Whistleblower News from the Inside - June 27, 2014

By the C|C Whistleblower Lawyer Team

China commodities fraud widens — China’s commodities fraud scandal grows as the Chinese government confirms gold contracts have also been faked and as news of a new private lawsuit hits accusing the two main companies under investigation for suspected fraud for acting as guarantor in several contracts to import aluminum. NYT

Ask GAP’s Tom Devine anything today on Reddit – The Government Accountability Projectand the Make it Safe Coalition will hold a Reddit “Ask Me Anything” event from 1:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. EDT to commemorate the 25th anniversary of the Whistleblower Protection Act.  GAP

Now terrorist groups have whistleblowers?  – Someone using the Twitter handle @wikibaghdady has been revealing inside information about the Islamic State in Iraq and al-Sham (ISIS) group wreaking havoc in Iraq and Syria.  Huffington Post

House passes whistleblower bill for intelligence agencies – the bill, once signed into law, will create the first enforceable statutory whistleblower rights for employees at intelligence agencies.  GAP

World Bank releases details on past six years of enforcement actions – According to statistics just released, over 200 people and businesses have been sanctioned by the World Bank for fraud or corruption on bank-financed projects.  Wall Street Journal

Eye-opening report on tainted food imports slipping past regulators  – “The FDA has been outgunned and overmatched for years as a rising tide of imported food has found a place at the U.S. dinner table.”  MinnPost