For whistleblowers and qui tam attorneys

On Point Investigations specializes in working with whistleblowers and their attorneys to uncover evidence of fraud.  Our team of investigators can determine whether you have sufficient reason to pursue a qui tam case under the provisions of the Federal False Claims Act.

If you have specific evidence of a company or business engaged in defrauding the federal government, you can file a case as a whistleblower and received a percentage of the funds recovered by the government.

As a former employer of a company that has defrauded the government, you may have critical information about how the company has overcharged taxpayers for its services or products. You have the power to bring this to light and right the wrong. Contact us here.

Whistleblower protections

Under the False Claims Act, your employer or
former employer may not retaliate against you or a subcontractor for attempting to report fraud. An employee who is threatened, harassed, suspended, demoted or discharged by his or her employer may be entitled to reinstatement, back pay, litigation costs and attorneys fees. Even if there is no retaliation against you, a whistleblower with a legitimate claim is entitled to a percentage of the funds the federal government collects as a result of your qui tam case.

Whistleblower settlements

In fiscal year 2011, False Claims Act cases returned more than $4 billion back to U.S. taxpayer-funded programs. The companies that paid back funds include GlaxoSmithKline, Abbott Laboratories, Verizon Communications, Accenture, Oracle America, CVS Pharmacy, Lockheed Martin and many others. What did some of these companies do that led to successful whistleblower suits? Here are some examples:

• One pharmaceutical company knowingly reported false and inflated prices for numerous pharmaceutical products.

• A telecommunications company overcharged the General Services Administration (GSA) on invoices dealing with government-wide voice and data telecommunications services contracts.

• A food supplier engaged in false or fraudulent conduct by shipping food products past or near their expiration dates to United States troops stationed in the Middle East.

• A medical device manufacturer caused the Veterans Affairs Department, Defense Department, Medicare and Medicaid to overpay for implantable cardiac devices. View a  full list of 2011 False Claim Settlements.