So, as I guessed, Dr. Bright is claiming to be a whistleblower. I previously wrote about Dr. Bright here. Dr. Bright submitted a whistleblower complaint with attachments. See NPR news report here. He filed his complaint with the Office of Special Counsel. OSC has the power to investigate whistleblower complaints submitted by federal
The Federal False Claims Act, also known as qui tam lawsuits, have been around since the Civil War. In Fact, the False Claims Act was passed to deal with the many fraudulent government purchases during the Civil War. The Federal government was defrauded many times by contractors during the Civil War. The act allows a
A South Texas hospital will pay $27.5 million to the U.S. Justice department as part of a settlement of claims that the hospital, South Texas Health Systems, bilked money from the US government. The allegations include charges that the hospital entered into a kick-back scheme with various doctors. The plan was that the hospital would