Whistleblower News From The Inside — September 21, 2016
By the C|C Whistleblower Lawyer Team
Military charity director indicted on fraud and tax evasion charges – Patricia Driscoll, former head of the Armed Forces Foundation, is accused of misappropriating funds intended to help veterans. Washington Post
Leader of $5.4 billion hedge fund charged with insider trading – The SEC alleges that Leon Cooperman and his fund Omega Advisors used insider information to trade on Atlas Pipeline stock and then attempted to create a cover-up story when he learned the government was investigating the trade. New York Times
SEC issues $4 million whistleblower reward – The SEC has awarded over $111 million to 34 whistleblowers since the creation of its Dodd-Frank whistleblower program. SEC
SEC investigating Exxon for how it accounts for climate change – The agency is examining how the oil giant values assets in light of increasingly more rigorous climate-change regulations. Wall Street Journal
Little League coach files suit involving 2014 championship scandal – Chris Janes alleges that he received death threats and suffered public humiliation after he revealed that the Little League champion team from 2014 used ineligible players. Chicago Tribune