Whistleblower News from the Inside - July 1, 2014
By the C|C Whistleblower Lawyer Team
BNP admits guilt and agrees to record $8.9B fine — Paris-based BNP Paribas agrees to enter a guilty plea and pay $8.9B for conspiring to violate the International Emergency Economic Powers Act and the Trading with the Enemy Act by processing billions of dollars of transactions through the U.S. financial system on behalf of Sudanese, Iranian, and Cuban entities subject to U.S. economic sanctions. DOJ
Whistleblower and grieving father behind BNP landmark settlement — Key to the discovery of BNP’s violations of US sanctions was an unnamed whistleblower and an individual whose daughter died in a terrorist bombing in 1995. NYT
US Bank to pay $200M for mortgage fraud — U.S. Bank agrees to pay $200M to resolve allegations it violated the False Claims Act by knowingly originating and underwriting mortgage loans insured by the Federal Housing Administration that did not meet applicable requirements. DOJ
SCOTUS to hear KBR whistleblower case — The Court will consider whether a whistleblower is barred by the statute of limitations in a lawsuit claiming defense contractor KBR falsely billed the government for construction work in Iraq. ABC News
Infosys whistleblower files new retaliation complaint — Former Infosys employee who triggered the US investigation of its visa practices has filed a new complaint against Infosys with the Department of Labor for allegedly wrongfully terminating him – his previous case, for harassment and breach of contract, was thrown out. WSJ
NCAA reopens UNC academic fraud investigation — The NCAA reopened its investigation after determining that additional people with information and others who were previously uncooperative might be now willing to speak with the enforcement staff. ESPN