Whistleblower News from the Inside - May 16, 2014
By the C|C Whistleblower Lawyer Team
Veterans launch whistleblower website — Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America joined with the Project on Government Oversight to launch www.VAOversight.org, that allows VA employees to securely contact the two groups if they want to report mistakes or neglect in the department. Washington Times
Texas Governor Perry faces unusual criminal probe — The investigation stems from a watchdog group’s complaint that the Republican governor violated Texas law by withholding money from a prosecutorial unit because its Democratic district attorney refused to resign after pleading guilty to drunk driving. WSJ
GM settling charges over failure to recall vehicles for ignition switch problems — The $35 million settlement will resolve investigations into the company’s failure to recall vehicles for problems tied to at least 13 deaths that it knew about but delayed acting on for years. CNNMoney
Citigroup fires executives over Banamex fraud — 11 people were fired, including managing directors and two heads of business units, for failing to prevent or discover the wrongdoing behind the $400 million fraud. Citigroup says that as investigations continue, more firings are on the horizon. Crain’s
How should a corporation respond to whistleblower allegations? — Here are some views on how businesses should respond when they learn of whistleblower allegations and, no, none of them recommend retaliation. WSJ
Credit Suisse close to agreeing to guilty plea and $2.5B fine — The agreement would resolve the DOJ’s investigations into whether the Swiss bank helped Americans evade taxes. Bloomberg