The Corporate Whistleblower Center is urging physicians, or pharmaceutical representatives to call them immediately at 866-714-6466 if they have proof a pharmaceutical company is off-labeling a drug product, and then paying medical doctors for speaking fees, travel, or other incentives as a way to sell more drugs. The rewards for this type of information can be substantial if the potential whistleblower has well documented proof. http://CorporateWhistleblowerCenter.Com
WASHINGTON, March 10, 2014 /PRNewswire/ — The Corporate Whistleblower Center is urging medical doctors, or pharmaceutical sales representatives to call them at 866-714-6466, if they possess well documented proof of off-labeling a pharmaceutical product, because the rewards for this type information can potentially be in the millions, especially if the information includes proof of kickbacks to doctors. http://CorporateWhistleblowerCenter.Com
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In a recent example, Omnicare Inc., an Ohio-based long-term care pharmacy, has agreed to pay the government $4.19 million to settle allegations that it engaged in a kickback scheme in violation of the False Claims Act, the Justice Department recently announced. Omnicare provides pharmaceuticals and services to long-term care facilities, as well residents of other senior populations. The settlement resolves allegations that Omnicare solicited and received kickbacks from the drug manufacturer Amgen Inc. in return for implementing "therapeutic interchange" programs that were designed to switch Medicaid beneficiaries from a competitor drug to Amgen's product Aranesp. The government alleged that the kickbacks took the form of performance-based rebates that were tied to market-share or volume thresholds, as well as grants, speaker fees, consulting services, data fees, dinners and travel.
The Corporate Whistleblower Center says, "What makes our service unique is that unlike any other group in the nation, we will help a whistleblower package their information, and then we will make certain the whistleblower gets in contact with one of the best whistleblower attorneys in the nation. No other group offers this service. We believe off-labeling drugs puts patients at risk, and it also bilks taxpayer funded Medicare. If a medical doctor, or a pharmaceutical company sales representative has well documented proof of this type of activity, we urge them to call us anytime at 866-714-6466. The rewards for this type of information can really be substantial." http://CorporateWhistleblowerCenter.Com
Simple rules for a whistleblower from the Corporate Whistleblower Center:
- Do not go to the government first if you are a major whistleblower. The Corporate Whistleblower Center says, "Major whistleblowers frequently go to the federal government thinking they will help. It's a huge mistake."
- Do not go to the news media with your whistleblower information. Public revelation of a whistleblower's information could destroy any prospect for a reward.
- Do not try to force a government contractor, or corporation to come clean to the government about their wrongdoing. The Corporate Whistleblower Center says, "Fraud is so rampant among federal contractors that any suggestion of exposure might result in an instant job termination, or harassment of the whistleblower. Come to us first, tell us what type of information you have, and if we think it's sufficient, we will help find the right law firms to assist in advancing your information."
- The Corporate Whistleblower Center wants to emphasize there are high quality whistleblowers in every state including California, New York, Florida, Texas, Massachusetts, Maryland, Rhode Island, Virginia, Ohio, Pennsylvania, West Virginia, Tennessee, North Carolina, Georgia, Alabama, Louisiana, Missouri, Michigan, Iowa, Indiana, Illinois, Wisconsin, Minnesota, North Dakota, Nebraska, Oklahoma, Kansas, Colorado, Utah, Arizona, Nevada, Idaho, Oregon, Washington, and Alaska.
Any type of insider or employee who possesses significant proof of their employer or a government contractor defrauding the federal government is encouraged to contact to Corporate Whistleblower Center anytime at 866-714-6466 or via their web site at http://CorporateWhistleBlowerCenter.Com
For attribution purposes please refer to the February 2014 Justice Department press release: http://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/2014/February/14-civ-216.html
Case Number: The False Claims Act lawsuit was filed in the U.S. District Court for the District of South Carolina and is captioned United States ex rel. Kurnik v. Amgen Inc., et al.
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866-714-6466