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SEC Awards $4 Million to Whistleblower Who Alerted Agency to Fraud

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has provided an award of $4 million to a whistleblower who provided the federal agency with information related to a major instance of Read More

FRSA Whistleblower Receives $1.6 Million in Jury Verdict

A Federal Railroad Safety Act (FRSA) whistleblower has received $1.6 million in a jury verdict after he was fired by BNSF for performing a safety check on an air brake Read More

Whistleblowers Could Play an Important Role as Major Banks Work to Combat Cyber Threats

The Wall Street Journal reports that eight of the country’s largest banks are joining forces to combat the ever-present threat of cyber crime — and whistleblowers are playing important roles Read More

Federal Agency Officials Recognize Importance of Whistleblowers

Four U.S. federal agencies recently celebrated National Whistleblower Day, marking the first time that any had officially recognized the event — even though Congress has passed resolutions proclaiming it in Read More

Court Rules that Whistleblowers Should Get More for Exposing Tax Evasion

A judge on the country’s highest tax court has ruled that whistleblowers who expose tax cheats to the U.S. government are entitled to receive more of the money recovered in Read More

Whistleblower Retaliation a Big Problem at Hanford Cleanup Site

In eastern Washington state, crews have been working on one of the most intensive and costly environmental cleanups in the U.S. history, addressing the site of a former nuclear production Read More

OSC Reports More Favorable Actions for Whistleblowers

A report from the U.S. Office of Special Counsel (OSC) indicates that 2015 was a record year in terms of favorable actions for whistleblowers, including corrective actions, stays, disciplinary procedures Read More

Whistleblowers Urge Judge to Reconsider Dismissal of Claim Against CCS Medical

Three whistleblowers have asked a federal judge in Massachusetts to reconsider her dismal of a False Claims Act case in which a large medical supplier was accused of converting customers Read More

Pittsburgh Hospital Settles Medicare False Claims Lawsuit for $2.5 Million

The University of Pittsburgh Medical Center (UMPC) and three of its associated providers have settled a case in which they were accused of submitting false claims to the federal Medicare Read More

Recent Case Highlights Importance of Retaining Legal Counsel During Internal Investigations

If a business or organization becomes aware of potential wrongdoing by one of its employees, it should conduct a thorough internal investigation to get to the bottom of the issue. Read More

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

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