What Protections Do Whistleblowers Have Against Retaliation?
Whistleblower retaliation takes a serious toll on whistleblowers both financially and emotionally.
Numbers Don't Lie: Fraudsters Do
It is time to promote the real story about fraud in America. Numbers don’t lie; fraudsters do.
Whistleblowers: About As Rare As Lightning Injuries
So we close out our month of Fraud by the Numbers with one simple question. Do we have too many whistleblowers or not nearly enough?
There Are Nearly 300,000 Civil Cases In The US Each Year, How Many Are False Claims Act Cases?
Imagine the impact whistleblowers could have if their cases made up even 1 percent of the total civil cases filed each year.
The Cinderella of Government Spending: Non-Defense Contracting
Bottom line. Our government buys a lot of “stuff.” In fact, the United States government is the world’s largest purchaser of things. Period.
Billions Are Lost to Small Business Fraud
Unfortunately, programs intended to benefit small businesses are plagued by fraud, almost certainly amounting to billions of dollars in misspent funds each year.
The Need for More Whistleblowers In The Defense Industry
75 cents of every dollar recovered by the Department of Defense is attributed to cases brought by whistleblowers over the past decade.
How Over $1 Trillion In State Government Spending Is Vulnerable to Fraud
Four of the largest non-healthcare state False Claims Act settlements demonstrate the diverse schemes employed by fraudsters.
Private Insurers May Dole More Than $200 Billion Each Year to Fraudsters
While whistleblowers are usually limited to reporting fraud against the government, two statutes aim to deter fraud against private insurance companies, as well.
Let's Take a Look at Fraud Against State Medicaid Programs
Through Medicaid and other programs, the average state may waste as much as 6.4% of its total budget on healthcare fraud every year.
