What happens when an employee discovers fraud inside a company? And what happens when the person uncovering the fraud does not even work there?
In this episode of Against the Fraud, we explore how whistleblower cases are changing.
We discuss traditional insiders, the rise of the “modern whistleblower,” data miners uncovering suspicious patterns from the outside, AI and data analysis, corporate billing fraud, retaliation after employees raise concerns, and the evidence attorneys actually look for when evaluating a potential False Claims Act case.
One extraordinary example involves a company with only four employees. Three were allegedly involved in the fraud. The fourth became the whistleblower. The attorney explains why certain cases may never come to light without someone on the inside willing to speak up.
We also discuss:
- Why employees often report concerns internally before contacting an attorney
- What can happen when retaliation begins
- Why outsiders can sometimes see the “smoke” without knowing whether there is actually a fire
- How data miners and competitors are becoming a new type of whistleblower
- How AI is changing the way people identify potential fraud
- What a true “smoking gun” email can look like
- Why ChatGPT telling someone they have a great case does not necessarily mean an attorney will agree