DOJ Launches New Whistleblower Rewards Program: Easier to Qualify For Up-Front Payment

By George F. Indest III, J.D., M.P.A., LL.M., Board Certified by The Florida Bar in Health Law On October 20, 2026, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) announced a new program offering up-front financial rewards to individuals whose fraud tips lead to certain criminal charges. The Fraud Whistleblower Incentive Program (WHIP) will pay tipsters $10,000 […]

Wisconsin Supermarket Violated FCA With Illegal Kickbacks, Pharmacist Claims

By George F. Indest III, J.D., M.P.A., LL.M., Board Certified by The Florida Bar in Health Law On December 20, 2016, a pharmacist and whistle blower told an Illinois federal court that Wisconsin and Chicago-area chain of grocery stores, Roundy’s Supermarket, Inc. (Roundy’s), knew gift cards it was providing Medicare and Medicaid beneficiaries were actually […]

U.S. Court in Florida Dismisses Whistleblower’s Complaint Against Nuclear Pharmacy

By George F. Indest III, J.D., M.P.A., LL.M., Board Certified by The Florida Bar in Health Law On September 28, 2017, the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Florida dismissed a relator’s (whistle blower’s) False Claims Act (FCA) complaint against a nuclear pharmacy in Tampa. The court found that the relator failed to […]