Whistleblower News From The Inside — July 26, 2016

By the C|C Whistleblower Lawyer Team

Both parties seeking to break up the banks — “It appears that Bernie Sanders, who is said to have pressed for the inclusion of the Glass-Steagall plank in the Democratic Party platform, and Donald J. Trump, who also pushed for the agenda item on the Republican side, do agree on something.”  NYT

 Russian doping whistleblower lashes out at IOC — “A Russian whistleblower who helped uncover the biggest doping scandal in decades has told Reuters that the International Olympic Committee (IOC) is more concerned about protecting the organization than ridding world sport of drugs cheats.”  Reuters

Phillipine President urges passage of whistleblower protection act — “President Rodrigo Duterte has urged lawmakers to pass a law that would protect whistleblowers as part of the government’s efforts to address criminality in the country.”  Philstar

Goldman Sachs subject to imminent enforcement action over theft of secrets — “The Federal Reserve is preparing to bring an enforcement action against Goldman Sachs Group Inc. and one of its former executives over a case concerning the theft of central-bank secrets two years ago.”  WSJ

Top Chinese general sentenced to life for corruption — Guo Boxiong, who was accused of using his influence to seek promotions for others and of accepting bribes, was also stripped of his rank of general and his personal assets have been seized.  BBC

Two NJ policemen settles whistleblower retaliation claim for $400K — Former detective-sergeant John A. Hamilton and captain Douglas F. Carman of the Linwood Police sued the department citing a long list of instances in which Chief Jim Baker’s behavior made for a “hostile and retaliatory work environment.”  NJ.com