Whistleblower News From The Inside -- May 8, 2015
By the C|C Whistleblower Lawyer Team
Military whistleblowers have long wait for justice — The Government Accountability Office said in a report that investigations into complaints from military whistleblowers that they’d been retaliated against for denouncing wrongdoing take on average more than 500 days – almost three times longer than the legal requirement of completion in 180 days. Sacramento Bee
UN whistleblower protests forced transfer to Fiji — A U.N. staffer who joined other high-profile whistleblowers in a recent letter to the U.N. chief demanding better treatment for people who report wrongdoing now says she is being transferred from Geneva to Fiji next week against her wishes. Yahoo
Edward Snowden says Australia undertaking ‘dangerous’ mass surveillance of citizens — Speaking via video link at a Progress 2015 conference, Snowden said Australia’s role in government surveillance resembled monitoring in the UK, explaining that Australia uses “local authorities such as [a] metadata program that’s been passed in Australia to collect everyone’s communications in advance of criminal suspicion.” ABC
Thanks to whistleblower, Blue Shield’s $1.25 billion California acquisition under review — The Department of Managed Health Care is taking a closer look at Blue Shield of California’s $1.25 billion bid to acquire Medi-Cal specialist Care1st, after complaints from whistleblower Michael Johnson, a former Blue Shield executive, and several consumer groups. BizJournal
Former Assemblyman William Scarborough pleads guilty — Scarborough pled guilty to federal and state charges including wire fraud, theft and grand larceny in cases resulting from public corruption probes showing he engaged in travel voucher fraud. WSJ
Cybersecurity firm accused of faking hacks — A former cybersecurity investigator is claiming that his former employer, Tiversa, extorted clients by faking data breaches and then “pressur[ing] firms to pay up” by buying its cybersecurity services. Business Insider