Whistleblower News From The Inside - December 30, 2014
By the C|C Whistleblower Lawyer Team
US investigating New York Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver — Federal authorities are investigating substantial payments made to Silver for roughly a decade by a small law firm that seeks real estate tax reductions for commercial and residential properties in New York City. NYTS
Congressman Michael Grimm to resign — This comes just a week after pleading guilty to tax evasion. Fox
Long and elusive quest for whistleblower vet — The case of Iraq veteran whistleblower Mike Helms “illustrates the perseverance required of defense and intelligence whistleblowers and the hurdles they encounter despite initiatives aimed at improving protections for them.” McClatchy DC
CIA whistleblower says she was naive for trusting the system — Ilana Greenstein claims she was retaliated against for complaining about mismanagement within the agency and that she was naive for trusting the system. Bradenton Herald
Nippon Yusen Kabushiki Kaisha pleads guilty to price-fixing on ocean shipping — The Japanese company agreed to pay a $59.4 million criminal fine for its involvement in a conspiracy to fix prices, allocate customers, and rig bids of international ocean shipping services for roll-on, roll-off cargo, such as cars and trucks. DOJ
US scores record FCPA fines but still doesn’t go after individuals involved — “I don’t know that this has been a super significant year in terms of changing the [FCPA] equation in any great way.” WSJ