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A $290M Customs Fraud Suit Over Cabinets, Quartz, and Tile

October 23, 2026

Cabinets. Quartz countertops. Ceramic tile. Those ordinary building materials sit at the center of a federal lawsuit seeking more than...

Article header: a $290 million customs fraud suit over cabinets, quartz, and tile, with key False Claims Act figures.

Trump’s New WHIP Whistleblower Program: Don’t Let the Quickie Cost You the Biggie

October 21, 2026

General

Fast 5: What to Know About WHIP WHIP pays $10,000 to $30,000 per qualifying tip, at DOJ’s discretion, once criminal...

Article header for “Don’t Let the Quickie Cost You the Biggie,” on the DOJ’s new WHIP reward program, showing the $10,000 to $30,000 WHIP range and the 15 to 30 percent False Claims Act relator share.

AML Whistleblower Awards After Bank of America’s $1.21 Billion Penalty

October 15, 2026

Anti–money laundering

Can I receive an AML whistleblower award for reporting money laundering or sanctions violations at a bank? Federal law provides...

Article header reading “A $1.21 Billion Bank Penalty, and the Tip Treasury Asked For,” with figures for total penalties, over $5 billion in unreported activity, and the 10 to 30 percent statutory award range.

How to Report Medicare Fraud: 8 Steps Before You File

October 7, 2026

False Claims Act

The Direct Answer You can report suspected Medicare fraud to Medicare or HHS-OIG. But a direct tip is not the...

headline plus the article's sharpest hook side by side: the $1,000 agency-tip cap against the 15%–30% relator share.

Golden Dome Missile Defense Oversight and Procurement Fraud Red Flags

September 18, 2026

False Claims Act

Golden Dome for America is a developing layered U.S. missile-defense architecture. Its oversight risks arise from rapid, distributed procurement, a...

Title graphic reading "Golden Dome Missile Defense: Oversight Gaps and Fraud Red Flags," with concentric arcs representing a layered defense architecture.

Abbott Infant Formula False Claims Act Settlement Reaches Nearly $385 Million Dollars

September 17, 2026

False Claims Act

On September 14, 2026, the U.S. Department of Justice announced a $384,999,040 settlement with Abbott Laboratories to resolve False Claims...

Abbott infant formula whistleblower settlement — $384.9 million total, $69 million relator share, announced September 14, 2026.

New FDA-SEC Agreement Puts Pharma and Biotech Securities Fraud in the Spotlight

September 3, 2026

General

Key Takeaways On August 31, 2026, the SEC and FDA signed a three-year Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) creating a formal...

New FDA-SEC Agreement Puts Pharma and Biotech Securities Fraud in the Spotlight

Eleventh Circuit Vacates Zafirov: False Claims Act Whistleblowers Are Not “Officers of the United States”

September 2, 2026

False Claims Act

Defendants accused of defrauding the government will sometimes attack more than the allegations against them. They attack falsity. They attack...

New Jersey Prevailing Wage Claims: Private Right of Action and False Claims Act Cases

August 28, 2026

Employment

Key Takeaways New Jersey public-works workers can sue directly for unpaid prevailing wages under N.J.S.A. 34:11-56.40, recovering back wages, costs,...

Title card for a guide to New Jersey prevailing wage claims under N.J.S.A. 34:11-56.40 and the False Claims Act.

DOJ Declined My Qui Tam Case: What Now? | Non-Intervened FCA Lawyer

August 21, 2026

False Claims Act

Start with the law. If the United States declines to proceed with a False Claims Act case, the relator has...

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