Fraud in America

Jan 08 2025 56 ep. 45 mins 49
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Real stories from real whistleblowers who risk their careers to shine a light on corporate fraud in America.

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How Whistleblowers Are Uncovering PPP Fraud

Jan 08 2025 47 mins  
In our first episode of 2025, we’re sitting down with whistleblower Jesus Nunez-Unda, who uncovered fraud relating to the PPP loan his company applied for during the COVID-19 pandemic. While many PPP loan cases fall under blatant fraud, Jesus managed to show the company made false certifications and applied for the loans without financially needing them. In this conversation, we

Cybersecurity Fraud 101 and How Whistleblowers Can Fight It

Dec 04 2024 46 mins  
In today’s episode, whistleblower lawyer Julie Bracker of Bracker & Marcus joins us to discuss cybersecurity fraud and recent government enforcement efforts. From what defines critical infrastructure to compliance protocols, this 101 breaks down how these frauds work and what whistleblowers should be looking out for if they have a case.

Blowing the Whistle to Protect Vulnerable Patients

Nov 13 2024 58 mins  
Acadia Healthcare is a massive for-profit chain of psychiatric hospitals, who recently settled a False Claims Act case for nearly $20 million. In today’s episode, one of the whistleblowers, Jamie Clark Thompson, sits down with us to lay out the massive corporate fraud behind the case, holding mental health patients longer than necessary, and kept staffing at dangerously low leve

How to Protect Patients By Whistleblowing

Oct 30 2024 56 mins  
Dr. Rayme Edler became the Medical Director of Escambia County, Florida after she flagged issues with the treatment of patients by the county’s emergency medical services. Once on the inside, she tried to enact changes to ensure the county medical professionals were properly licensed. Then the retaliation started. Because of her courage and determination, The Anti-Fraud Coaliti

How Whistleblowers Help The Government Fight Fraud

Sep 11 2024 30 mins  
Zachary Cunha is currently the U.S. Attorney for the District of Rhode Island, and as one of the nation's top law enforcement officials, he knows he needs the help of whistleblowers to fight fraud and protect patients. In this episode of Fraud in America, he shares his story, becoming U.S. Attorney, and protecting nursing home patients.

How Colorado Increased Whistleblower Protections

Aug 07 2024 19 mins  
Last year, Colorado expanded its False Claims Act and went even further -- strengthening provisions to protect whistleblowers from workplace retaliation. On today's episode of Fraud in America, Phil Weiser, Colorado's Attorney General, joins us to discuss his career and why he helped advocate for whistleblowers.

New Leadership at The Anti-Fraud Coalition

Jul 24 2024 36 mins  
In our newest episode of Fraud in America, we have some new faces to introduce you to! Our brand new host is a familiar face: Jacklyn DeMar, who also became the President & CEO of The Anti-Fraud Coalition, the producer of Fraud in America. In this episode, Jackie's first guest is Vince McKnight of Sanford Heisler Sharp, who was named the Chairman of TAF Coalition Board of Directo

Sitting Down With the Biogen Whistleblower

Feb 07 2024 62 mins  
In 2022, the pharmaceutical giant Biogen, agreed to pay $900 million to settle alleged violations of the False Claims Act and Anti-Kickback Statute. Today, we’re sitting down with Michael Bawduniak, the whistleblower behind this massive case. In this interview, Michael shares his 10-year whistleblower journey and taking on a brazen payoff scheme.

What’s Happening With Whistleblower Laws in the Halls of Congress?

Dec 06 2023 30 mins  
In this episode of Fraud in America, we sit down with John McMickle, a lobbyist for our sister organization, Taxpayers Against Fraud, who has helped strengthen whistleblower laws over the last two decades. We sit down with John to talk about his career, what exactly he does as a lobbyist, and what's happening in Congress with whistleblower laws.

A Look Ahead to the 2024 Legal Landscape

Nov 15 2023 25 mins  
With 2023 quickly coming to a close, we sit down with Jacklyn DeMar, the Director of Legal Education of The Anti-Fraud Coalition (TAF Coalition) to discuss the big developments of this year and what’s coming up in 2024. On this episode of Fraud in America we cover Supreme Court decisions, major whistleblower victories, and what’s happening in financial fraud spaces.