Whistleblower News From The Inside -- October 16, 2017
Posted 10/16/17
By the C|C Whistleblower Lawyer Team
Whistleblower protections under threat in Wisconsin -- Republican Gov. Scott Walker’s attack on waste, fraud and abuse has recouped or prevented an estimated $150 million in misspent Medicaid and FoodShare benefits for Wisconsin taxpayers, the governor’s office says. Under Walker, Wisconsin has sharply increased the resources devoted to ferreting out misuse of taxpayers’...
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The SEC announced that a whistleblower has earned an award of more than $1 million for providing the SEC with new information and substantial corroborating documentation of a securities law violation by a registered entity that impacted retail customers.
“Today’s award reflects the impact that whistleblower information can have in uncovering violations that harm the retail...
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Democrats move to shield whistleblowers who report pricey travel -- House Democrats sought to expand whistleblower protections for federal workers who call out superiors for “improper use of air transportation,” following the mounting questions about Trump administration officials’ use of expensive forms of travel. Lawmakers offered the proposal as part of a debate over...
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Andrej Babis, a billionaire and the Czech Republic’s former minister of finance, has been 
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Maintenance and hardware company settles Massachusetts FCA suit for nearly $2M—Home Depot subsidiary Interline Brands has settled allegations that it overbilled the Massachusetts Port Authority and the Massachusetts Department for Administration and Finance for janitorial supplies. The company also settled allegations that it submitted quarterly reports that misrepresented its...
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CEO Convicted of Defrauding the United States – “A federal jury convicted the owner and chief executive officer of an armored vehicle company for his role in a scheme to provide the U.S. Department of Defense with armored gun trucks that did not meet ballistic and blast protection requirements set out in the company’s contracts with the United States.” 
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The 2008 mortgage crisis is still not behind us. Last week, The Nation 
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