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Whistleblower News From The Inside -- February 20, 2017

Posted  February 20, 2017

By the C|C Whistleblower Lawyer Team

4th Circuit: DOJ Has Absolute Veto Power Over False Claims Act Settlements – The 4th Circuit concluded that the Department of Justice has the final say in whether a False Claims Act case can settle even if it has declined to intervene. South Carolina nursing home chain Agape and its former employees want to settle the FCA case, but due to the 4th Circuit’s ruling, the case will move on. Reuters

The Price of Being a Whistleblower – Whistleblowers often pay a heavy price for their courage to speak up about corruption. Often whistleblowers will lose their jobs, be forced in counseling, or crack under the pressure of whistleblowing and fall into substance abuse problems or succumb to mental illness. Forbes

Wells Fargo Whistle-Blower Finds Vindication After 15 Years – A former Wells Fargo employee who noticed unusual practices of bankers setting up multiple and fake accounts with the same address feels vindicated after the recent scandal exposing Wells Fargo’s practices. Ian Minto first reported to his supervisors on what he perceived as fraud in 2001 but was ignored and later dismissed for not meeting sales goals. SF Chronicle