Those Working or Have Worked In Accounting At Bethel Listen Up about Whistleblowers Reward

by frankiespeakin 12 Replies latest watchtower beliefs

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  frankiespeakin

  You can get a reward for blowing the whistle if you got information about fraud.

  http://www.fraudfighters.net/?gclid=COj9z6X0p7YCFW7hQgodY2wAig

  If you’re a whistleblower with information about fraud on the government, then you may be able to bring a Qui Tam lawsuit under a federal law known as the False Claims Act. A Qui Tam lawsuit is one brought by a private citizen, but in the name of the government. By bringing a Qui Tam lawsuit, you will help the government stop the wrongdoing, and you will protect your fellow taxpayers. As your reward, the False Claims Act provides that you can receive between 15% and 30% of the amount recovered as a result of your Qui Tam lawsuit.

  Since the False Claims Act was enacted, billions of dollars have been recovered through Qui Tam lawsuits that were brought by courageous private citizens against defense contractors, pharmaceutical companies,hospitals and other healthcare providers, for-profit colleges, GSA contractors and numerous other types of entities that do business with the government. Any company or individual who makes a false statement for the purpose of obtaining government funds may be liable under the False Claims Act.

  As one of the state’s premier Qui Tam law firms, Tycko & Zavareei LLP is dedicated to providing experienced and aggressive representation for whistleblowers looking to pursue Qui Tam actions. If you choose to blow the whistle on fraud against the government, our whistleblower lawyers will give you sound advice, help you comply with the myriad requirements of the False Claims Act, and will be uncompromising in protecting your rights. Contact us at 202-973-0900 for assistance with your Qui Tam claim.

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  ÁrbolesdeArabia

  Right, in a perfect universe this work's out as you wrote. Very few people get information for whistle-blowing, read about how long it takes people who tell Medicare and Medicaid their doctor is ripping the Government off. "Skin Cancer Doctor" in Florida ripped off "Medicare" for Millions of dollars and it took a act of God, a F.B.I. agent joining the fight for years, meanwhile Cancer Doctor continued performing the most painful procedures on the most unsuspecting patients" because Medicare and the Accounting Agency refused to challenge Cancer Doctor even with boxes of proof.

  Read the facts first "http://www.nytimes.com/2012/09/22/your-money/for-whistle-blowers-consider-the-risks-wealth-matters.html?pagewanted=all&_r=0

  The Whistleblower in this case received $100 Million+, but

  "... But lawyers and government officials had this warning for anyone thinking about following in Mr. Birkenfeld's footsteps: Make sure you understand what you are getting into.

  "It's a life-changing experience," said John R. Phillips, founder of the law firm Phillips & Cohen and the man credited with devising the amendments that strengthened the government antifraud law, the False Claims Act, in 1986. "If you look at the field of whistle-blowers, you see a high degree of bankruptcies. You may find yourself unemployable. Home foreclosures, divorce, suicide and depression all go with this territory. ..."

  As if that were not sobering enough, he added, "You can't believe how long these things take."

  And the payoff for putting your career and family at risk is usually a fraction of what Mr. Birkenfeld received. Last year, the I.R.S. paid $8 million to 97 people. This year, it said it was on track to pay $24 million to about 100 people, excluding the amount awarded to Mr. Birkenfeld.

  But even the Justice Department, which administers awards through the False Claims Act, generally pays out 16.8 percent of what it takes in, and the average penalty is $2 million to $3 million. That works out to about $330,000 to $500,000, before taxes and lawyer fees are deducted."

  "... So if you still want to be a whistle-blower, what should you do?

  The short answer is to think long and hard about it. All the lawyers I talked to - and they've all made millions of dollars from cases like these - said they discouraged anyone who walked into their offices from becoming a whistle-blower. Doing the right thing, they said they tell their visitors, will be emotionally costly, even if there's eventually a monetary award.

  "There is a 100 percent chance that you will be unemployed - the question is, Will you be forever unemployable?" said Patrick Burns, a spokesman for Taxpayers Against Fraud. "The other 100 percent factor is the person who fired you, the person who designed and implemented the fraud, won't be fired. He'll probably be promoted again."

  Stephen M. Kohn, one of Mr. Birkenfeld's lawyers and the author of "The Whistleblower's Handbook," said that despite laws to protect whistle-blowers against retaliation, companies still marginalized and harassed employees who came forward.

  Then, there is the length of these trials to consider. Mr. Phillips said he spent 10 years representing two of the whistle-blowers in a case against GlaxoSmithKline that centered on accusations that it promoted its antipsychotic drugs for unapproved uses. The case was settled in July for $3 billion.

  That is a not a lot of money considering the risks. (Mr. Birkenfeld will probably pocket around $40 million, if the usual third of his award goes to his lawyers and 40 percent of what is left goes to taxes.)..."
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  frankiespeakin

  Thanks for the additional input.

  The Government needs to offer more protection for the whistle blower for this thing to pick up momentum. To avoid the joblessness thing or aleast compensation if unemployabity results.
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  Chaserious

  and numerous other types of entities that do business with the government.

  The WT society is not a government contractor. I can't imagine any plausible scenario where any WT insider would have a qui tam case.
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  frankiespeakin

  I'm sure anyone willing to become a whistleblower would need to have a sufficient amount to make it worth his efforts so do the math.
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  Chaserious

  That's not what I'm saying. There is no qui tam case. You have to defraud the government for there to be a qui tam case. They don't do business with the government, so where is the case?
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  frankiespeakin

  What about if they had knowlege of some one of prominance salting away money into foreign accounts untaxed?
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  Chaserious

  Tax fraud is explicitly excluded from the qui tam statute.

  There is a separate whistleblower/reward provision in the Internal Revenue Code. But since they are not subject to filing tax returns, I still don't see it. Maybe if they were running some kind of business and laundering the money through their nonprofit or something. But it wouldn't be under the qui tam law that the article is talking about.
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  frankiespeakin

  Thanks, well if anyone has information about what you mentioned then do your research well before acting.
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  Eustace

  The Government needs to offer more protection for the whistle blower

  That's certainly true.

  It should be against the law to fire someone for saying something if the story checks out. The fact that it isn't is an outrage.