Whistleblower News From The Inside — December 10, 2015
By the C|C Whistleblower Lawyer Team
Hillary Clinton Says No to Corporate Tax Inversions – Presidential hopeful Hillary Clinton unveiled a new plan she says will end corporate inversions, the latest proposal to come amid heightened scrutiny of such deals following U.S. pharmaceutical giant Pfizer’s November announcement that it will combine with Irish drugmaker Allergan. CBS News
Medical Imaging Co. Faces $15M FCPA Bribery Settlement – The Securities and Exchange Commission rebuffed a $1.6 million offer from Analogic to settle a foreign corruption investigation and the company says it now faces a $15 million settlement with the U.S. government. The Wall Street Journal
Central Bank Whistleblower ‘Told to Remove’ Critical Findings – An Irish Central Bank whistleblower is claiming he was told to remove critical findings from an internal audit report about the bank. The former employee, who alleges his contract with the bank was terminated after he complained, has made a protective disclosure to Sinn Féin deputy leader Mary Lou McDonald. The Irish Times
UK Financial Conduct Authority Set to Investigate HSBC amid Claims of ‘Improper Practices’ – After a whistleblower’s 12-year campaign, the City regulator is set to launch an investigation into whether hundreds of thousands of people struggling with their credit card payments were overcharged by HSBC and its acquisition HFC Bank as a result of the way fees were added to the customers’ accounts. The Guardian
Bon Secours Health Escapes Ex-Employees’ FCA Suit – A New York federal judge on Tuesday dismissed two whistleblowers’ False Claims Act suit accusing Bon Secours Health System Inc. of charging Medicare and Medicaid for costly and unnecessary treatment. LAW360