Wanted Posters Across the Old West: Unpacking DOJ’s New Whistleblower Rewards Program and Its Implications for Health Care Providers
This Bulletin is brought to you by AHLA’s Health Care Liability and Litigation Practice Group.
- April 24, 2024
- Jason Mehta , Foley & Lardner LLP
- Joe Swanson , Foley & Lardner LLP
- Lea Gulotta James , Foley & Lardner LLP
- Jamie Steven , Foley & Lardner LLP
On March 7, 2024, as part of a presentation to the American Bar Association’s National Institute on White Collar Crime regarding the U.S. Department of Justice’s (DOJ) new and existing corporate enforcement initiatives, Deputy Attorney General (DAG) Lisa O. Monaco announced that a DOJ-run whistleblower incentive and rewards program would be forthcoming. Under the new program, where an individual makes a report to DOJ that helps DOJ discover previously unknown “significant corporate or financial misconduct,” that individual may qualify to receive a portion of the resulting payment to the government as a reward.
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