http://www.whistleblowerlawyerblog.com/ Published by Finch McCranie, LLP en-us 2012-01-16T21:42:31-05:00 http://www.whistleblowerlawyerblog.com/2012/01/irs_whistleblower_claims_explo_1.html The University of Miami's Heckerling Institute last week brought together the nation's leading estate planners, including attorneys, trust officers, accountants, insurance advisors, and wealth management professionals. For the first time, these estate planning professionals delved into how estate and gift... msullivan-1 2012-01-16T21:42:31-05:00 http://www.whistleblowerlawyerblog.com/2011/12/how_whistleblowers_in_qui_tam_1.html At the Healthcare Fraud Institute this past week, I was asked to address what steps whistleblowers should take to ensure confidentiality of emails with their lawyers. Although qui tam cases under the False Claims Act were the focus of our... msullivan-1 2011-12-18T15:24:02-05:00 http://www.whistleblowerlawyerblog.com/2011/12/qui_tam_whistleblower_cases_un_1.html I have been asked to publicize a seminar at which I am speaking on handling qui tam whistleblower cases under the False Claims Act, the nation's primary whistleblower law addressing fraud that steals government funds. Here is the announcement: AAJ... msullivan-1 2011-12-01T15:18:03-05:00 http://www.whistleblowerlawyerblog.com/2011/11/2011_irs_whistleblower_boot_ca_1.html At this past week's third annual "IRS Whistleblower Boot Camp," Deputy IRS Commissioner for Service and Enforcement Steven T. Miller spoke of his "desire for the whistleblower program to grow." A major announcement was that he would "push for" the... msullivan-1 2011-11-20T14:52:33-05:00 http://www.whistleblowerlawyerblog.com/2011/10/next_irs_whistleblower_boot_ca_2.html Each year's "IRS Whistleblower Boot Camp" brings together senior officials of the IRS Whistleblower Office and tax whistleblower attorneys to explore the latest developments in the IRS Whistleblower Program. This year's Boot Camp is November 15, 2011 in Washington. Of... msullivan-1 2011-10-27T12:05:43-05:00 http://www.whistleblowerlawyerblog.com/2011/09/qui_tam_whistleblower_cases_an.html Every two years, attorneys prosecuting or defending qui tam whistleblower cases under the False Claims Act and other whistleblower laws gather for the Whistleblower Law Symposium. We have written much about “qui tam” whistleblower cases under the False Claims Act.... msullivan-1 2011-09-26T14:39:24-05:00 http://www.whistleblowerlawyerblog.com/2011/09/gao_report_released_on_irs_whi.html The promising new IRS Whistleblower Program that Congress authorized in December 2006 is the subject of a long-anticipated GAO Report released this morning. Disappointingly, the report raised, but did not attempt to answer, fundamental questions that will determine whether the... msullivan-1 2011-09-09T07:16:35-05:00 http://www.whistleblowerlawyerblog.com/2011/08/whistleblower_lawyer_and_irs_w_1.html The new IRS Whistleblower Program for tax whistleblowers will be featured for the first time at the nation's leading conference for estate planners, the Heckerling Institute on Estate Planning. The Heckerling Institute is known as the country's "leading conference for... msullivan-1 2011-08-23T13:19:34-05:00 http://www.whistleblowerlawyerblog.com/2011/08/how_the_new_cftc_whistleblower_1.html When the CFTC announced its final whistleblower rules yesterday, it answered many questions about how the new CFTC whistleblower program will work. David Meister, the CFTC's Director of the Division of Enforcement, provided this summary according to the unofficial transcript... msullivan-1 2011-08-05T10:34:24-05:00 http://www.whistleblowerlawyerblog.com/2011/08/cftc_announces_final_whistlebl.html The final whistleblower rules of the Commodities Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) are being announced now at a CFTC open meeting. Like the SEC, the CFTC has rejected any provision that whistleblowers be required first to report internally the violations in... msullivan-1 2011-08-04T07:17:50-05:00