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Whistleblower News from the Inside - September 10, 2013

Posted  September 10, 2013

Government’s graphic anti-smoking campaign shows strong results – The CDC reports that the $54 million TIPS ad series funded by the Affordable Care Act caused 200,000 Americans to quit smoking and saved 300,000 years of life, one of the most cost-effective prevention efforts ever.  Washington Post

NASCAR penalizes top racing team for cheating – The sanctioning body levied stiff penalties against Michael Waltrip Racing for taking steps to manipulate the outcome of the Federated Auto Parts 400 to favor its own racers and keep rival racers Jeff Gordon and Ryan Newman from qualifying for the Sprint Cup playoff.  Fox Sports

Oklahoma State football accused of playing a “dirty game” – Sports Illustrated launches a five-part investigative series aimed at exposing illegal bonuses, academic misconduct, drug use, sexual favors and the negative fallout for those players cut from the team.  USA Today

Top 1 percent have record share of income – The richest 1 percent of U.S. earners (those making more than $394,000) collected 19.3 percent of household income in 2012, their largest share in IRS figures going back a century.  Associated Press

Grassley calls on Obama to clarify protections for federal whistleblowers – The demand follows a recent federal appeals-court decision that many fear will allow agencies to retaliate against federal workers who report wrongdoing.  Washington Post 

Possible fraud found in BP oil-spill fund – Former FBI Director, Louis Freeh, who was appointed by the court to investigate the matter, claims that certain lawyers overseeing payments from BP’s Deepwater Horizon settlement fund may have engaged in criminal fraud.  WSJ