Whistleblower News From The Inside — January 19, 2015
By the C|C Whistleblower Lawyer Team
UN whistleblower who exposed sexual abuse by peacekeepers is exonerated — “Anders Kompass, the director of field operations for the office of the high commissioner for human rights in Geneva, was suspended and faced dismissal after he passed confidential documents detailing the abuse of children by French troops in [Central African Republic] to the authorities in Paris because of the UN’s failure to stop the exploitation.” Guardian
Big chunk of Goldman Sachs’ historic $5B settlement is tax deductible — “The reported agreement between Goldman Sachs and federal regulators is supposed to settle the bank’s alleged misconduct in connection with the mortgage crisis” but at least $2.675 billion of it is tax deductible, meaning a “$936.25 million rebate for the bank at taxpayers’ expense.” Forbes
Sleaze in the cinema: The Big Short shows us how to teach compliance — “The Big Short director Adam McKay wisely used animation to teach us some sophisticated economic theory behind the bubble and crash in the housing market, and it worked.” FCPA Blog
Deregulating corporate America — “This week a bipartisan group of senators — four Republicans, three Democrats and one independent — is expected to introduce legislation that would slow and complicate the already laborious process by which federal regulations are issued and enforced.” NYT
Andy Murray calls for transparency in Tennis match-fixing corruption fight — “The controversy is just the latest to hit the sports world, after allegations of doping cover-ups rocked athletics and football body FIFA was engulfed by a string of corruption scandals.” ABC
Corruption in military defense spending could be behind rise in Africa terror attacks — “As much as terrorist groups thrive on government weakness, military corruption also plays an important role, according to a new report on corruption in military defense spending in Africa.” Time