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Whistleblower News From The Inside -- April 10, 2015

Posted  April 10, 2015

By the C|C Whistleblower Lawyer Team

Surge in VA whistleblower cases —  The U.S. Office of Special Counsel said that, since October 2013, it has settled claims or secured temporary relief for 45 VA employees who say they were punished for reporting problems in both administration and medical care and is examining another 110 similar claims. WSJ

DOJ blocks settlement between Armstrong associates and Landis — In a twist that even a federal judge admitted “might seem unfair,” the DOJ has succeeded in blocking a settlement totaling $600,000 that Landis reached with Armstrong’s business associates, but did not explain why.  McClatchy

Deutsche bank nears plea deal over Libor manipulation — Deutsche Bank is in talks to resolve the case for a reported $1.5 billion and the DOJ is apparently conditioning its deal on one of the bank’s British subsidiaries’ pleading guilty to fraud, which, if true, would be the most significant banking unit to accept a criminal plea in the Libor investigation. NYT

NYAG announces lawsuit alleging mismanagement of two nonprofits –Attorney General Eric T. Schneiderman today announced a lawsuit against the board of directors of two Brooklyn-based nonprofits, Brooklyn Child & Family Services, Inc. and Project Teen Aid Housing Development Fund Corp., for alleged gross negligence and failed management of the organizations, including trying to illegally sell two converted townhouses.   NYAG

Founder of Satyam software company guilty of fraud — The former chairman of the Hyderabad-based company, B. Ramalinga Raju, his brother B. Rama Raju, six other former Satyam executives and two partners of an Indian affiliate of the accounting firm PricewaterhouseCoopers were found guilty of criminal conspiracy to commit fraud in one of the largest corporate accounting frauds in India’s history.  NYT

UK Serious Fraud Office sleeping on claims? —  The ability of the Serious Fraud Office to carry out its required duties is under scrutiny, after a report showed that the SFO took on just 12 cases out of 2,500 reports submitted in 2013-2014, sparking concerns that the organization’s reach has been limited by insufficient resources.  CMI