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Whistleblower News from the Inside - January 21, 2014

Posted  January 21, 2014

By the C|C Whistleblower Lawyer Team

Big banks to stop “payday” loans – Wells Fargo, U.S. Bank, Fifth Third and other major banks will exit the small dollar, short-term, high-interest loan business after regulators warned they would look into whether these payday-like loans violate consumer protection laws.  CNN

A whistleblower’s wish for Edward Snowden – Former government whistleblower calls on Snowden to return to US and stand trial to send message that he “broke the law to prevent greater crimes from continuing.”  Huffington Post

FCPA bribery is a male thing — Men accounted for roughly 97% of all defendants prosecuted by the DOJ since January 2008 for FCPA violations.  FCPA Blog

China’s newest US exports: air pollution – Study shows that one-fifth of the pollution China spews into the atmosphere comes from producing goods for export and that much of that pollution lands on US shores via westerly winds. LA Times

People continuing to become sick from West Virginia chemical leak – Restrictions on water usage in West Virginia were lifted after clean-up of a coal processing chemical leak was completed, yet hospital admissions of people falling ill from the leak continue to rise.  Charleston Gazette

Belichick claims foul play in AFC Championship game – The Pats coach claims former Pats star receiver Wes Welker purposely tried to “take out” Pats safety Aquib Talib in Sunday’s game against Denver.  AP