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Whistleblower News From The Inside — April 26, 2016

Posted  April 26, 2016

By the C|C Whistleblower Lawyer Team

NFL wins ‘Deflategate’ appeal; Tom Brady’s suspension reinstated — The Second Circuit ruled that NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell “properly exercised his broad discretion under the collective bargaining agreement and that his procedural rulings were properly grounded in that agreement and did not deprive Brady of fundamental fairness.”  CNN

Vermont ski resort could be forced to close amid fraud probe — The owner of Jay Peak is accused of misusing in “Ponzi-like fashion” more than $200 million raised from foreign investors for development plans at Jay and in other parts of northern Vermont.  ABC

Commander of bin Laden raid blasts Senate for disrespecting military leaders — “A long-percolating feud between Navy brass and the Senate has erupted into open conflict, with the retired admiral who oversaw the daring 2011 raid that killed Osama bin Laden publicly accusing lawmakers of harboring deep disrespect for military leaders.”  Washington Post

Louisiana whistleblower’s settlement could be good for state — Bruce Ellis, a former state worker with the Governor’s Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness who was allegedly fired by the agency after complaining about wasteful activity, recently settled his whistleblower retaliation claim against the agency.  Louisiana Record

The government’s criminalization of “A Good American” — Friedrich Mosers’ new documentary, A Good American, details the courage and struggle of NSA whistleblower Bill Binney and his partners in uncovering issues with the agency’s surveillance program well before Edward Snowden.  GAP

Cleveland dentist charged for billing for work never done — Robert Rouzaud was charged with Medicaid fraud for submitting more than $400,000 worth of charges for, among other things, excessive fillings on the same teeth, fillings on teeth previously extracted, and fillings on dentures.  DOJ (NDOH)