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Whistleblower News From The Inside - December 2, 2016

Posted  December 2, 2016

By the C|C Whistleblower Lawyer Team

Princess Cruise Lines pleads guilty to intentional pollution of the seas – The company will pay $40 million and implement remedial procedures after an engineer’s report to authorities led to an investigation finding systemic and deliberate pollution by several ships.  DOJ

Justice for Victims of Fraud Act takes aim at Wells Fargo – The proposed legislation would allow consumers to sue Wells Fargo over the sham account scandal from earlier this year; without it, many would be forced into arbitration instead.  Money Magazine

Senator Grassley leads probe of suspended FBI whistleblower case – The Senate Judiciary Committee’s chairman is investigating why a FBI agent was suspended and stripped of his security clearance after he reported conflicts of interest he perceived in the U.S. Attorney’s Office.  The New Orleans Advocate

United settles allegations it routed a flight to benefit public official at investors’ expense – The airline’s parent company agreed to pay $2.4 million to settle charges that it established a flight route between Newark, NJ and Columbia, SC for David Samson, then-chairman of the Port Authority for New York and New Jersey, despite knowing the route would not be profitable.  SEC

FDA focused on increasing hospital reporting of medical device problems – The agency is exploring ways to improve the reporting system after finding that many problems are not reported as required.  Wall Street Journal