Whistleblower Partners’ attorneys Mary Inman, Ari Yampolsky and Liz Soltan were featured in recent articles and podcasts about the U.S. Department of Justice’s launch on August 1, 2024 of its new DOJ Corporate Whistleblower Program.
Dylan Tokar of the Wall Street Journal talked to Ari Yampolsky who described the new program as a welcome development but expressed concern that it was only set to last for three years initially and awards were discretionary. Justice Department Trial Program Offers Millions for Tips on Fraud, Bribery
Tom Fox, host of the Compliance Podcast Network’s FCPA Compliance Report, interviewed Mary Inman about the focus areas for the new DOJ program, including financial institution violations, foreign and domestic corruption and healthcare offenses victimizing non-governmental entities like private health insurers, patients and investors. FCPA Compliance Report: Exploring DOJ's New Whistleblower Incentive Program With Mary Inman
Aaron Nicodemus at Compliance Week spoke with Mary Inman about how the new DOJ Corporate Whistleblower Awards Program seeks to close gaps left by existing whistleblower reward programs at the SEC, CFTC, IRS, Treasury and under the False Claims Act. Game-changing DOJ pilot whistleblower program panned by critics
Nina Youngstrom at HCCA’s Report On Medicare Compliance talked to Mary Inman about DOJ likely drawing inspiration for part of its pilot program on whistleblower programs run by the Departments of Insurance in the States of California and Illinois where whistleblowers can bring lawsuits against entities for defrauding private health insurers and collect a share of the recoveries. DOJ Offers Rewards for Tips About Corporate Fraud Against Private Payers
Chuck Buck, the host of RACmonitor’s Monitor Mondays podcast, spoke with Mary Inman about the types of information DOJ is seeking from whistleblowers to avoid overlap with the False Claims Act, focusing on health care matters where the overwhelming majority of claims and fraud loss involves non-governmental payors and other victims. There's a New Sheriff in Town: New DOJ Program Intends to Snare Even More FCA Fraudsters
Julie DiMauro at Global Relay Intelligence & Practice spoke with Mary Inman and Liz Soltan about how DOJ designed the pilot program to incentivize both whistleblowers and corporations alike to come forward quickly, creating a race to speak to the DOJ. DOJ launches whistleblower awards pilot program – attorneys weigh in
In addition to speaking with the press, our attorneys, including Michael Ronickher, will continue to play an important role providing DOJ with the requested feedback on the program as the three-year pilot develops.
