Whistleblower News From The Inside -- August 16, 2017
By the C|C Whistleblower Lawyer Team
Whistleblower to Receive $1.59 million in Shipyard Overbilling Case — “The U.S. Department of Justice reports that Huntington Ingalls Industries Inc. has agreed to a $9.2 million settlement of allegations that it violated the False Claims Act by knowingly overbilling the government for labor on U.S. Navy and Coast Guard ships at its shipyards in Pascagoula, Mississippi.” Marine Log
Former SEC Attorney Jordan Thomas Raps WSJ Report on Enforcement Activity — “The Wall Street Journal article criticizing the feds’ level of enforcement this year is off-base, the attorney explains.” CFO.com
Nigeria’s Finance Minister Praises the Country’s Whistleblower Initiative — “The Minister of Finance, Mrs Kemi Adeosun, says the whistleblower policy of the Federal Government is one of the current administration’s successful initiatives. The Whistleblower Policy was introduced in December 2016 by the Federal Government as part of the initiatives to wage war against corruption.” The Guardian