Whistleblower News From The Inside — December 15, 2015

By the C|C Whistleblower Lawyer Team

U.S. shrimp market tainted with slavery and child labor – According to an investigation by the Associate Press, shrimp in the U.S. can be traced back to forced labor and child slaves in Thailand who peel and gut the seafood.  U.S. News & World Report

Is Bowe Bergdahl a whistleblower? – The Army Sergeant faces a court martial and possibly life in prison on charges of desertion and misbehavior before the enemy; in this podcast from the Serial program he claims he was attempting to blow the whistle on poor leadership and mismanagement that was endangering the troops.  Serial

VA whistleblower says hospital still plagued with troubles – Dr. Katherine Mitchell, the ER doctor turned whistleblower, testified before Congress that her former Phoenix VA hospital still has a problem with wait times.  Washington Times

Pennsylvania attorney general and chief of staff sued over retaliation allegations – George Moore, a former human resources analyst, claims he was fired after he recommended that the chief of staff be terminated over sexual harassment complaints.  WPXI News

Chicago expands sweep of red-light camera lawsuit – The city amended its False Claims Act lawsuit to include the parent company of Redflex Traffic Systems on allegations of bribery of officials in connection with contracts for the provision of red-light cameras.  Chicago Sun-Times