Mary Inman

IRS Reform Bill Includes Key Whistleblower Program Improvements - Whistleblower Partners LLP Last week, U.S. Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Ron Wyden and Chairman Mike Crapo introduced the Taxpayer Assistance and Service Act, a bipartisan bill seeking to improve a wide range of Inter...

Senators Wyden and Crapo introduced the Taxpayer Assistance and Service Act, a bill to improve IRS procedures and revitalize the IRS Whistleblower Program. @cmclamb.bsky.social explains what it could mean for current and future IRS whistleblowers.
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From Sanctioned Person To School Tuition: Whistleblowers and the Kingpin Act - Whistleblower Partners LLP IMG Academy’s $1.7M penalty from the Office of Foreign Assets Control shows how Foreign Narcotics Kingpin Designation Act violations reach beyond banks.

OFAC just fined IMG Academy $1.7M for dealing with individuals sanctioned under the Kingpin Act.

Sanctions risk isn’t limited to banks—and neither is whistleblower opportunity. The FinCEN program covers these cases.

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DOJ’s report on FY2025 FCA settlements highlighted major Medicare Advantage enforcement efforts, including cases by our team. DOJ noted a $98M settlement w/ Independent Health resolving allegations of risk-adjustment fraud raised by our WB client Teresa Ross, underscoring vital role of WBs.

The CFTC’s 2025 Whistleblower Report: Strong Intake, Weak Awards, and a Structural Funding Failure - Whistleblower Partners LLP The CFTC’s FY2025 Whistleblower Report to Congress reveals fewer awards, slower payouts, and urgent funding flaws lawmakers must address.

Strong intake. Weak awards.

CFTC 2025 Whistleblower Program report: 1,697 tips, 203 award apps. But just 2 award orders paying out $4.6M.

After $200M (2021), $100M (2023), $55M (2024), the slowdown is hard to ignore.

Important step forward for the FinCEN #whistleblower program with a new dedicated website for collecting tips about sanctions and money laundering violations. Learn more here: www.fincen.gov/whistleblowe...

New HHS OIG Report Highlights FCA as Tool to Address Medicare Advantage Fraud Risk - Whistleblower Partners LLP HHS OIG issues updated Medicare Advantage compliance guidance, highlighting high-risk areas and warning of potential False Claims Act liability.

HHS OIG issued updated Medicare Advantage compliance guidance for the first time in 20+ years, highlighting high risk areas and warning of #FalseClaimsAct liability. The FCA has recovered $85B since 1986, including $60B from #healthcare fraud, driven largely by #whistleblowers.

FY 2025 set a record for #whistleblower activity with 1,297 qui tam suits filed, a 32% increase over last year. One was our client Teresa Ross’s case. #Health care fraud drove 84% of FCA recoveries, restoring billions to Medicare, Medicaid, and TRICARE. Medicare Advantage remains a top DOJ priority.

Antitrust Division and U.S. Postal Service Make First-Ever Whistleblower Payment: $1M Awarded for Reporting Antitrust Crime The Antitrust Division today announced its first-ever whistleblower reward: a $1 million reward to a whistleblower who provided information that led to EBLOCK Corporation resolving criminal antitrust ...

Big news from DOJ Antitrust: the first #whistleblower award under its new program is here. The Division announced a $1M award for reporting price fixing in the used-car industry. A strong early signal that DOJ is serious about fast action and rewarding insiders who expose antitrust conspiracies.

Long Road For Kaiser Whistleblowers Ends In Historic Payout - Law360 Healthcare Authority The whistleblowers behind a massive Medicare Advantage "upcoding" case spent years in isolation before a historic settlement was finally reached.

Attorneys Hallie Noecker and Hamsa Mahendranathan were quoted in @law360.bsky.social’s coverage of the $556M Kaiser Permanente settlement. In “Long Road for Kaiser Whistleblowers Ends in Historic Payout,” reporter Hannah Albarazi details Dr. James Taylor’s 12-year whistleblower journey.

Extra! Extra! 1/18 Yes! Good things aplenty did happen this week! 🎈🎈

She did it again: @jesscraven101.bsky.social collected many news stories about good things that happened this past week.

Also I love the image she selected. "Cherish the whistleblower" is a key step of institutional courage.
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Honored to have represented one of the two whistleblowers behind this landmark settlement, together with my colleagues at @whistleblower.law .

Proud of our client Dr. James M. Taylor, one of the two whistleblowers behind the landmark DOJ settlement and a 20- year employee of Kaiser in Colorado.

DOJ Reports Record-Breaking $6.8 Billion in False Claims Act Recoveries for Fiscal Year 2025 - Whistleblower Partners LLP DOJ reports a record $6.8 billion in False Claims Act recoveries for FY 2025, driven by whistleblower cases and a surge in qui tam filings.

DOJ reports a record $6.8 billion in #FalseClaimsAct recoveries in FY 2025, highlighting the vital role #whistleblowers play in exposing #fraud across industries.

Whistleblower Partners’ Client, Dr. James Taylor, Reaches Landmark $556 million Settlement with Kaiser Permanente for Alleged Risk Adjustment Fraud - Whistleblower Partners LLP Whistleblower Partners announces a $556M settlement with Kaiser Permanente over Medicare Advantage risk adjustment fraud, the largest False Claims Act of its kind.

Whistleblower Partners represented Dr. James Taylor in one of the cases behind DOJ’s $556M settlement with Kaiser Permanente over Medicare Advantage risk adjustment practices. Read our blog for a full breakdown of the case and what it means for enforcement and whistleblowers.

@maryinman.bsky.social joined the Great Women in Compliance Podcast for a roundtable on what really happens when women speak up. With Lisa Fine, Ellen Hunt, and Prof. Kate Kenny, they explore gender, retaliation, and how women often report wrongdoing together rather than alone.

Proud to represent physician whistleblower Dr. James Taylor, 1 of 2 #whistleblowers behind DOJ’s landmark $556M settlement w/ Kaiser Permanente over alleged #Medicare Advantage risk adjustment fraud. It is the largest Medicare Part C risk adjustment settlement ever.
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2025 was an eventful year here at @whistleblower.law. Check out our Year-in-Review reel for some highlights.

@maryinman.bsky.social returns to the @financialtimes.com #podcast Behind the Money with @mtindera.ft.com to discuss the benefits of whistleblower rewards to fight financial frauds in the UK, a timely topic in light of HMRC’s new US-style whistleblower reward program for serious tax dodging.

On Monitor Monday, Max Voldman discussed CVS Health’s $38M settlement resolving five #FalseClaimsAct cases over insulin pen billing. This includes premature refills and false days of supply. CVS and its subsidiaries now face roughly $1B in FCA liability.

In Latest Event in Flurry of False Claims Act Activity, CVS Agrees to Pay roughly $38M to Resolve Allegations of Improperly Dispensing Insulin Pens - Whistleblower Partners LLP CVS agreed to pay nearly $38 million to settle whistleblower claims alleging improper insulin pen dispensing, premature refills, and false reimbursement reporting to government health programs.

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Bill Pulte promoted a memecoin run by an influencer facing fraud charges “Getting involved in that space,” said one expert, “is not the best sign of sound financial judgment.”

@poppyalexander.whistleblower.law was quoted in a @motherjones.com investigation on influencer-driven memecoins and crypto fraud. She explains why these schemes often resemble classic pump and dumps, where early insiders profit and others lose. Read more:

@financialtimes.com has done a deep dive into the state of whistleblowing in the UK, dedicating two episodes to the topic on its Behind The Money podcast. Delighted to have been able to share my perspective on whistleblowing on both sides of the pond.

Curious about HMRC's new US-style whistleblower reward program? Check out my new blog post detailing the program's requirements.

Vital reading, which includes quotes from Holly and Will Alpine of the Enabled Emissions Campaign, whose work exposing green-AI-washing at Microsoft was supported by our talented team at @psst-org.bsky.social.

Delighted to have joined @financialtimes.com's @mtindera.ft.com on the Behind the Money podcast to discuss the landscape for whistleblowers in the UK. The podcast was recorded before the advent of a bright spot for whistleblower empowerment, HMRC's launch of a strengthened US-style reward program.

This episode was recorded before the UK government's recent launch of a strengthened US-style reward program at HMRC for tips about major tax fraud -- a big and positive leap forward for whistleblower empowerment and protection in the UK.

Vohra's recent $45M settlement with DOJ to resolve False Claims Act allegations is the third major wound care enforcement action by DOJ in last three years. Clearly a priority area for DOJ.

As the IRS program has proven, paying rewards to whistleblowers for high-value tips is a game changer. Chuffed to see HMRC taking this step and to have been among the voices advocating for this change.

Proud to have joined whistleblower advocacy groups @psst-org.bsky.social, @winnetwork.bsky.social, @thesignalsnetwork.bsky.social, @whistlep2p.bsky.social, @govacctproj.bsky.social , @exposefacts.bsky.social, @enabledemissions.bsky.social, @anticorruption.bsky.social in signing this letter!

Delighted to see the UK adopting US-style rewards for whistleblowers bringing actionable tips to HMRC regarding serious tax evasion by high net worth individuals and large corporations.