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Whistleblowers can be instrumental in uncovering cybersecurity fraud. Last month, DOJ settled a case with Health Net Federal Services for over $11M to resolve False Claims Act allegations that the company falsely certified they complied with cybersecurity requirements. Read more: https://lnkd.in/eCt3artk

P&C whistleblower attorney Colette Matzzie spoke to Nina Youngstrom with the Report on Medicare Compliance about two federal appeals court decisions relating to kickbacks and False Claims Act violations. https://lnkd.in/egMEXAee

The Supreme Court handed a unanimous win to whistleblowers in their Wisconsin Bell ruling. Read P&C Jagir Patel's blog post, "Supreme Court Rejects Narrow Reading of False Claims Act in Unanimous Ruling." https://lnkd.in/edHWcFuQ

Listen to an interview with Phillips & Cohen's #whistleblower client Teresa Ross about alleged Medicare Advantage fraud. https://lnkd.in/eMugRcjg

The Supreme Court has ruled unanimously that telecoms participating in the federal E-Rate program can be sued for excess payouts under the False Claims Act because the subsidy's funds are provided through the U.S. Treasury. https://lnkd.in/e7sCfbC6

P&C partner Colette Matzzie talked to Dan McKay of Law360 about fraud, whistleblower lawsuits, and pandemic spending. https://lnkd.in/eTjgaRiw

P&C is proud to announce that thanks to our whistleblower clients, SVCMC Inc., formerly known as Saint Vincents Catholic Medical Centers of New York, has agreed to pay $29 million to settle allegations the medical center defrauded the Department of Defense out of millions of dollars intended to provide health care to military retirees by retaining payments the government paid in error.? https://lnkd.in/ePiF8hH4 ?

DOJ recently announced a monumental achievement: recoveries under the False Claims Act exceeded $2.9 billion during FY2024, of which over $2.4 billion was attributed to whistleblower (or “qui tam”) cases. Read more from Jagir Patel in P&C's latest blog post. https://lnkd.in/gk28RHM6

P&C partner Colette Matzzie discusses with Bloomberg Law DOJ recovering over $2.9 billion under the False Claims Act in FY2024. The increase in cases filed over the last couple of years “likely reflects the expansion of qui tam actions” into the new areas of focus the DOJ cited, such as pandemic-relief programs and “increased scrutiny of contractor adherence to cybersecurity requirements,” said Colette G. Matzzie who represents whistleblowers with Phillips & Cohen LLP. “Commensurate increases in funding from Congress for fraud investigations and enforcement would no doubt return even more funds to the Treasury.”?https://lnkd.in/eANrbWCP

Thank you to Nina Youngstrom for speaking to P&C partner Colette Matzzie about the False Claims Act in the latest Report on Medicare Compliance. https://bit.ly/4gSMdqa