Compliance Officers in the Crosshairs?

By the C|C Whistleblower Lawyer Team Are compliance officers being targeted by government regulators?   An increased focus on individual accountability is making those professionals feel particularly vulnerable, even as regulators in the United States and abroad emphasize their partnership with compliance officers. Andrew Ceresney, director of the Security & Exchange Commission Division of Enforcement, addressed the National Society of Compliance Professionals in November 2015 and attempted to offer some reassurance....

Monthly Roundup -- June 2014

By the C|C Whistleblower Lawyer Team Here is our look-back at the key whistleblower and fraud developments we have written about over the past month: Featured Posts and Commentary False Claims Act Lawsuit Against Lance Armstrong To Move Forward Late last week, Circuit Judge Robert Wilkins gave the government and whistleblower Floyd Landis a green light to proceed with their False Claims Act lawsuit against famed cyclist Lance Armstrong and...

Monthly Roundup -- May 2014

By the C|C Whistleblower Lawyer Team Here is our look-back at the key whistleblower and fraud developments we have written about over the past month: Featured Posts and Commentary GlaxoSmithKline Under Investigation in the UK The UK Serious Fraud Office opened a formal criminal investigation into GlaxoSmithKline's commercial practices.  GSK issued a statement saying that it is “committed to operating its business to the highest ethical standards and will continue...

Interview With Jeff Connaughton, Celebrated Author of The Payoff: Why Wall Street Always Wins

By Marlene Koury Whistleblower Insider asks Jeff Connaughton about his views on the current state of government enforcement of the financial markets and what needs to be done to improve it.  He will be featured in the PBS Frontline special, The Untouchables, at 10 PM tonight, which "investigates why the U.S. Department of Justice has failed to act on credible evidence that Wall Street knowingly packaged and sold toxic mortgage...