Whistleblower News From The Inside - February 24, 2015

By the C|C Whistleblower Lawyer Team

GAO finds DOJ fails FBI whistleblowers — “This report confirms that reforms are needed to empower whistleblowers at FBI and ensure they are effectively and efficiently protected against retaliation in the workplace.”  The Hill

Goodyear to pay more than $16M to settle FCPA charges — According to the SEC, Goodyear failed to prevent its sub-Saharan Africa subsidiaries from making more than $3.2M in bribes due to inadequate FCPA compliance controls.  SEC

Treatment of intelligence whistleblowers called into question — “Whistleblower advocates say [NSA whistleblower Thomas] Drake’s experience . . . underscores the problem that intelligence and defense workers face in bringing malfeasance to the surface.”  McClatchy

OSHA whistleblower blows whistle on own agency – “[I]nsiders say the [OSHA whistleblower] program is failing the very people it is supposed to protect, and jeopardizing public health and safety in the process.”  NBC

Dickson Medical Associates to pay $500,000 to settle False Claims Act charges — The government alleged a DMA doctor billed patients for a federally-approved osteoporosis treatment drug called Reclast but instead provided a foreign, unapproved version of that drug called Aclasta.  Tennessean

US investigates big banks over gold/silver pricing — “Prosecutors in the [DOJ] antitrust division are scrutinizing the price-setting process for gold, silver, platinum and palladium in London, while the [CFTC] has opened a civil investigation.  WSJ