Seattle Employment & Whistleblower Blog

Attorney Steve Teller Quoted in Groundbreaking Article on Safe House Medicaid Fraud

Seattle whistleblower attorney Stephen Teller was recently quoted in a powerful investigative article published by InvestigateWest. The piece, titled “An Idaho Safe House Claimed It Was Saving Trafficking Victims. Women Said It Was Like Being Trafficked All Over Again,” unveils a harrowing story of deception and abuse within a supposed sanctuary for trafficking victims.

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Teller Law Files Successful Qui Tam Lawsuit on Behalf of Former Employee of BidBuy Auctions, Leading to $430K Settlement

The U.S. Department of Justice announced today that BidBuy Auctions, LLC (“BidBuy”), has agreed to pay $430,000 to resolve allegations that it undervalued light trucks imported from Canada in order to avoid paying significantly higher import duties. The settlement resolves a lawsuit filed under the qui tam, or whistleblower, provisions of the False Claims Act by Teller Law on behalf of a former BidBuy employee. As a reward for exposing the customs and duties fraud, the whistleblower will receive 23% of the recovery, totalling nearly $100,000.

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