Whistleblower News From The Inside — December 2, 2015

By the C|C Whistleblower Lawyer Team CFTC watchdog investigating dearth of whistleblower payouts-- The Office of the Inspector General for the agency has released its semiannual report to Congress, revealing that it is probing why the CFTC makes fewer whistleblower awards than the SEC.  CFTC Whistleblowers at the National Whistleblowers Center? -- Two former lawyers at the whistleblower advocacy group claim they were fired after they attempted to unionize its...

Whistleblower News From The Inside — November 30, 2015

By the C|C Whistleblower Lawyer Team Standard Bank Plc Pays $25 million fine -- The bank was the subject of an indictment alleging failure to prevent bribery.  The settlement with the UK Serious Frauds Office included that country's first use of a deferred prosecution agreement.  Corp Crime Reporter FastTrain College owner convicted of theft, conspiracy -- The owner of the Miami for-profit college, which received $35 million in federal student loans between...

Whistleblower News From The Inside — September 30, 2015

By the C|C Whistleblower Lawyer Team CFTC to issue whistleblower award of approximately $290,000 — The CFTC issues its second reward under the CFTC Whistleblower Program.  In the announcement of the award, the Director of the CFTC’s Whistleblower Office promises, “We are committed to whistleblowers, and we value the information that they provide.”  CFTC Nursing homes bill for more therapy than patients need, U.S. Says – “Nursing homes receive far more...

Five More Whistleblower Lawyers Join Constantine Cannon

By the C|C Whistleblower Lawyer Team Five additional whistleblower lawyers have joined Constantine Cannon's growing whistleblower practice, making it one of the largest and most experienced in the country.  The new additions are Mary Inman, Jessica Moore and Ari Yampolsky in the firm's San Francisco office, and Tim McCormack and Molly Knobler in the firm's Washington, DC office.  Christine Zengel and Janice LeBon have also joined the firm as Whistleblower...

Whistleblower News From The Inside — June 18, 2015

[caption id="attachment_10306" align="alignright" width="200"] Photo Credit: grassley.senate.gov[/caption] By the C|C Whistleblower Lawyer Team Grassley, Leahy introduce the Criminal Antitrust Anti-Retaliation Act -- The Act seeks to protect whistleblowers in criminal antitrust cases by prohibiting employers from retaliating against an employee who provides information to the DOJ regarding conduct that violates the criminal antitrust laws.  Grassley Whistleblower in MH17 crash? -- German private detective hired to investigate MH17 says informant has...

Whistleblower News from the Inside - May 20, 2015

By the C|C Whistleblower Lawyer Team  Cancer charities charged with multi-million dollar fraud – The FTC and all 50 states and the District of Columbia have filed charges against 4 cancer charities for using donated funds to buy vacations and gifts for their top executives.  New York Times Biggest recall in U.S. history involves deadly air bags – Roughly 34 million vehicles are being recalled due to defective air bags...

Whistleblower News From The Inside — April 23, 2015

By the C|C Whistleblower Lawyer Team Deutsche Bank to pay $2.5B to settle LIBOR rate-rigging charges -- The payment will be made to US and British authorities to settle charges the bank helped manipulate the benchmarks used to set interest rates on trillions of dollars in mortgages, student loans, credit cards and other debt.  NYT Barry Bonds conviction overturned -- “A federal appeals court Wednesday overturned former San Francisco Giant...

Whistleblower News From The Inside - February 24, 2015

By the C|C Whistleblower Lawyer Team GAO finds DOJ fails FBI whistleblowers -- “This report confirms that reforms are needed to empower whistleblowers at FBI and ensure they are effectively and efficiently protected against retaliation in the workplace.”  The Hill Goodyear to pay more than $16M to settle FCPA charges -- According to the SEC, Goodyear failed to prevent its sub-Saharan Africa subsidiaries from making more than $3.2M in bribes...

Top-10 Whistleblower Developments of 2014

By the C|C Whistleblower Lawyer Team Here is our look-back at the top-10 whistleblower developments for 2014. 10.  IRS Whistleblowers -- The IRS issued final rules designed to improve and expand the reach of its whistleblower program.  Given the program’s somewhat lackluster results to date, change was certainly needed.  But only time will tell whether these rules go far enough.  9. CFTC Whistleblowers -- The CFTC issued its first award under the agency’s...

Whistleblower News from the Inside - November 21, 2014

By the C|C Whistleblower Lawyer Team FIFA whistleblower living in fear -- whistleblower Phaedra Al-Majid says she will "look over my shoulder for the rest of my life" after making allegations of corruption against Qatar's successful 2022 World Cup bid.  BBC CFTC helps consumers avoid financial fraud -- The Commodity Futures Trading Commission unveiled a national consumer education campaign and website named “SmartCheck” aimed at helping investors avoid becoming victims....