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Home Depot Whistleblower Files Lawsuit Alleging Retaliation, Defamation

A 65-year-old former employee of Home Depot has filed a lawsuit against the company, claiming that he was punished for acting as a whistleblower in helping reveal the company’s illegal Read More

TSA Whistleblower’s Disclosures Lead to Pair of Aviation Security Investigations

The U.S. Department of Homeland Security was ordered in late December to reexamine the precautions being taken against the potential for attacks on airplanes using chemicals and other threats after Read More

Finance of America Mortgage to Pay $14.5 Million to Settle FHA Fraud Whistleblower Lawsuit

The U.S. Department of Justice has announced that Finance of America Mortgage, LLC, has agreed to pay the federal government $14.5 million to settle a lawsuit involving mortgage fraud brought Read More

H-1B Whistleblower Brings Additional Evidence in Apple Visa Scam Case

A whistleblower who filed a lawsuit against Apple and Infosys on behalf of the federal government brought forth additional evidence supporting his claim that the companies conspired to bypass federal Read More

Employees of Public Companies Lying About Performance Could Potentially Earn Millions in Whistleblower Awards

Employees and managers of publicly traded companies could recover significant amounts of money if they have proof that executives are purposefully withholding negative or damaging information from shareholders to protect Read More

Pair of Companies Ordered to Pay More than $7 Million for Issues Related to Pet Food Ingredients

Two companies were ordered by a federal court to pay more than $7 million in fines after they introduced adulterated and misbranded pet food ingredients into products that were sold Read More

US Government Takes on Navy Contractor in Environmental Fraud Case

The federal government is set to prosecute three whistleblower complaints against a contractor for the U.S. Navy accused of large-scale fraud. The action takes place in the middle of a Read More

American Financing Corp. Must Pay Fine After Firing Whistleblowers in Mortgage Fraud Case

American Financing Corp. was ordered by a judge in Arapahoe County District Court to pay out settlements to four former employees of the Colorado-based mortgage company. The employees claimed they Read More

AmerisourceBergen Will Pay $625 Million to Settle Whistleblower Claim

AmerisourceBergen, America’s largest drug wholesaler, recently agreed to pay $625 million to settle claims that a former subsidiary of the company repackaged millions of containers of cancer drugs to sell Read More

TSA Whistleblower Alleges Sexual Harassment, Retaliation in Lawsuit Against Federal Government

Mark Livingston, a 21-year Marine Corps veteran and former senior intelligence worker for the Transportation Security Administration (TSA), recently filed a lawsuit against the Department of Homeland Security. In it, Read More

Former Elementary School Administrator Earns $230,000 Settlement in Whistleblower Retaliation Suit

Manny Verdi, a former administrator at an elementary school in the Bronx, earned $230,000 in a settlement from the city after alleging he experienced retaliation for acting as a whistleblower. Verdi Read More

Alaskan Aviation Company Will Pay $500,000 in Whistleblower Case

Bald Mountain Air Service, an aviation company based in Anchorage, Alaska, will pay out $500,000 in a whistleblower case in accordance with a ruling handed down by an administrative law Read More

Kalispell Pays $24 Million to Department of Justice to Settle Whistleblower Claim

Kalispell Regional Healthcare, a healthcare organization based in Montana, agreed to pay $24 million to the U.S. Department of Justice to settle a whistleblower lawsuit. In the claim, Kalispell was alleged Read More

Ex-Albuquerque Animal Welfare Worker Sues City for Wrongful Termination After Blowing the Whistle

Victoria Murphy, a former employee of Albuquerque Animal Welfare, filed a lawsuit against the city after she was fired for what she says was blowing the whistle to protect public Read More

Proposed SEC Rule Could Damage Whistleblower Program

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) whistleblower program has been an undeniable success since its launch, leading to millions of dollars’ worth of awards to several dozen whistleblowers in that Read More

Springfield Terminal Railway in Massachusetts to Pay $85,000 to Settle Claim Involving Violation of Whistleblower Laws

Springfield Terminal Railway, Inc. was recently ordered by the U.S. Department of Labor to pay $85,000 after it reportedly violated multiple federal whistleblower statutes. According to the Occupational Safety and Health Read More

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