Whistleblower Group

In Their Own Words -- Borzi

-- “There are no good stories about retirement savings crimes, but this case was particularly galling because three people were all punished for doing the right thing. But that’s also what makes the resolution of this case so satisfying.  [The Whistleblowers] suffered serious financial consequences because they stood up for what was right. This resolution ensures that they’ll finally get the compensation they...

Whistleblower News From The Inside — August 31, 2015

By the C|C Whistleblower Lawyer Team $6 Million Settlement  for Alleged Violations Related to Small Business Administration Loan Program – The Department of Justice announced that EDF Resource Capital Inc. and its CEO, Frank Dinsmore, have agreed to resolve allegations that they violated the False Claims Act and otherwise failed to remit payments owed to the Small Business Administration (SBA) under the 504 loan...

Is The FDA Ready For Kim Kardashian And Mutant Head Lice?

(published on the Huffington Post blog) A pharmaceutical company was recently reprimanded by the FDA for its misleading marketing tactics on an unexpected forum—Kim Kardashian's Instagram feed.  The new mother's failure to address the full safety profile of morning sickness drug, Diclegis, prompted the FDA to issue a warning letter to the drug's manufacturer.  This sort of enforcement is representative of the...

Does Stock Crash Reveal Markets Are Rigged Against Small Investors?

By Tim McCormack and Wayne Lamprey The precipitous drop in the stock market on Monday, August 24, was particularly hard on small investors.  The Washington Post reports:

“Millions of these Main Street investors were locked out during the crucial hour when the worst hit, just as markets opened Monday. Popular trading platforms run by TD Ameritrade, Scottrade and others ran slow or not at all as panic grabbed...

In Their Own Words — Klayman

-- “These people tried to do it the right way, and now they’re fighting back, not only for themselves but for all whistleblowers…the moral of the story is why [Edward] Snowden fled the country.”

Larry Klayman, attorney representing NSA whistleblowers in their lawsuit.  Click here for more.

Whistleblower News From The Inside — August 28, 2015

By the C|C Whistleblower Lawyer Team NSA whistleblowers sue government for $100 million -- Five former government officials quietly filed a federal lawsuit last week seeking more than $100 million for alleged retaliation after blowing the whistle on what they viewed as wasteful spending and disregard for civil liberties at the National Security Agency.   US News and World Reports Morgan Stanley hit with $20M...

In Their Own Words -- Sorrell

-- "The investigation we are conducting is not narrow in scope.”

Vermont Attorney General William Sorrell, describing his office’s inquiry into fraud allegations at a private psychiatric hospital that federal prosecutors declined to pursue and a federal court later dismissed.