Tuesday, July 31, 2012

IRS Offshore Tax Fraud Lawsuits: Ex-UBS clients get year in prison in offshore tax dodge case by IRS Tax Whistleblower Lawyer and IRS Tax Avoidance Illegal Offshore Account Lawyer Jason Coomer

IRS Offshore Tax Fraud Is One OF the Targets of the IRS Tax Whistleblower Reward Program: The IRS Is Offering Large Rewards To Tax Fraud Whistleblowers That Help Expose An Estimated $3 Trillion in Illegal Offshore Accounts as Well as Several Other Tax-Avoidance Schemes by IRS Tax Whistleblower Lawyer and IRS Tax Avoidance Illegal Offshore Account Lawyer Jason Coomer

The economic incentives in the Tax Whistleblower Reward Program are designed to encourage insider tax fraud informants and tax fraud whistleblowers with knowledge and evidence of large tax violations and tax fraud schemes to step forward and report the massive tax fraud.  The IRS is hoping that there will be several tax fraud whistleblowers and tax fraud informants that will help them detect and collect on an estimated $3 Trillion in illegal offshore accounts as well as several other tax-avoidance schemes that have been perpetrated by billionaires and millionaires as well as large corporations.

Ex-UBS clients get year in prison in offshore tax dodge case

"Two former clients of UBS AG were sentenced on Monday to a year and a day in prison, matching what records show as the longest prison term ordered so far in a sprawling investigation of offshore tax avoidance involving the Swiss banking giant.  Sean and Nadia Roberts of Tehachapi, California, were also ordered to pay $3.2 million in restitution and fines, the U.S. Justice Department said. He is 77 years old and she is 64. The couple pleaded guilty in 2011 to filing a false income tax return. From 2004 to 2008, they failed to report interest income from millions held in offshore accounts, falsely deducted bank transfers and under-reported income, prosecutors said."

If you are aware of illegal offshore account tax fraud, underpayment of taxes, tax avoidance, or other IRS tax fraud and would like more information on this topic, please feel free to contact IRS Tax Fraud Whistleblower Lawyer Jason Coomer via e-mail message or go to the following web pages: IRS Tax Whistleblower Lawyer or Illegal Offshore Account Tax Fraud Lawyer.

Saturday, July 28, 2012

Oil Company Accounting Fraud and USDOJ FFCA Press Release: Louis Dreyfus Energy Services Pays $4 Million to Resolve Allegations That It Violated the False Claims Act by Oil Company Accounting Fraud Lawyer

Oil Company Accounting Fraud Can Be the Basis of SEC Violations, Federal False Claims Act Lawsuits, Class Actions, Shareholder Actions, and other Oil Company Production Fraud Lawsuits by Oil Company Accounting Fraud Lawyer, Petroleum Accountant Whistleblower Bounty Lawyer, and Oil Company Accounting Fraud Whistleblower Lawyer Jason S. Coomer


Oil Company Fraud including Oil Company Accounting Fraud, Oil Company Royalty Fraud, Oil Company Tax Fraud, Oil Company Working Interest Fraud, and Oil Company Production Fraud are forms of corporate fraud that can result in qui tam lawsuits, shareholder lawsuits, bounty actions, class actions, and several other types of fraud litigation.  Petroleum professionals including petroleum accountants, petroleum executives, and other oil company employees with original information of significant oil company accounting fraud, oil company royalty fraud, oil company tax fraud, oil company working interest fraud, and/or oil company production fraud by a large oil company may be able to collect a large reward through several whistleblower laws. The key to obtaining a large whistleblower award is to make sure that as the whistleblower you are the first to file with sufficient evidence of significant fraud.  


USDOJ: Louis Dreyfus Energy Services Pays $4 Million to Resolve Allegations That It Violated the False Claims Act

Louis Dreyfus Energy Services has paid the United States $4,084,000 to settle allegations that it violated the False Claims Act by failing to pay money owed on natural gas acquired from the Department of the Interior, the Justice Department announced today.   Louis Dreyfus, which is based in Connecticut, is an energy company that is involved in merchandising, transportation, trading and storage of natural gas.
The settlement agreement resolves contentions by the United States that from December 2004 to March 2008, Louis Dreyfus Energy Services made false claims or misleading statements to the Department of the Interior involving contracts to buy natural gas produced from federal oil and gas leases in the Gulf of Mexico.   Starting in 2004, Louis Dreyfus agreed to pay the Interior Department for natural gas based on a price associated with the delivery of the gas at a fixed point along a natural gas pipeline. After its contracts with the Interior Department were executed, the company requested and received a discount in the price it would pay the Interior Department for the natural gas obtained under the contracts.   The United States contends that this price discount applied only when there was a complete or near-complete constraint in the natural gas pipeline such that Louis Dreyfus was unable to transport natural gas along the pipeline.   However, the energy services company claimed and obtained the price discounts even on days when it was able to ship natural gas along the pipeline.   Thus, the United States contends that Louis Dreyfus was not entitled to the price discounts that it sought and received from the Department of the Interior.

If you are the original source with special knowledge of oil company fraud and are interested in learning more about a potential oil company whistleblower lawsuit, please feel free to contact Texas Oil Company Accounting Fraud Lawyer, Jason S. Coomer or go to the following web pages: Oil Company Accounting Fraud Lawsuits or International Oil Company False Reporting Lawsuits and International Oil Company Government Corruption Lawsuits.

Monday, July 23, 2012

Davis Bacon False Certification Whistleblower Lawsuits and Government Contractor Prevailing Wage Fraud Whistleblower Lawsuits Encourage Whistleblowers to Expose DBRA Violations by Offering Large Rewards by Government Contractor Wage Fraud Whistleblower Lawyer and Davis Bacon False Certification Whistleblower Lawyer Jason S. Coomer

Government Contractors That Fail To Pay Prevailing Wages Can Be Violating the Davis Bacon Wage Laws: DBRA Violations Can Be The Basis of a Prevailing Wage Whistleblower Lawsuit by Davis Bacon False Certification Whistleblower Lawyer and Government Contractor Prevailing Wage Fraud Whistleblower Lawyer Jason S. Coomer

The Davis Bacon and Related Acts (DBRA) requires all contractors and subcontractors performing work on federal or District of Columbia construction contracts or federally assisted contracts in excess of $2,000 to pay their laborers and mechanics not less than the prevailing wage rates and fringe benefits for corresponding classes of laborers and mechanics employed on similar projects in the area. The prevailing wage rates and fringe benefits are determined by the Secretary of Labor for inclusion in covered contracts.

In addition to the Davis Bacon Act itself, Congress added Davis-Bacon prevailing wage provisions to approximately 60 laws—"related Acts"—under which federal agencies assist construction projects through grants, loans, loan guarantees, and insurance. (Examples of the related Acts are the Federal-Aid Highway Acts, the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974, and the Federal Water Pollution Control Act.) Generally, the application of prevailing wage requirements to projects receiving federal assistance under any particular "related" Act depends on the provisions of that law. 

The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) has oversight responsibilities to assure coordination of administration and consistency of enforcement of the labor standards provisions of the Davis Bacon and Related Acts. Under this authority, DOL has issued regulations establishing standards and procedures for the administration and enforcement of the Davis-Bacon labor standards provisions. Federal contracting agencies have day-to-day responsibility for administration and enforcement of the Davis-Bacon labor standards provisions in covered contracts for which they are responsible or to which they provide federal assistance under laws they administer.

If you are aware of a defense contractor, highway contractor, large health care company, or other large contractor or subcontractor that is defrauding the United States Government out of millions or billions of dollars, it is extremely important that the fraud is reported.  For more information on the Davis-Bacon and Related Acts (DBRA), please go to the following United States Department of Labor Web Page or Government Contractor Wage Fraud Whistleblower Lawyer

Sunday, July 22, 2012

Financial Services Fraud Crackdown: Prosecutors, regulators close to making Libor arrests | Reuters

The SEC and Several Government Agencies Are Cracking Down on Financial Services Fraud That May Send Bankers, Brokers, and other Financial Services Professionals to Jail and Allow SEC Bounty Action Whistle Blowers That Act Quickly to Reap Large Financial Rewards by Texas Bank Fraud Whistle Blower Lawyer and Texas Broker Fraud Whistle Blower Lawyer Jason S. Coomer

The SEC is offering large financial rewards to encourage bankers and financial services professionals with knowledge of financial services fraud, investment fraud schemes, insider trading, false accounting schemes, stock manipulation schemes, and other SEC violations, to expose fraud and corruption.  These rewards are only available to whistle blowers that are the first to properly expose the fraud.  These whistle blowers will need to act quickly as the SEC and other government agencies are moving forward with several high profile investigations and arrests that may reveal the fraud. 

Exclusive: Prosecutors, regulators close to making Libor arrests | Reuters

"Federal prosecutors in Washington, D.C., have recently contacted lawyers representing some of the individuals under suspicion to notify them that criminal charges and arrests could be imminent, said two of those sources who asked not to be identified because the investigation is ongoing."

"Defense lawyers, some of whom represent individuals under suspicion, said prosecutors have indicated they plan to begin making arrests and filing criminal charges in the next few weeks. In long-running financial investigations it is not uncommon for prosecutors to contact defense lawyers for individuals before filing charges to offer them a chance to cooperate or take a plea, these lawyer said."

New York and Connecticut probing banks over Libor manipulation

"New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman has launched a probe into possible manipulation of the Libor benchmark international lending rates by global banks, his spokesman said on Sunday.
Schneiderman, along with Connecticut's Attorney General George Jepsen started the investigation six months ago into the possible rigging of Libor, the London interbank offered rate, New York Attorney General spokesman James Freedland told Reuters."

"The U.S. Justice Department is also building criminal cases against several financial institutions and their employees related to the manipulation of interest rates, The New York Times reported on Saturday.  The Times said cities, states and municipalities in the United States were trying to determine whether they suffered loses due to rate manipulation and some had filed suit. Given the broad scope of the Libor case and the number of institutions thought to be involved, the investigations could provide authorities with a "signature moment" to hold big banks accountable for misdeeds during the financial crisis, which hit global markets from late 2007, the newspaper said."

Texas Financial Services Whistle Blower Lawyer and Texas Banker Whistle Blower Lawyer Jason S. Coomer Works With Financial Services Professionals to Confidentially Evaluate SEC Whistleblower Bounty Actions and Protect Financial Services Whistle Blowers From Retaliation

Texas Bank Fraud Whistle Blower Lawyer and Texas Broker Fraud Whistle Blower Lawyer, Jason S. Coomer, works with financial services professionals who want to confidentially blow the whistle on securities fraud, investment fraud, SEC violations, and other forms of financial fraud.   By working with a financial fraud whistle blower lawyer, these financial fraud whistle blowers can confidentially evaluate their SEC whistle blower bounty action and protect their career.  If you are aware of securities fraud or other financial fraud and need more information on this topic,  please feel free to contact Texas Bank Fraud Whistleblower Lawyer and Texas Broker Fraud Whistleblower Lawyer Jason Coomer via e-mail message  or go to the following web pages: International Financial Services Whistle Blower Lawsuit Information or SEC Whistle Blower Incentive Program Lawsuit Information

Tuesday, July 17, 2012

Health Care Professionals Are Needed to Expose Medicare Fraud, Medicaid Fraud, and Other Types of Health Care Fraud by Health Care Fraud Whistleblower Lawyer Jason S. Coomer


Health Care Professionals Are Needed to Expose Medicare Fraud, Medicaid Fraud, and Other Types of Health Care Fraud: These Medical Professionals Can Work Confidentially Through A Health Care Fraud Whistleblower Protection Lawyer To Determine the Validity of a Health Care Fraud Whistleblower Claim and Protect Their Career by Health Care Fraud Whistleblower Lawyer, Hospital Health Care Fraud Whistleblower Lawyer, & Hospital Fraud Whistleblower Lawyer Jason S. Coomer

Health care fraud has reached an estimated $250 Billion per year and continues to increase.  As one of the most lucrative crimes in the United States, large health care systems are finding new and different schemes to reap large profits from Medicare fraud, Medicaid fraud, Tricare fraud, and other health care fraud.  Health care professionals including chief financial officers, benefit coordinators, Medicare compliance coordinators, coding specialists, Medicare reimbursement managers, accountants, and other health care professionals are needed to step forward and to blow the whistle on health care fraud and hospital fraud that costs tax payers hundreds of Billions of dollars and take down the health care system.  

Health Care Fraud Whistleblowers Can Protect Themselves From Potential Retaliation and Increase Their Ability to Recover a Reward by Working with a Health Care Fraud Whistleblower Lawyer

By coming forward as the original source of specialized information of health care fraud these health care fraud whistleblowers may receive large economic rewards for being the first to file on these health care fraud scams and are helping taxpayers recover large amounts of money from companies committing health care fraud. However, it is often beneficial for these health care fraud whistleblowers to hire a health care fraud whistleblower lawyer to help protect them from potential retaliation and help prepare the disclosure to increase the probability of a recovery.

For more information on a potential Health System Health Care Fraud Lawsuit, Health Care Coding Fraud Lawsuit, or other Health Care Fraud Whistleblower Lawsuit, feel free to contact Hospital Health Care Fraud Whistleblower Lawyer Jason Coomer via e-mail message or go to the following web pages: Health Care Fraud Whistleblower Lawyer, National Whistleblower's Resources and Information: Health Care Fraud, or  Hospital Medicare Fraud Whistleblower Lawsuits

Sunday, July 8, 2012

The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) Is Offering Large Rewards International Whistleblowers: Efforts to Expose Market Manipulations in the Cotton Trade and Other International Markets by International CFTC Futures Trading Fraud Whistleblower Lawyer Jason S. Coomer

The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) Is Offering Large Rewards and Bounties to International Whistleblowers That Properly Expose International Futures Trading Fraud and Market Manipulation Schemes by International CFTC Futures Trading Fraud Whistleblower Lawyer Jason S. Coomer
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) is offering large financial rewards and bounties to International Whistleblowers that properly expose international futures trading fraud, currency trading fraud, and market manipulation schemes.  These new International Whistleblower Bounty Laws have been enacted to encourage international financial services professionals, high end investors, government officials, international regulators, and other individuals with knowledge of securities fraud, hedge fund fraud, derivatives fraud, financial services government bribes, investment fraud, corporate false accounting, and other SEC violations and CFTC violations, to expose the fraud and corruption.  These new international whistleblower reward laws offer large financial rewards and whistleblower protections for persons including international whistleblowers that qualify and expose significant fraud and corruption.
 
Louis Dreyfus Sued by Trader Over Cotton Futures Pricing - Bloomberg

"Three units of Louis Dreyfus Holdings BV of the Netherlands were sued by a trader who accused the company of manipulating the cotton-futures market." 

"Cotton futures jumped to a record $2.197 a pound on March 7, 2011, after the worst drought in at least a century decimated crops in Texas, the biggest U.S. producer. Prices plunged 58 percent by the end of the year as demand tumbled in China, the world’s largest consumer. The fiber has fallen another 22 percent in 2012."

"At issue in the lawsuit were futures contracts expiring in May 2011 and July 2011. The suit alleged Louis Dreyfus manipulated the prices by taking deliveries of millions of pounds of cotton.  In June 2011, the cotton market experienced a supply “squeeze,” with stockpiles plunging 73 percent in one day, according to consulting firm FCStone Fibers & Textiles."


For more information on this topic, please feel free to go to the following web page: The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) Rewards for International Whistleblowers.

Friday, July 6, 2012

Government Grant & Research Fraud Whistleblower Lawyer

What are some examples of grant, loan, research & education fraud?
-Education Fraud
-Providing Improper Incentive Pay to Recruiters
-Falsifying Grant Applications
-Using Grant Money for Prohibited Purposes
-Falsifying Research Results & Data 
-Not Following Ethics or Guidelines

Find more information about the above topics at http://www.nationalwhistleblowers.com