The Department of Justice recently announced that a former owner of a government contractor that provided services to U.S. Forest Service pleaded guilty to violations of the Sherman Antitrust Act involving bid rigging, territory allocation, and conspiracy to monopolize. The plea agreement identifies two overarching antitrust conspiracies at issue in [...]
The debates about the potential advantages and dangers of artificial intelligence (“AI”) rage but for whistleblowers there are some notable advantages. To help identify and build a strong case, AI can provide efficient analysis of large amounts of data, identifying connections and deviations that might suggest wrongdoing. These pattern analyses [...]
Last week (May 7), The Hill published an Opinion Piece by Constantine Cannon whistleblower partner Gordon Schnell on the need for stronger whistleblower protections to avoid the next Boeing-esque corporate fiasco. Schnell pointed to the ever-expanding crisis Boeing has faced, with new whistleblower revelations emerging every week, as just the latest [...]
The U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) has just rolled out an important Advisory. This guide is designed to help banks and other financial institutions spot and stop illegal transactions linked to terrorist groups supported by Iran, especially with the recent uptick in terrorist activity in the Middle [...]
Legal and Regulatory Developments SPOTLIGHT: Senate Leaders Committed to CCCA Vote, Marshall Says Punchbowl News – May 3, 2024 Sen. Roger Marshall (R-Kan.) told reporters he’d received a commitment from Senate leadership to hold a vote on the Credit Card Competition Act before the end of the 118th Congress, the [...]
Constantine Cannon is pleased to announce that On May 7, the Department of Justice (DOJ) announced its decision to intervene in a whistleblower-initiated False Claims Act (“FCA”) case brought by our client against Study Across the Pond (“ATP”), an educational recruitment company. For years, ATP placed U.S. college students in [...]
“It all goes to show the important role whistleblowers can play in keeping our government and other institutions honest.” From an editorial on the role Barbara Glusak played in warning Washington Federal Bank for Savings on loan fraud and the critical role so many other whistleblowers have played in recent [...]
This week’s Department of Justice (DOJ) Catch of the Week goes to German-based airline ticketing company Hahn Air Lines GmbH. Yesterday (May 2), the company and its U.S. subsidiary agreed to pay $26.8 million to settle charges it violated the False Claims Act by failing to remit travel fees Hahn [...]
Recently, Boeing whistleblowers have been speaking up about concerns surrounding the design and manufacturing of Boeing aircrafts. Despite Boeing’s denial of retaliation against the whistleblowers, according to a recent article in Forbes, they revealed faults in Boeing’s ‘Speak Up’ policy. These issues not only highlight challenges within Boeing but also [...]
Legal and Regulatory Developments SPOTLIGHT: Major US Retailers Blast Mastercard, Visa Card Fees Settlement Reuters – April 29, 2024 Target, Walmart, and other retailers have urged a U.S. judge to reject a proposed class-action settlement with Visa and Mastercard over credit and debit card fees, saying the accord does not [...]