Whistleblower News from the Inside - February 11, 2014
By the C|C Whistleblower Lawyer Team
RBS whistleblower makes claims of vampire bank – An employee of the bank’s global restructuring group claims the banking giant used “immoral, survivalist tactics” to destroy a number of businesses “that didn’t need destroying” in an attempt to help save the bank during the credit crisis. UK Channel 4
SelfRefind settles False Claims Act charges – The Kentucky chain of addiction treatment clinics agreed to pay $15.75M to resolve allegations they submitted false claims to Medicare and Kentucky’s Medicaid program for tests that were medically unnecessary, more expensive than those performed or billed in violation of the Stark Law. DOJ
Drone strikes “absolutely” have killed innocents – Whistleblower and former drone operator says that innocents have been killed because the NSA is using metadata such as cell phone locations to target attacks instead of visual confirmations. The Intercept
Animals rights groups fight Idaho ‘ag gag’ bill – Proponents of the bill say the bill will protect farmers against trespassing and theft, but animal rights groups say that it is “an obvious attempt to keep consumers in the dark… and to shield animal abusers from public scrutiny.” Ktvb.com
Corruption in Sochi? — At $50 billion, the Sochi Olympics is the most costly Olympics ever, raising suspicions of widespread corruption. Int’l Business Times