The goal of ParentAdvocates.org
is to put tax dollar expenditures and other monies used or spent by our federal, state and/or city governments before your eyes and in your hands.
Through our website, you can learn your rights as a taxpayer and parent as well as to which programs, monies and more you may be entitled...and why you may not be able to exercise these rights.
Mission Statement
is to put tax dollar expenditures and other monies used or spent by our federal, state and/or city governments before your eyes and in your hands.
Through our website, you can learn your rights as a taxpayer and parent as well as to which programs, monies and more you may be entitled...and why you may not be able to exercise these rights.
Mission Statement
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The E-Accountability Foundation announces the
'A for Accountability' Award
to those who are willing to whistleblow unjust, misleading, or false actions and claims of the politico-educational complex in order to bring about educational reform in favor of children of all races, intellectual ability and economic status. They ask questions that need to be asked, such as "where is the money?" and "Why does it have to be this way?" and they never give up. These people have withstood adversity and have held those who seem not to believe in honesty, integrity and compassion accountable for their actions. The winners of our "A" work to expose wrong-doing not for themselves, but for others - total strangers - for the "Greater Good"of the community and, by their actions, exemplify courage and self-less passion. They are parent advocates. We salute you.
Winners of the "A":
Johnnie Mae Allen
David Possner
Dee Alpert
Aaron Carr
Harris Lirtzman
Hipolito Colon
Larry Fisher
The Giraffe Project and Giraffe Heroes' Program
Jimmy Kilpatrick and George Scott
Zach Kopplin
Matthew LaClair
Wangari Maathai
Erich Martel
Steve Orel, in memoriam, Interversity, and The World of Opportunity
Marla Ruzicka, in Memoriam
Nancy Swan
Bob Witanek
Peyton Wolcott
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'A for Accountability' Award
to those who are willing to whistleblow unjust, misleading, or false actions and claims of the politico-educational complex in order to bring about educational reform in favor of children of all races, intellectual ability and economic status. They ask questions that need to be asked, such as "where is the money?" and "Why does it have to be this way?" and they never give up. These people have withstood adversity and have held those who seem not to believe in honesty, integrity and compassion accountable for their actions. The winners of our "A" work to expose wrong-doing not for themselves, but for others - total strangers - for the "Greater Good"of the community and, by their actions, exemplify courage and self-less passion. They are parent advocates. We salute you.
Winners of the "A":
Johnnie Mae Allen
David Possner
Dee Alpert
Aaron Carr
Harris Lirtzman
Hipolito Colon
Larry Fisher
The Giraffe Project and Giraffe Heroes' Program
Jimmy Kilpatrick and George Scott
Zach Kopplin
Matthew LaClair
Wangari Maathai
Erich Martel
Steve Orel, in memoriam, Interversity, and The World of Opportunity
Marla Ruzicka, in Memoriam
Nancy Swan
Bob Witanek
Peyton Wolcott
[ More Details » ]
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Current Events
A Sampling of False Claims Act Settlements
The False Claims Act is a law designed to stop government fraud while assisting the whistleblowers who told the government about the wrong-doing.
Top Settlements Under False Claims Act
Fri Nov 26, U.S. Government - AP; Kansas City Star, November 27, 2004 LINK A sampling of top settlements under the False Claims Act, a law designed to stop fraud in government procurement contracts, and the whistleblowers who helped the government win the awards, and helping themselves as well. _In 2000, the Healthcare Company, formerly Columbia/HCA, pleaded guilty to criminal conduct and agreed to pay more than $840 million in criminal fines, civil penalties and damages for unlawful billing practices. Most of the money was recovered under the False Claims Act. Later, HCA agreed to pay $631 million to settle charges that it submitted false claims to Medicare and paid kickbacks to physicians. The settlements were the largest for fraud ever negotiated by the Justice Department (news - web sites). Whistleblowers Jim Alderson and John Schilling split $100 million of one settlement before legal fees and taxes and Alderson, in a related case, was given about $20 million. _In 2001, TAP Pharmaceutical Products Inc. paid $875 million to resolve criminal and civil charges in connection with its pricing and marketing of the cancer drug Lupron. Of that, $560 million was recovered under the False Claims Act. Whistleblower Doug Durand, former vice president of sales at TAP, received $77.9 million - and said he netted $42 million after paying lawyers and taxes. Another whistleblower, Joe Gerstein, then head of Tufts University health place, split a $17 million reward with the university. _In 2000, a national chain of kidney dialysis centers settled a fraud case with the Justice Department for $486 million, of which $375 million was recovered under the False Claims Act. The government said National Medical Care Inc. charged Medicare and other government health insurance programs for hundreds of needless tests for patients suffering from kidney disease. Mark Jones, Luis Cobo, Zach Bentley and John Lockwood were among company whistleblowers who split $65.8 million, officials said. _In 2004, Schering-Plough agreed to pay $346 million in July to settle charges that it paid a kickback to a health insurer to protect the price of its top selling allergy medication. Three whistleblowers - Charles Alcorn, Beatrice Manning and Raymond Pironti Jr. - were to be paid collectively $31 million Qui Tam, RICO Claims, and False Claims Act Cases Taxpayers Against Fraud Education Center: The False Claims Act Legal Center Getnick & Getnick Qui Tam Case False Claims Act Resource Center USA Whistleblower Internal Revenue Service Tax Fraud Alert See Also: Whistleblower Laws, People, and What Happened Next |
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