Whistleblower News from the Inside - November 11, 2014
By the C|C Whistleblower Lawyer Team
Lawsuit accuses major banks of role in financing terror attacks in Iraq — Dozens of veterans and family members of soldiers killed in Iraq are claiming HSBC, Barclays, Standard Chartered, the Royal Bank of Scotland and Credit Suisse helped finance terror attacks in Iraq through the banks’ financial dealings with Iran. NYT
New whistleblower claims fraud at Census Bureau — Ivan Irizarry, the lead scientist at Census’ Demographic Statistical Methods Division, found what he believed to be fraud in the granting of a $2M annual contract to the University of Maryland. NY Post
Appeals court reinstates Hanford whistleblower case — The Ninth Circuit reinstated a lawsuit filed by a whistleblower at the Hanford Nuclear Reservation who claims he was fired after raising safety issues at the nation’s most polluted nuclear weapons production site. ABC
Joseph Gordon-Levitt to play NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden — Producers of the yet-to-be-named Oliver Stone film confirmed the casting decision. Huffington Post
Interview with Ebola nurse whistleblower Brianna Aguierre — She is the one who spoke out against Dallas Presbyterian Hospital’s failure to safely treat Ebola patients. TODAY
Former UNC football player details academic fraud at university — Former Tar Heels football player Tydreke Powell says, “everybody knew.” Listen to his live interview. Deadspin