Salesman to collect millions in whistleblower lawsuit

The U.S. False Claims Act has made a salesman a millionaire while reaping a large reimbursement for the U.S. Government. Among the recent - and burgeoning -- whistleblower cases is that of Boston Scientific's Guidant LLC unit, which agreed to pay $9.25 million to settle a claim that it overbilled the government and private hospitals for heart pacemakers and defibrillators. The lawsuit was filed