Whistleblower News From The Inside — April 14, 2015
By the C|C Whistleblower Lawyer Team
International Olympic Committee creates whistleblower hotline — “The IOC on Monday set up a hotline for whistleblowers to report match-fixing and other corruption in a new initiative to protect the integrity and credibility of the Olympics and other sports competitions.” The State
Sheldon Silver son-in-law charged in alleged Ponzi scheme — Marcello Trebitsch, married to the former NY Assembly Speaker’s daughter, allegedly promised his victims double-digit returns with very low risk before the alleged $7M scam collapsed last December. NY Post
Swiss banks now preaching transparency — “Faced with the threat of penalties that could bankrupt some of them, almost 100 of the country’s banks are calling thousands of US clients in an 11th-hour push to get them to disclose any offshore accounts they may be hiding.” Bloomberg
Abbott whistleblower gives back — Meredith McCoyd, the former Abbott sales rep who received a share of the government’s $1.5B Abbott off-label marketing settlement relating to the anti-seizure drug Depakote, has reportedly made several large contributions to the Decatur city schools. Decaturish.com
Georgia construction firm pays $1M to settle False Claims Act charges — The settlement resolves allegations that C.W. Matthews Contracting submitted false and misleading certifications regarding certain highway construction projects and the company’s compliance with DOT disadvantaged business regulations. Coosa Valley News
Suggestion from Deloitte for rigorous internal whistleblower program — “Putting in place rigorous protocols and procedures from the start, especially those involving helpline and hotline communications and case follow-ups, and applying them consistently, is essential.” WSJ