Whistleblower News From The Inside -- April 16, 2015
By the C|C Whistleblower Lawyer Team
New York State Senate leader Dean Skelos at center of new corruption inquiry — Here we go again… NYT
Russia considers whistleblower rewards — The Ministry of Labor developed a draft amendment to Russia’s antibribery law which would entitle a whistleblower of public graft to remuneration up to 15% of alleged damages to the state budget, though it would be capped at RUR 3 million (roughly $50,000). FCPA Blog
Alabama factory whistleblower fired and sued after protesting work conditions — Selma-based auto parts maker Lear Corporation fired, sued for defamation and secured a temporary restraining order against former factory worker Kimberly King for protesting worker safety conditions. NBC
Iowa Lottery employee rigged $14.3M winning ticket for himself — Eddie Raymond Tipton, who was the Lottery’s information security director, allegedly used a USB flash drive to install a self-deleting computer program to give him the numbers he needed to win. Daily News
Lessons from the SEC’s first “pretaliation” whistleblower enforcement action — “The action should encourage in-house counsel for covered entities immediately to review their clients’ confidentiality and similar agreements for compliance with Commission rules.” Inside Counsel
Michigan home health agency owner pleads guilty to $2.6M home health care fraud scheme — Rahmat Begum pleaded guilty to defrauding Medicare through her company’s submission of claims based on referrals obtained through illegal kickbacks to patient recruiters and physicians. DOJ