Phillips & Cohen Whistleblower Attorneys

Thanks to a #whistleblower, Eurecat, a New Jersey company, agreed to pay $3.25M after receiving too much funding from the CARES Act PPP loan program. Eurecat admitted to exceeding the funding & employee limits for a PPP loan. justice.gov/usao-ndok/pr/n…

P&C is pleased to announce that ten of the firm’s partners have been named to Lawdragon’s “500 Leading Plaintiff Financial Lawyers” list for 2026 for their outstanding achievements representing #whistleblowers in False Claims Act, SEC, & CFTC matters.

P&C partners Jeffrey Dickstein, Amy Easton, & Claire Sylvia were quoted in Law 360 about their $135M settlement with AssuredPartners and AP of South Florida to resolve ACA fraud allegations. law360.com/articles/24631…

P&C partner Sean McKessy talked to the Financial Times about the SEC's recent decision on the Wells Fargo whistleblower award. Read more. ft.com/content/b18fff…

Congratulations to Phillips & Cohen partners Jeffrey Dickstein, Amy Easton, Claire Sylvia, and their brave #whistleblower client on their settlement with AssuredPartners and AP of South Florida for $135 million to resolve civil allegations of Affordable Care Act fraud.

P&C is pleased to announce a national partnership of insurance brokers and its subsidiary have agreed to pay $135 million to resolve civil allegations the companies submitted fraudulent applications for government-subsidized Affordable Care Act policies. phillipsandcohen.com/insurance-brok…

P&C partner Stephen Hasegawa spoke to The New York Times about trade fraud. #Whistleblowers can help. nytimes.com/2026/04/07/us/…

This week the Treasury's FinCEN published a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking that would implement and formalize a statutory #whistleblower program that is designed to incentivize reporting of violations of anti-money laundering and sanctions laws. Read more. phillipsandcohen.com/treasury-annou…

Join P&C attorney Owen Foster at the FBA's panel on "The FCA and Gatekeeper Fraud" on April 8th.

P&C partner Chris Ehrman discusses prediction market platforms and oversight with NBC News. nbcnews.com/business/consu…

Treasury's #FinCEN called on financial institutions to look for fraud in government healthcare programs & issued a proposal to outline standards for its #whistleblower reward program. law360.com/articles/24593…

Thanks to a #whistleblower, Team Rehab, which operates about 140 physical therapy clinics, agreed to pay about $5 million to settle False Claims Act allegations for improper claims submitted to the government. justice.gov/usao-edmi/pr/t…

The CFTC #whistleblower program offers financial rewards, job protection, and confidentiality. It was created in response to the 2008 financial crisis to encourage those aware of commodity law violations to notify the CFTC. Learn more about the program. phillipsandcohen.com/cftc-whistlebl…

If you know of wrongdoing or fraud by an entity you can take steps to stop it! Being a #whistleblower is one way to make authorities aware of practices that violate the law, steal taxpayer funds, or cheat investors. Learn what you can do. phillipsandcohen.com/how-to-be-a-wh…

Thanks to a #whistleblower, a healthcare management corp. and other entities agree to pay $4M to resolve False Claims Act allegations for billing Medicare, Medicaid and TRICARE for medically unnecessary vein procedures. justice.gov/usao-md/pr/hea…

We are pleased to announce several P&C partners will be speaking at the Anti-Fraud Coalition's 4th Annual Financial Frauds Conference in Chicago next week! #whistleblower #SEC #CFTC #fraud

P&C partner Emily Stabile writes for BankThink, "Fincen's failure to write whistleblower rules damages its mission." Red more from Emily. #whistleblower #FinCEN americanbanker.com/opinion/fincen…

Join P&C partner Sam Brown as he moderates a panel on Enforcement Priorities at the #CFTC at the 4th Annual Financial Frauds Conference.

FinCEN assessed an $80 million penalty against Canaccord Genuity for willful violations of the Bank Secrecy Act (BSA) — the largest ever imposed against a broker-dealer for violating the BSA, the primary anti-money laundering law. Read more from our blog. phillipsandcohen.com/fincen-assesse…

Thanks to a #whistleblower, W International Companies agreed to pay $10.5 million to resolve False Claims Act allegations that they overcharged the Air Force and the Navy for weld tables. justice.gov/opa/pr/w-inter…