Anyone from a secretary to a CEO can be a whistleblower. Apparently, so can robots.

A firm that uses data to identify fraud in government programs just received a $1 million reward under the False Claims Act for exposing PPP fraud.

That firm “uses data to investigate large-scale corporate fraud . . . It uses computational statistics to match entities across multiple resources such as databases, social media, corporate filings, and other sources.”

Using that data, it identified that Empire Roofing, a Texas based roofing contractor, had falsely certifying that eight of their affiliates were eligible to receive loans through the Small Business Administration’s (SBA) Paycheck Protection Program (PPP).

Pretty impressive work. I look forward to seeing what they can do in the future.

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Vivek advises businesses and individuals on how to resolve disputes. He does it in a variety of areas including trade secrets, employment, securities, corporate governance, defamation, and contractual matters. Vivek has negotiated the resolution of complex disputes and has tried dozens of civil…

Vivek advises businesses and individuals on how to resolve disputes. He does it in a variety of areas including trade secrets, employment, securities, corporate governance, defamation, and contractual matters. Vivek has negotiated the resolution of complex disputes and has tried dozens of civil and criminal cases in federal and state courts. He’s led major investigations to identify waste, corruption, and fraud.

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