News and payouts
Summaries of primary sources only. A charge is not a conviction. A settlement release often says the claims are allegations. Award announcements are quoted in the range the agency used.
- Justice Department announces a $10,000 to $30,000 fraud tip reward
The Office of Public Affairs said tips that lead to criminal charges in specified fraud areas can be considered for $10,000 to $30,000, in the Department’s discretion.
- Twelve charged in alleged $10 million home day care schemes
The Justice Department said complaints allege false attendance records for subsidized child care and more than $10 million in diverted funds.
- CFTC awards more than $8 million to five whistleblowers
Five people received awards that together exceed $8 million. The release restates the 10% to 30% statutory band and program totals since 2014.
- Ten-year sentence in a $63 million PPP scheme
The Justice Department said fabricated payroll and tax records were used to obtain SBA-guaranteed loans, with restitution over $63 million.
- Five-year sentence in a North Carolina student aid scheme
The court ordered $3,641,473 in restitution to the Department of Education. Education OIG estimated a larger award figure, which the release also states.
- Three sentenced in a $30 million Georgia unemployment scheme
The Justice Department said more than 5,000 false claims produced at least $30 million in stolen Georgia unemployment benefits.
- Guilty plea in an alleged $2.9 million VA tuition scheme
The Justice Department said a school manager forged records so a school could claim about $2.9 million in VA tuition for at least 189 veterans.
- SEC awards about $6 million to joint whistleblowers
The Commission said joint whistleblowers provided information that opened an examination and mapped an enforcement action. It did not name them or the case.
- Saad Healthcare to pay $3 million in hospice settlement
The Justice Department said Saad will pay $3 million and that two former employees will receive $540,000. The release says the claims are allegations only.
- New Hampshire plea over $118,000 in SNAP and child care benefits
Prosecutors said a Franklin man omitted a household member and underreported income on benefit applications.
- Intrepid to pay $3.85 million over home health and hospice allegations
The United States alleged Medicare claims for ineligible home health and hospice patients. The release says there has been no determination of liability.