Whistleblower News From The Inside — February 12, 2016

By the C|C Whistleblower Lawyer Team

GSK fined for deals with competitors — The Competition and Markets Authority says GSK made more than £50m of payments to companies making generic versions of its anti-depressant Seroxat to delay them coming to market.  GSK has been fined £37,606,275 and the generic firms have to pay £7.4m. BBC

 Boeing faces SEC probe of Dreamliner, 747 accounting — The SEC is investigating whether Boeing properly accounted for the costs and expected sales of two of its best known jetliners, according to people with knowledge of the matter.  Seattle Times

Whistleblower tips lead CA state auditor to $370,000 in waste — Whistleblower tips alerted California’s auditor to $370,000 in waste and forgery at various state agencies including state psychiatric hospitals.   Orange County Register

Jackie Robinson West parents file suit against league — The parents of 13 members of the Jackie Robinson West baseball team that captivated Chicago with a national championship in 2014, only to be stripped of the title for residency violations, have sued the team’s director, Little League Baseball and the whistleblower who alerted authorities to the boundary issues.   Chicago Tribune

Dozens of Georgia prison officers charged in corruption probe — A corruption probe into Georgia state prisons led to the arrests on Thursday of 46 current and former officers who were indicted by a federal grand jury after the probe found prison officers were offering protection for methamphetamine and cocaine trafficking in exchange for bribes.   Reuters