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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.

				

			

			
						
					
			

	
		
		

			

				
				
Constantine Cannon Submits Comments to Proposed Rulemaking for FinCEN AML/Sanctions Whistleblower Program

				
Posted  06/4/26
								

				 
				
CONSTANTINE CANNON SUBMITS COMMENTS TO PROPOSED RULEMAKING FOR FINCEN AML/SANCTIONS WHISTLEBLOWER PROGRAM
				 				By the Constantine Cannon Whistleblower Team

As we previously reported, two months ago the Treasury Department’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) issued a press release announcing its Notice of Proposed Rulemaking “to fully implement” FinCEN’s AML/Sanctions Whistleblower Program.

What is the FinCEN AML/Sanctions Whistleblower Program?

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CFTC Awards $8M to Five Whistleblowers -- A Sign of More CFTC Whistleblower Awards To Come?

				
Posted  06/4/26
								

				 
				
commodity futures trading commission logo
				 				By the Constantine Cannon Whistleblower Team

On Monday (June 1), the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) announced its award of more than $8 million to five whistleblowers “whose information led to the successful resolution of an enforcement action against a fraudulent scheme.”[1]  It is the fourth CFTC award under the current Trump Administration and comes just a month after the agency anointed 				 
				 					 

						
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Constantine Cannon LLP and Partners Ankur Kapoor and Gordon Schnell Named in Chambers USA 2026 Guide

				
Posted  06/4/26
								

				 
				
Constantine LLP Chambers Ranking Badge
				 				By Constantine Cannon LLP

Constantine Cannon LLP is delighted to announce our ranking as a Leading Firm in the Chambers and Partners USA Guide, 2026. The departments we were featured in this year include Antitrust: Mainly Plaintiff, New York and False Claims Act: Plaintiff, USA-Nationwide.[1]

For more than 30 years, Chambers and Partners have provided legal rankings and insights. Chambers’ process identifies...				 
				 					 

						
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And Yet Another Customs Fraud Settlement -- Two Canadian Steel Companies Pay $19M to Settle False Claims Act Allegations

				
Posted  05/28/26
								

				 
				
steel
				 				By the Constantine Cannon Whistleblower Team

Last Wednesday (May 20), the Department of Justice (DOJ) announced that two Canadian steel companies -- Farjess Inc. and Royal Canadian Steel Inc. -- and their owner Feroz Jessani agreed to pay $19 million to settle allegations they violated the False Claims Act by failing to pay customs duties owed on flat-rolled steel that was manufactured in Europe and Asia.[1]

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Regions Bank to Pay $4.9 Million to Settle Claims Tied to Ineligible PPP Loan

				
Posted  05/28/26
								

				 
				
Signing bank document
				 				By the Constantine Cannon Whistleblower Team

Alabama-based Regions Bank has agreed to pay the government $4,919,631 to resolve allegations that it improperly received payments from the United States after approving forgiveness of a customer’s Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loan around Aug. 3, 2021. The PPP loan was ineligible for forgiveness.[1]

The United States additionally alleged that Regions Bank was...				 
				 					 

						
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Children’s Behavioral Health Services Operators Agree to $15.2M Civil Judgment Over Medicaid Fraud Allegations Brought by Whistleblowers

				
Posted  05/26/26
								

				 
				
stack of hundred dollar bills
				 				By the Constantine Cannon Whistleblower Team 

On May 15, the U.S. Attorney’s Office announced a $15.2 million judgment as part of a settlement with the operators of a day treatment program for children with mental health and behavioral needs. The settlement resolves allegations the programs defrauded Kentucky and Ohio Medicaid by inappropriately billing for non-healthcare activities and falsely represented the...				 
				 					 

						
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Takeda Pays $13.7M to Settle False Claims Act Violations of Paying Kickbacks to Physicians

				
Posted  05/21/26
								

				 
				
kickbacks
				 				By the Constantine Cannon Whistleblower Team

Last Thursday (May 14), the Department of Justice (DOJ) announced that Japan-based Takeda Pharmaceuticals agreed to pay roughly $13.7 million to settle allegations it violated the False Claims Act and Anti-Kickback Statute by paying kickbacks to healthcare providers to induce prescriptions of Takeda’s Trintellix antidepressant medication.[1]

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Perfectus Aluminum to Pay Whopping $549.5M False Claims Act Settlement, Largest Customs Fraud Settlement Ever

				
Posted  05/21/26
								

				 
				
aluminum
				 				By the Constantine Cannon Whistleblower Team

On May 12, the Department of Justice (DOJ) announced that California-based Perfectus Aluminum and four affiliated warehousing companies agreed to pay $549.5 million to settle allegations they violated the False Claims Act by evading antidumping and countervailing duties owed on aluminum extrusions imported from China.[1]  It is the largest customs fraud False Claims...				 
				 					 

						
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Clothing Company to Pay $3 Million to Settle False Claims Act Case Initiated by Investigative-Firm Whistleblower

				
Posted  05/20/26
								

				 
				
covid-19 fraud
				 				By the Constantine Cannon Whistleblower Team

The U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of New York recently announced a settlement of a False Claims Act case initially brought by a whistleblower against Lafayette 148, Inc., a clothing company based in Brooklyn, New York.  The FCA case alleged that Lafayette “falsely certify[ied] that it was eligible for a pandemic-era second-draw Paycheck Protection Program...				 
				 					 

						
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Health Care Practice and Doctor Agree to Pay Over $6.73 Million to Settle False Claims Act Case

				
Posted  05/14/26
								

				 
				
surgery
				 				By the Constantine Cannon Whistleblower Team

The United States Department of Justice (DOJ) recently announced that a California-based health care practice and a doctor have agreed to pay $6.73 million to settle allegations of violating the False Claims Act.[1]  The DOJ alleged that the practice, called Feliciano Serrano, M.D., Inc. d/b/a Serrano Kidney & Vascular Access Center, and Dr. Serrano submitted or caused...				 
				 					 

						
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