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Whistleblower News From The Inside -- November 29, 2016

Posted  November 29, 2016

By the C|C Whistleblower Lawyer Team

Dear President-elect Trump: here’s how to fix your conflict-of-interest problem — “[L]et me offer you an idea: Voluntarily agree to hire . . . an independent overseer with unfettered access to your organizations who will provide regular reports to the public about any possible instances of conflicts.”  NYT

Defense Department and other federal agencies beefing up whistleblower protections — “Companies take heed: the Defense Department is close to finalizing a rule that would allow it to withhold funds from contractors that use confidentiality agreements to deter employee whistle-blowing.”  Bloomberg

D.C. owes this whistleblower money, an apology and a job — “A federal jury has made it official.  Eric W. Payne . . . was wrongfully terminated from his D.C. government job because he blew the whistle on misconduct in city contracting.”  Washington Post

Whistleblower says patient suicides are rising at the Phoenix VA —  “According to whistleblowers at the Phoenix Veterans Administration hospital, not much has improved since the secret waiting list scandal broke two years ago.”  FOX

Sacramento landlord settles whistleblower charges of violating False Claims Act — Leatha Henderson agreed to pay $75,000 to settle charges of submitting false claims in connection with her participation as a landlord in the federal housing subsidy program.  DOJ (EDCA)

Trump tweets new voter fraud claims — “Donald Trump fired off another tweet storm on Monday night, attacking a CNN reporter who said the U.S. president-elect ‘falsely’ claimed extensive voter fraud.”  CNBC