Press Releases
Defense Contractor Will Pay $1.95 Million to Settle Claims That It Sold Unauthorized Equipment
April 04, 2025
A defense contractor agreed to pay $1.95 million to settle claims that it defrauded the U.S. Air Force. TELG clients Nora Taylor and Marthe Lattinville-Pace will split an award for turning in Intelligent Waves, which had fired them after they raised concerns internally.
Former Kennel Master at U.S. Embassy in Iraq Wins $1.8 Million Verdict in Sexual Harassment Case
February 03, 2025
A jury awarded $1.825 million in damages to TELG client Tracy Sargent, who was subjected to illegal sexual harassment while she protected the U.S. embassy in Baghdad, Iraq. The verdict included $1.6 million in punitive damages against SOC LLC, a State Department contractor.
Chain of Psychiatric Hospitals Will Pay $19.9 Million to Settle Claims of Medicare Fraud Resulting from Patient Mistreatment
September 26, 2024
Two hospital executives who alerted prosecutors to alleged abuses at Acadia Healthcare's psychiatric facilities will get a portion of the company's $19.9 million payout to taxpayers. TELG clients Franka Tirado and Brian Snyder filed their lawsuit under the federal False Claims Act.
Hospice Provider Will Pay $19.4 Million to Settle Claims It Charged Government Programs for Ineligible Patients
July 19, 2024
Two Ohio nurses will get a portion of Gentiva's payout to the U.S. government after they blew the whistle on alleged Medicare fraud at the Youngstown hospice where they worked. TELG clients Jason Medved and Anthony Donnadio filed their lawsuit under the federal False Claims Act.
Whistleblower Earns More Than $1.6 Million in Settlement Of PPP Fraud Case Against Auto Dealership Company
October 11, 2023
Healthcare IT Company Will Pay More Than $1.7 Million To Settle Whistleblowers’ Claims of Fraud
October 10, 2023
The amount will settle claims that Capital Technology Information Services misused taxpayer funds from a $15 million federal grant. Whistleblowers Sherette Rhodes and Alisa Mosley will receive a portion of CTIS' payment to the government.
U.S. Government Adds Legal Heft to Whistleblower’s Claims of Fraud at Defense Contractor
October 02, 2023
The government has decided to intervene in a case against Innovative Technologies, Inc. ITI, a Northern Virginia government contractor, and its founders may owe more than $37 million for defrauding the U.S. Department of Defense. Former employee and whistleblower Humberto Irizarry is represented by TELG.
Carter Healthcare and Its Top Officers Pay $7 Million To Settle Whistleblowers’ Claims of Medicare Fraud
October 18, 2022
Florida home-health therapists Sharon Mahaffey and Mark Brimer will share almost $1.3 million as an award for their whistleblowing in the case of Carter Healthcare, an Oklahoma-based provider that settled allegations of overbilling and pushing treatment without regard to medical need.
U.S. Government Rewards Whistleblower For Role in Security Clearance Fraud Case
April 11, 2022
TELG client Julie Reed will receive almost the maximum share allowed in qui tam cases as a reward for her work on behalf of the U.S. government. Ms. Reed alleged her former employer, KeyPoint, was misrepresenting high-level security clearance investigations.
International Technological University Will Pay $1.17 Million To Settle Whistleblower’s Allegations of Visa Fraud
January 29, 2021
TELG client Concepcion Saenz-Cambra received a share of a $1.17 million settlement between the U.S. government and a private university that had, she alleged, falsely claimed that certain students qualified for F-1 visas. Dr. Saenz-Cambra was represented by TELG's Janel Quinn and Scott Oswald.
Avanir Pharmaceuticals Will Pay $103 Million to Taxpayers to Settle Whistleblowers’ Allegations of Healthcare Fraud
September 26, 2019
Anne Arundel Medical Center Will Pay More Than $3 Million to Settle Pharmacist’s Whistleblower Lawsuit
June 27, 2019
An anti-coagulation clinic owned by Anne Arundel Medical Center (AAMC) billed Medicare and other government insurance programs for a large number of medically unnecessary services, according to federal prosecutors, and AAMC will pay $3.154 million to taxpayers to settle a lawsuit filed by the former supervisor who reported the wrongdoing.
Whistleblower’s Lawsuit Results in $5.9 Million Settlement in Medicare Fraud Case Against Hospice Operator
December 13, 2018
Superintendent of Gettysburg National Park Welcomes OIG’s Release of Report after U.S. Attorney Declines to Prosecute
November 07, 2018
The Employment Law Group Caps a Year of Recognition With Multiple Honors from U.S. News & World Report
November 01, 2018
