Emmer Introduces Legislation to Protect CFPB Whistleblowers

CONGRESSMAN TOM EMMER

Today, Congressman Tom Emmer (MN-06) introduced the CFPB Whistleblower Incentives and Protection Act to create a whistleblower program at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB). read more »

Atlanta pharmacy to pay $4.6 million to settle False Claims Act allegations regarding compound medications

DOJ

Curant, Inc., which owns pharmacies in Smyrna, Georgia and St. Petersburg, Florida, along with its owners and related entities, agreed to pay $4.6 million to resolve allegations that they violated the False Claims Act by, among other things, charging the government far higher prices than the “usual and customary” prices charged to other patients. read more »

CFPB goes after Big Tech data-harvesting practices with new orders

WASHINGTON POST

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau has ordered six major U.S. tech companies to turn over information about how they harvest and profit from their users’ payment data, signaling an aggressive approach to oversight of the financial technology industry by the federal government’s foremost consumer watchdog. read more »