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Whistleblowing on Corporate Fraud Under the Sarbanes-Oxley Act and State Laws, our practice area related to fraud.
The attorneys at Katz, Marshall & Banks represent employees in the private sector who face retaliation for reporting accounting fraud and other corporate wrongdoing. We have obtained significant outcomes for whistleblowers working in a wide range of industries, from sub-prime lending to pharmaceutical to manufacturing - anywhere companies engage in unlawful practices aimed at misleading investors or government regulators. Our clients have included high-level executives, attorneys, managers and accountants. -
Blowing the Whistle on Accounting Fraud: The Sarbanes-Oxley Whistleblower Protections at a Glance
In response to the accounting scandals at Enron and Worldcom that caused huge losses to shareholders and spawned a crisis in investor confidence, the U.S. Congress passed the Sarbanes Oxley Act in 2002. "SOX," as it is popularly known, requires publicly traded companies to make certifications about their financial conditions, and imposes stiff penalties on companies and their officers for misrepresenting their finances to shareholders and would-be investors. -
Blowing the Whistle on Violations of the False Claims Act
The False Claims Act or "FCA" is a federal law that prohibits the making of false or fraudulent claims for payment to the United States. 31 U.S.C. § 3729. The False Claims Act also protects whistleblowers who investigate or report information in furtherance of potential suits under the Act from being discharged or subjected to other retaliation by their employers.