Great News: FinCEN Whistleblower Office has Published Proposed Regulations - Whistleblower Partners LLP FinCEN proposes new whistleblower rules, boosting support for reporting BSA violations and sanctions evasion.

Read Whistleblower Partners’ blog post on FinCEN’s recent Notice of Proposed Rulemaking with proposed regulations for its existing whistleblower program.

We’re excited to see the program continue to take shape with whistleblower-friendly provisions:

DOJ’s AssuredPartners settlement puts ACA Marketplace fraud squarely in the FCA conversation.

Our latest post explains the allegations, why the case matters, and what it says about whistleblowers’ role in exposing healthcare fraud.

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The 2026 Lawdragon 500 Leading Plaintiff Financial Lawyers | Lawdragon Honorees for this year include Sharon Robertson of Cohen Milstein, Mark Lanier of The Lanier Law Firm and Kara Wolke of Glancy Prongay.

We’re proud to share that three of our #attorneys, @maryinman.bsky.social, Ari Yampolsky, and Eric Havian, have again been named to The 2026 Lawdragon 500 Leading Plaintiff Financial Lawyers list, marking their third consecutive year since co-founding Whistleblower Partners.

Good Government Groups Urge Court to Block National Voter Database

Last week, Whistleblower Partners filed an amici curiae brief on behalf of clients Campaign Legal Center, Center for Media and Democracy, Common Cause, & Protect Democracy supporting the plaintiffs in an important voting rights case in the DC District Court. Read the full brief here:

Two years ago, a group of us took a leap to build a boutique firm focused on whistleblowers. As we celebrate our second anniversary, we’re grateful for the journey. In New Orleans, we reflected on teamwork, like jazz, each strength matters. Thank you to our clients & community, just getting started!

The "One-Way Ratchet": Aetna Settlement Highlights Ongoing DOJ Crackdown on MA Upcoding - Whistleblower Partners LLP DOJ announces $117.7M Aetna settlement over Medicare Advantage upcoding, highlighting continued scrutiny of inflated risk adjustment practices.

Partner @maryinman.bsky.social reports on DOJ’s $117.7M #FalseClaimsAct settlement with Aetna over alleged Medicare Part C risk score manipulation. This latest DOJ action follows others, some of which led by Whistleblower Partners clients like Dr. James Taylor and Teresa Ross.

Elizabeth Soltan: After decades of trying, Pa. needs to pass a state False Claims Act Gov. Josh Shapiro urged Pennsylvania to pass a state False Claims Act (FCA) in his 2026 budget address. There is bipartisan support for House Bill 1697, which would create a state FCA modeled after th...

@triblive.bsky.social published Philadelphia native Liz Soltan’s Op-Ed urging Pennsylvania to pass a state #FalseClaimsAct. Without it, PA loses 10% in Medicaid recoveries and whistleblower support, a critical fraud enforcement tool. As @governor.pa.gov says, “Let’s finally get it done."

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FinCEN Imposes Historic Penalty on Broker Dealer for Bank Secrecy Act Violations - Whistleblower Partners LLP FinCEN imposed a $80M penalty on Canaccord for Bank Secrecy Act violations, highlighting AML failures and missed suspicious activity reports.

Last week, FinCEN announced a record-breaking $80 million civil penalty against Canaccord, a broker-dealer, for violations of the Bank Secrecy Act.

Read Liz Soltan’s blog post analyzing what Canaccord did wrong and what this settlement tells us about FinCEN’s enforcement efforts:

CMS Threatens Elevance with Medicare Advantage Enrollment Circuit Breaker, Signaling New Enforcement Mechanisms - Whistleblower Partners LLP CMS warns Elevance it may suspend Medicare Advantage enrollment and marketing over data compliance failures, signaling tougher anti-fraud enforcement.

CMS recently used a new enforcement mechanism to deter fraud on #Medicare Advantage (MA), threatening to suspend Elevance Health’s enrollment and marketing activities over data submission requirements. As Max Voldman explains, this represents a significant new tool in CMS’s MA #compliance efforts.

Very good result for my partners at @whistleblower.law . Incentive compensation cases are quite tough to win, and this was against a recruiter getting paid by the body to get U.S. students to British schools. Kudos!

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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@wbpartners.bsky.social Our client’s False Claims Act case against an education recruitment company has gotten notice on both sides of the Atlantic. Thanks to @bloomberglaw.com, @thepie, @law360.bsky.social, @marketwatch.com and others for covering the important story.

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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There is, of course, a much, much easier way to “take fraud seriously” and that’s strengthening the False Claims Act and whistleblower protections

Whistleblower Partners LLP, Constantine Cannon LLP, and Whistleblower Law Collaborative: U.S. Government Settles Novel Whistleblower-Initiated Litigation Against Education Recruitment Company for Stud... Whistleblower law firms secure a $1.3M False Claims Act settlement with an education recruiter over improper incentive compensation targeting U.S. students.

Whistleblower Partners announces an education fraud settlement. WP attorneys @poppyalexander.whistleblower.law & @maryinman.bsky.social & co-counsel represented a WB alleging an education recruiter violated rules barring per-student incentive pay for recruiting US students receiving federal funds.

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.

Whistleblower Rewards Program: Reporting Antitrust Crimes and Qualifying for Whistleblower Rewards

#ICYMI the Antitrust Division recently announced their first #whistleblower award under their new program. By issuing an award less than a year after the program started, the DOJ is showing it is serious about investing in & supporting whistleblower who report anti-competitive behavior. Learn more:

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.

Not to be that person, but it’s a generally accepted contract term to not steal the govt assets you’re responsible for managing and an active failure to do so sure sounds a lot like a potential False Claims Act violation

We are proud to have represented one of the two whistleblowers who courageously came forward against the practices resolved in this landmark False Claims Act lawsuit.

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.

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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