In Their Own Words -- Coyne
Posted 10/27/17
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Whistleblower News From The Inside -- October 27, 2017
Posted 10/27/17
By the C|C Whistleblower Lawyer Team
Former FBI agent can’t bring whistleblower retaliation claim -- A federal appeals court on Thursday said a former Federal Bureau of Investigation special agent who claims he was fired for reporting sexual misconduct by colleagues cannot challenge his termination on whistleblower retaliation grounds. The en banc U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit in a 12-2 decision...
SEC Supreme Court Amicus Brief Filed in Support of Whistleblower Anti-Retaliation Provisions Under Dodd-Frank
Posted 10/26/17
By the C|C Whistleblower Lawyer Team
An article from Law360 discusses the SEC’s position on the anti-retaliation provisions in Dodd-Frank based on an amicus brief filed in the Supreme Court. The case involves whistleblower Paul Somers, a former employee of Digital Realty Trust Inc., who sought to take advantage of Dodd-Frank’s anti-retaliation provisions even though he did not report the alleged securities...
Whistleblower News From The Inside -- October 26, 2017
Posted 10/26/17
By the C|C Whistleblower Lawyer Team
UN Rights Expert: UN Not Protecting Whistleblowers Enough – An independent U.N. human rights expert says the United Nations has “room for improvement” in protecting whistleblowers. Special rapporteur on freedom of expression David Kaye also faults the U.N. and other international organizations for not adopting “robust” policies on access to information, saying they can...
In Their Own Words -- Kelly
Posted 10/25/17
“This is not unique to Fox News. Women everywhere are used to being dismissed, ignored or attacked when raising complaints about men in authority positions. They stay silent so often out of fear—fear of ending their careers, fear of lawyers, yes, and often fear of public shaming. The abuse of women, the shaming of them, the threatening, the retaliation, the silencing of them after the fact—it has to...
Question of the Week -- Will the TIAA Fraud Revelations Affect the Fate of Fiduciary Rules?
Posted 10/25/17
By the C|C Whistleblower Lawyer Team
TIAA (formerly known as TIAA-CREF) is an investment advisor that advertises itself as a committed company guided by “high ethical standards.” This reputation is now in serious danger after multiple revelations regarding the company’s alleged wrongdoing and hidden profit-driven culture. Just in the last couple of years, TIAA paid $5 million over excessive fees for...
Former Deputy Director of California Tax Agency Claims He Was Fired for Whistleblowing
Posted 10/25/17
By the C|C Whistleblower Lawyer Team
Mark DeSio, a former deputy director of the state Board of Equalization who was fired on October 12, has filed a whistleblower complaint and appeal with the state Personnel Board seeking reinstatement to his position. DeSio asserts that he was fired for cooperating with a California Department of Justice investigation into allegations that the Board misused public...
Whistleblower News From The Inside -- October 25, 2017
Posted 10/25/17
By the C|C Whistleblower Lawyer Team
Former HSBC Executive Mark Johnson Found Guilty of Fraud in $3.5 Billion Currency Trade — “A U.S. jury on Monday found a former HSBC Holdings executive guilty of defrauding Cairn Energy in a $3.5 billion currency trade in 2011. U.S. prosecutors have said that Mark Johnson, formerly head of HSBC’s global foreign exchange cash trading desk, schemed to ramp up the price...
Constantine Cannon Welcomes Former DOJ Tax Attorney, Expands Its Whistleblower Group
Posted 10/24/17
Constantine Cannon LLP announced today that the firm has expanded its whistleblower practice to better serve prospective whistleblowers reporting tax fraud and tax evasion, with the addition of former Department of Justice trial attorney Michael J. Ronickher, Of Counsel, in the Washington, D.C., office. Professor Diane M. Ring of Boston College Law School will join as Of Counsel in Boston, and Robert Gardner,...
US Goes After Dietary Supplement Maker for Selling Misbranded Products
Posted 10/24/17
By the C|C Whistleblower Lawyer Team
Yesterday, the DOJ announced the filing of a civil complaint against New York-based dietary supplement maker Riddhi USA Inc. and its owner Mohd M. Alam. The complaint charges the company with distributing adulterated and misbranded dietary supplements and failing to comply with FDA required current good manufacturing practices. See DOJ Press Release.
According to the complaint,...