http://www.pharmacyfraudwhistleblowers.com Pharmacist-Whistleblower Advocates Tue, 28 Oct 2008 17:48:25 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en This Sunday, Neil Thompson was featured on the front page of the Star Tribune as part of their Whistleblower series of reporting. From the article: Secret, double life of a Walgreens druggist In law school, Thompson had read about the False Claims Act. It dates to the Civil War, when President Abraham ... http://www.pharmacyfraudwhistleblowers.com/2008/10/19/neil-thompson-star-tribune-whistleblower/ The following article is published with permission of Minnesota Lawyer - the original article can be read here. by Michelle Lore Associate Editor Qui tam actions allow whistleblowers to share in the government’s fraud recoveries [caption id="attachment_218" align="alignright" width="299" caption="Attorneys Brian Wojtalewicz (top left), Robert Christensen (top right) and James VanderLinden (bottom ... http://www.pharmacyfraudwhistleblowers.com/2008/10/10/taking-on-big-pharma/ With Medicare and Medicaid fraud becoming more and more prevalent it is imperative that whistleblowers like Dan Bieurance and Neil Thompson do the right thing when companies like Walgreens repeatedly over-bill taxpayers. Not all pharmacy chains are as suspect. Take The Stop & Shop Supermarket Company (Stop & Shop), which ... http://www.pharmacyfraudwhistleblowers.com/2008/10/09/small-pharmacy-chain-does-the-right-thing/ The Star Tribune has an article about the Walgreens settlement. From the article: Walgreens has paid the United States and Minnesota and three other states nearly $10 million to resolve allegations of falsely billing Medicaid, the U.S. Justice Department announced Monday, with some of that money going to two Twin Cities pharmacists ... http://www.pharmacyfraudwhistleblowers.com/2008/09/30/star-tribune-article-on-walgreens-settlement/ Neil Thompson and Daniel Bieurance, as Relators for the United States V. Walgreen Co. Walgreen Co., the giant retail pharmacy chain, has agreed to pay $9.9 Million to settle a whistleblower lawsuit accusing it of Medicaid fraud. This is the third time that Walgreens is paying a multi-million dollar settlement on ... http://www.pharmacyfraudwhistleblowers.com/2008/09/15/walgreens-settles-medicaid-fraud-cas/