Back to School Fraud?
For-profit colleges may defraud federal education programs It has been quite a summer, here at Bracker & Marcus LLC. We kicked things off with a nice False Claims Act settlement [...]
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07, 2019
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06, 2019
Compound Pharmacy Agrees to $365,000 Settlement of False Claims Act Lawsuit
Defendant violated False Claims Act by using bulk products in compound drugs Bracker & Marcus LLC is pleased to announce that the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of [...]
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04, 2019
$50 Billion in Medicare Waste? That’s an Understatement.
There is $50 billion a year wasted in the Medicare program. That’s a billion dollars a week. At an April 11 town hall, presidential candidate Tim Ryan of Ohio made [...]
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01, 2019
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31 Jan 2019
Walking in a Winter Whistleblower Wonderland
While I certainly did not intend to turn this False Claims Act law blog into a travel blog, here we go again!After a 35-day shutdown, the Government was finally back [...]
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01, 2019
Whistleblowers are Vital to National Security, Now More than Ever.
Note: This was scheduled to post on Wednesday, it didn’t due to technical difficulties, and now the shutdown is over! But with yet another potential shutdown on the horizon, I’m [...]
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01, 2019
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17 Jan 2019
Howdy, Whistleblowers!
Bracker & Marcus LLC recently concluded a two-day arbitration hearing in San Antonio, Texas. Having never been before, partner Jason Marcus took the time to see the sites (rather than [...]
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09, 2018
Congratulations to Judge Benjamin Cheesbro
Bracker & Marcus LLC would like to congratulate their friend and colleague Benjamin Cheesbro, who yesterday was sworn in as federal magistrate judge for the United States District Court for [...]
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08, 2018
Beaumont Hospital to Settle False Claims Act Case for $84.5 Million
Settles allegations of violating the Anti-Kickback Statute The United States Department of Justice and U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Michigan has announced a settlement with William Beaumont Hospital [...]
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07, 2018
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30 Jul 2018
Happy National Whistleblower Appreciation Day!
National Whistleblower Appreciation Day is an annual recognition of whistleblowers whose actions have protected the American people from fraud or malfeasance. In 2018, the U.S. Senate unanimously passed a resolution [...]
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07, 2018
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04 Jul 2018
Have a Happy Fourth of July
Bracker & Marcus LLC wishes everyone a happy and safe Independence Day. We are proud to do our part, using the False Claims Act, IRS Whistleblower Act, and SEC Whistleblower [...]