• posted: Jun. 30, 2016
• Steve Kardell
• Graft and Corruption
• fraud allegations

The CEO of the Newfoundland and Labrador English School District (NLESD) in Canada recently divulged that the district is currently the subject of two separate investigations for fraud. CEO Darrin Pike Read More

• posted: Jun. 27, 2016
• Steve Kardell
• Whistleblower Litigation
• OECD

The Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) recently released a new report entitled “Committing to Effective Whistleblower Protection.” The publication contains information on the variety of whistleblower protection statutes in Read More

• posted: Jun. 23, 2016
• Steve Kardell
• Whistleblower Litigation
• $10 million whistleblower award

In April, the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commissoin (CFTC) announced its largest whistleblower award yet: a sum of more than $10 million to a person whose information led to major Read More

• posted: Jun. 20, 2016
• Steve Kardell
• Whistleblower Litigation
• whistleblower payouts

In recent years, the federal government has ramped up efforts to fight corruption in corporate settings, with whistleblowers receiving more protection and rewards for uncovering malevolent schemes within businesses and Read More

• posted: Jun. 16, 2016
• Steve Kardell
• Whistleblower Litigation
• food safety whistleblower

On April 18, the U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) announced new procedural rules for investigating any whistleblower claims that specifically focus on food safety. These Read More

• posted: Jun. 13, 2016
• Steve Kardell
• Whistleblower Litigation
• bribes

In a stunning revelation from a recent Bloomberg survey, approximately 80 percent of board-level executives polled admitted to having seen bribery and other types of corruption within their organizations. Many Read More

• posted: Jun. 09, 2016
• Steve Kardell
• Whistleblower Litigation
• False Claims Act

A whistleblower case in New York alleging false income tax claims was settled for $1.1 million. In the case, real estate developer Asher Roshanzamir was accused of wrongfully deferring income tax Read More

• posted: Jun. 06, 2016
• Steve Kardell
• Foreign Corrupt Practices Act
• whistleblower awards

The $57 million that has been paid out in 26 whistleblower awards from the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) since its whistleblower protection program began has not included any Foreign Read More

• posted: Jun. 02, 2016
• Steve Kardell
• Whistleblower Litigation
• wrongful termination

A whistleblower has filed a lawsuit against auto manufacturer Volkswagen, claiming he was terminated by the company after attempting to stop it from deleting evidence related to investigations into excess Read More