Whistleblower News From The Inside - January 20, 2015
By the C|C Whistleblower Lawyer Team
Animal mistreatment at US research lab? — A NYT investigation shows research and testing by the US Meat Animal Research Center to increase meat production is coming “at a steep cost to the center’s animals, which have been subjected to illness, pain and premature death, over many years.” NYT
11th Circuit dismiss whistleblower case against Humana — The Court upheld the lower court finding the case, which alleged Humana and several clinics offered patients illegal incentives, was barred by the public disclosure bar under the False Claims Act. Justia
Swiss whistleblower convicted of violating bank secrecy laws — Rudolf Elmer, a former employee of Zurich-based bank Julius Baer Group AG, had been charged with submitting confidential client data to the WikiLeaks website. WSJ
Questions remain over Argentinean whistleblower’s death — Government prosecutor Dr. Alberto Nisman was found dead in his apartment just hours after an Israeli helicopter fired missiles that killed six Hezbollah commanders and six Iranian officers in Syria and just hours before he was to testify on his accusations the Argentine President and Foreign Minister were leading a cover-up of Iran’s role in a 1994 terrorist attack. Jerusalem Post
Don’t abandon Darfur, UN whistleblower says — As the International Criminal Court announces it is postponing its investigation into Darfur, former UN spokesperson Aicha Elbasri predicts violent consequences if the world turns away. Guardian
Why the CIA is so eager to demolish whistleblower Jeffrey Sterling – “A criminal case is not a place where the CIA goes to get its reputation back, but that’s where the CIA went with this trial in its first week.” HuffPost