If you have knowledge of or suspicions of fraud, wrongdoing, or abuse in your company and want to come forward to do the right thing as a whistleblower, your efforts are valuable and important. By speaking up, you can save taxpayer money, reduce waste, disincentivize future fraud, and correct malfeasance. Before you can prove that fraud has taken place, you might find yourself wondering what evidence you need in order to bring a claim under the False Claims Act.
Fraud can take place in many industries that involve government billing and contracts, but it is especially common in healthcare. Unfortunately, the process of blowing the whistle in the healthcare field often involves extensive institutional knowledge and access to confidential records. You may be left with questions about what proof is necessary for your case, and what is acceptable to gather and share.
First and foremost, speaking to a whistleblower attorney can help guide you in understanding the specifics of your case, and what kinds of proof will be the most useful. Even in the pursuit of justice, there are certain kinds of documents, files, and records that may cause more trouble for your case than support it. For instance, recording conversations without consent is not legal in every state. When in doubt, ask a lawyer so that you do not damage your case with inadmissible evidence or activities that could get you into legal trouble.
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A front-page article with the byline of veteran New York Times opinion writer Nicholas Kristof is the latest poisonous example of what I call the NGO “halo effect.” Headlined “The Silence That Mee...