

Defense contractor Sierra Nevada Company, LLC (“SNC”) recently agreed to pay $7.75 million to settle alleged False Claims Act violations stemming from its employment of a government official who “participated personally and substantially” in government contracts awarded to SNC.[1]

What Were the Government’s False Claims Act Allegations Against SNC?

The...				 
				 					 

						
Tagged in:
													  False Claims Act, 
												
						

					
	
								
Read More


			
	
		
		
	


 			




	
		
		

			

				
				
And Yet Another Whistleblower-Originated False Claims Act Kickback Settlement

				
Posted  08/5/26
								

				 
				
lab testing
				 				By the Constantine Cannon Whistleblower Team

Last Thursday (July 30), the Department of Justice (DOJ) announced that Houston-based Access DX Laboratory -- and its former CEO Michael Stewart along with Florida businessman Harold Shatz -- agreed to collectively pay $36.4 million to settle allegations they violated the False Claims Act and Anti-Kickback Statute by paying kickbacks and billing Medicare/Medicaid for...				 
				 					 

						
Tagged in:
													  Anti-Kickback and Stark, 
													  False Claims Act, 
													  qui tam, 
												
						

					
	
								
Read More


			
	
		
		
	


 			




	
		
		

			

				
				
Addiction Recovery Care and Affiliates Pay $16.2M Civil Judgment to Resolve Kentucky Medicaid Fraud Allegations

				
Posted  08/5/26
								

				 
				
addiction recovery
				 				By the Constantine Cannon Whistleblower Team

Kentucky-based Addiction Recovery Care, LLC (“ARC”), plus its affiliates Pioneer Health Group, LLC and Science Hill Family Care, LLC, agreed to pay $16,205,774 to resolve allegations that they defrauded the Kentucky Medicaid program and violated the False Claims Act, a federal statute that prohibits submissions of false claims for payment to government healthcare...				 
				 					 

						
Tagged in:
													  False Claims Act, 
													  Medicaid, 
												
						

					
	
								
Read More


			
	
		
		
	


 			




	
		
		

			

				
				
IRS Honors Whistleblowers With National Whistleblower Day Shout-Out

				
Posted  08/4/26
								

				 
				
IRS Honors Whistleblowers With National Whistleblower Day Shout-Out
				 				By the Constantine Cannon Whistleblower Team

Last Tuesday (July 28), the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) provided the ultimate shout-out to whistleblowers by highlighting National Whistleblower Day “and the important role whistleblowers play in exposing fraud, reducing the tax gap, and strengthening compliance.”[1]  It follows a similar toasting of whistleblowers the IRS made on the eve of National...				 
				 					 

						
Tagged in:
													  IRS Whistleblower Reward Program, 
												
						

					
	
								
Read More


			
	
		
		
	


 			




	
		
		

			

				
				
Catching A COVID-19-Era Fugitive and More COVID-19-Related Fraud Enforcement Actions

				
Posted  07/30/26
								

				 
				
stacks of money
				 				By the Constantine Cannon Whistleblower Team

Over the last few weeks, the government has announced a slew of COVID-19-related fraud enforcement actions. We’re diving into the recent stream of activity and what this could indicate in terms of the government’s future enforcement priorities.

Several of the cases we’re reporting on were initiated by whistleblowers (or relators) under the qui tam (or...				 
				 					 

						
Tagged in:
													  COVID-19, 
													  False Claims Act, 
												
						

					
	
								
Read More


			
	
		
		
	


 			




	
		
		

			

				
				
DOJ Continues Full Court Press Against Customs Fraud and For Whistleblowers to Help the Charge

				
Posted  07/29/26
								

				 
				
shipping containers
				 				By the Constantine Cannon Whistleblower Team

On July 14, the Department of Justice (DOJ) announced it had crossed the $1 billion threshold in civil and criminal customs fraud recoveries since launching its Trade Fraud Task Force last August.[1]  DOJ described it as a major milestone that “reflects a fundamental shift in the federal government’s approach to customs and trade enforcement, emphasizing rigorous...				 
				 					 

						
Tagged in:
													  Customs Fraud, 
													  False Claims Act, 
												
						

					
	
								
Read More


			
	
		
		
	


 			




	
		
		

			

				
				
NeoGenomics Pays $9.8M to Resolve Potential False Claims Act Violations Related to Alleged Lab Testing Kickbacks

				
Posted  07/29/26
								

				 
				
lab testing
				 				By the Constantine Cannon Whistleblower Team

On July 20, Florida-based NeoGenomics Laboratories Inc. (NeoGenomics) agreed to pay $9,813,260 to settle allegations it violated the False Claims Act by offering two types of illegal kickbacks. According to the press release announcing the settlement, NeoGenomics offered below-market consulting services to healthcare providers in exchange for patient referrals and also...				 
				 					 

						
Tagged in:
													  Anti-Kickback and Stark, 
												
						

					
	
								
Read More


			
	
		
		
	


 			


											

						

								

									1
2
3
4
…
394
								

						

					

												
		
 
	
 

 



	


	

		

			

								
							
Learn about Whistleblower Rewards Programs
			
	
		

		
	
			

									

													False Claims Act					  							State & Local False Claims Acts					  							SEC Program					  							CFTC Program					  							IRS Program					  					

								See More			
	
		

	
		

	



	


	

		

			

				

					

						
Newsletter

						
Subscribe to receive email updates from the Constantine LLP blogs

					
	
				
	
			
	
			
	
				
Sign up for:

                    
					
			
	
		

	
			




			


		









  Constantine Cannon is now Constantine LLP