Time to Hand-Out Whistles in America’s Schools
- posted: Apr. 25, 2014
- Graft and Corruption
It takes two to speak the truth: one to speak, and another to hear. Henry David Thoreau The New York Times recently published a story detailing 14 cases of New York City Read More
Another Texas Whistleblower is Dismissed
- posted: Apr. 22, 2014
- Graft and Corruption
The Supreme Court of Texas recently dismissed another whistleblower case with a narrow reading of Texas Whistleblower Act (TWA) requirements. Although the TWA offers significant protections to a tipster reporting Read More
Church Whistleblower Regrets not Having Blown Her Whistle Stronger
- posted: Apr. 18, 2014
- Graft and Corruption
Jennifer Haselberger calls the Catholic Church her home. Two relatives went into religious life. Haselberger was a canon lawyer for the archdiocese until she could no longer tolerate her warnings Read More
ATF Special Agent’s Whistleblowing Creates a First Amendment Showdown
- posted: Apr. 11, 2014
- Graft and Corruption
What is earnest is not always true; on the contrary, error is often more earnest than truth. Benjamin Disraeli The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) special Agent John Dodson Read More
Was Richard Bowen’s Whistle Stuffed?
- posted: Apr. 08, 2014
- Graft and Corruption
Five years have passed since Lehman Brothers' bankruptcy. Richard M. Bowen III, a former Citigroup executive who blew the whistle on their bad business practices, provided 1000 pages of documents Read More
SEC Whistleblower Program Gets Blowing
- posted: Apr. 01, 2014
- Graft and Corruption
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) announced August 20, 2013 that it awarded more than $25,000 in total to three whistleblowers. The SEC reports that this payment was the first Read More
The Securities and Exchange Commission Whistleblower Program Breaks Out with a $14 Million Award
- posted: Mar. 18, 2014
- Graft and Corruption
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) announced a $14 million award to a whistleblower whose tip led to an enforcement action. The whistleblower, who remains anonymous, gave original information to Read More
Whistleblowing to the Tune of $6 Million
- posted: Oct. 10, 2013
- Graft and Corruption
In early July 2013, Baxano Surgical Inc., formerly known as TranS1 Inc., agreed to pay $6 million to settle charges that it encouraged doctors to overcharge Medicare and other federal Read More
Retaliation for Whistleblowing to the FBI
- posted: Sep. 23, 2013
- Graft and Corruption
With episodes of undercover FBI work, revelation of government bribery and retaliation by county officials, this whistleblowing story is one for Hollywood. Whistleblowing to the FBI Alessandro Salvo and his father operate Read More
Social Pressure Dampens the Success of Ghana’s Whistleblower Law
- posted: Sep. 19, 2013
- Graft and Corruption
A farmer in Ghana admits that for years he concealed the corruption of a local public officer who works in his region of Ghana. The farmer is aware of the Read More