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Panama Papers Leak Exposes How Saipem Used Shell Companies

The law firm that was the center of the “Panama Papers” leak earlier this year may have been involved in a multimillion-dollar corruption scheme tied to contracts from Algeria energy Read More

CFTC Awards $50,000 to Whistleblower in July

This past summer, the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) awarded $50,000 to a whistleblower for information provided to the agency. This was the fourth award CFTC has paid out Read More

Why You Should Retain Counsel During an Internal Investigation

If you have blown the whistle on potential ethics violations or illegal activity within your organization, you may need to take part in an internal investigation. This may appear to Read More

TV Program Focuses on Whistleblower Issues

In a recent episode of the McCuistion Television Program, a panel of experts discussed important issues related to whistleblowers and why they often feel compelled to expose wrongdoing within businesses Read More

Lexington Medical Opts to Settle $17 Million Whistleblower Suit

Lexington Medical Center in Columbia, South Carolina, has settled a $17 million lawsuit with one of its former physicians, who had blown the whistle on alleged wrongdoing within the organization. As Read More

Former Director Blows Whistle on Higher Education Company

A former director of a satellite college campus location in Cheyenne, Wyoming, is suing the organization, alleging wide-scale fraud. Debbi Potts says she quit her job in 2012 after she was Read More

SEC Whistleblower Chief Leaves Post

Sean X. McKessy officially left his post as chief of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Office of the Whistleblower in July. McKessy, who directed the office ever since it Read More

Whistleblower Protection Bill Blocked in the Senate

A federal whistleblower protection bill introduced to the U.S. Senate by Ron Johnson of Wisconsin has been blocked by Minority Leader Harry Reid. The Dr. Christopher Kirkpatrick Whistleblower Protection Act of Read More

Strategies for an Effective Internal Investigation

If your business or organization is accused of wrongdoing, it’s important to have a sounds strategy in place to conduct a thorough internal investigation, responding quickly and effectively. However, these Read More

SEC Pays Out Second-Highest Whistleblower Award Ever in June

In early June, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) gave out the second-highest whistleblower award since 2011, the year its whistleblower program was established after the passage of the Read More

SEC to Use Whistleblower Tips in Merrill Lynch Lawsuit

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) will take action against brokerage firm Merrill Lynch, claiming that an investment that declined by about 95 percent in value was marketed using Read More

Plaintiff Uses LexShares to Raise Money for Whistleblower Lawsuit

An online application that assists with financing litigation has announced that the plaintiff in the case of US ex rel. Jennifer Perez v. Stericycle, Inc., et al. used its platform Read More

House Passes Office of Special Counsel Reauthorization Bill

The U.S. House of Representatives unanimously passed a law providing reauthorization of the Office of Special Counsel (OSC) for the next five years, while also expanding the agency’s investigative powers. The Read More

Wells Fargo Scandal Could Lead to Major Whistleblower Liability for Businesses

Americans have been shocked by news reports about false accounts at Wells Fargo Bank, which led to $185 million in fines and the firing of 5,300 employees. With such widespread Read More

3 Major Retailers Won’t Face False Claims Act Suit

Three of the world’s largest retailers have avoided a potential False Claim Act lawsuit, after claims surfaced that Wal-Mart Stores Inc., Kmart Corp. and Rite Aid Corp. had charged the Read More

Is the SEC Relying Less on Businesses’ Self-Policing?

A notable increase in the number of whistleblower awards the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has given out this year has led many legal analysts to conclude that the Read More

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