Whistleblower News From The Inside — November 12, 2015

By the C|C Whistleblower Lawyer Team

Whistleblower video reveals grisly practices at pork factory  — Months worth of footage taken by an undercover contractor with animal welfare group Compassion Over Killing have raised serious concerns about the conditions at Quality Pork Processors, a supplier for Hormel Foods and one of the largest pork processors in the U.S.  Washington Post

VW to offer protection to whistleblowers in emissions scandal — Volkswagen is expected make an announcement to employees that outlines clearer guidelines for whistleblowers to come forward with information about the emissions-cheating scandal.  WSJ

Norwegian shipping company and engineering officers convicted of environmental crimes and obstruction of justice – A federal jury in Alabama convicted DSD Shipping and three of its employees with environmental crimes, obstructing justice, and witness tampering based on allegations that they falsified logbook entries to conceal illegal discharges of oil-contaminated waste water from ships.  DOJ

Indian drug manufacturer hit with FDA warning for inadequate quality controls – “Dr Reddy’s Laboratories Ltd, India’s second-largest drugmaker, has received a ‘warning letter’ from U.S. regulators over inadequate quality controls at three manufacturing plants producing drugs for cancer and other diseases.”  Reuters

New charges filed in data hacking schemes – Attorney General and Manhattan U.S. Attorney announce charges stemming from massive network intrusions at U.S. financial institutions, U.S. brokerage firms, and major news publications in connection with securities market manipulation schemes, and vast gambling and payment processing schemes.  DOJ