Whistleblower News From The Inside -- October 3, 2017
Posted 10/3/17
By the C|C Whistleblower Lawyer Team
Olympics bribery inquiry includes Société Générale -- "Prosecutors in France are investigating the role that one of the country’s largest banks played in the transfer of $2 million that they believe was a bribe to ensure Rio de Janeiro won the rights to host the 2016 Summer Olympics." NYT
Government Accountability Project (GAP) issues guide for journalists working with...
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An 
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Alere to pay more than $13 million to resolve U.S. SEC probe – Alere Inc has agreed to pay more than $13 million to resolve charges that the diagnostic testing firm committed accounting fraud and made improper payments to foreign officials, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission said on Thursday. The settlement with Alere resolved an investigation that began in 2015...
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This week's Department of Justice "Catch of the Week" goes to AnMed Health. On Wednesday, the South Carolina-based hospital agreed to pay more than $7 million to resolve allegations it violated the 
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A Russian court has ruled that a former top sports official who blew the whistle on doping violations will be arrested if he ever sets foot back in his native land. The ruling against Grigory Rodchenkov was made in absentia last week and not revealed until Thursday, when it was reported by several Russian news agencies. He had been accused of “abuse of official powers” which...
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The Federal Reserve fined HSBC $175 million over Forex – The Federal Reserve fined HSBC Holdings PLC $175 million for "unsafe and unsound practices" in its foreign exchange trading business. HSBC failed to monitor chatrooms where traders swapped information about investment positions, the U.S. central bank said. "The board levied the fine for deficiencies in HSBC's oversight...
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Hurricane Irma has ripped through Florida and is expected to have caused about 
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SolarCity settles FCA case for $29.5M—SolarCity, a subsidy of Tesla Motors, has settled allegations it submitted inflated claims to the Treasury under a renewable energy grant program—“the Section 1603 Program.” Under the program, certain companies which produced solar energy systems received a cash grant equal to 30% of the cost of the systems. SolarCity was accused of...
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Closely following a series of destructive hurricanes from which parts of the U.S. are only beginning the long road to recovery, the Justice Department issued