In Their Own Words — McPadden
Posted 02/1/16
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Whistleblower News From The Inside — February 1, 2016
Posted 02/1/16
By the C|C Whistleblower Lawyer Team
Sonoma County government agencies join statewide case alleging overcharging in wireless bills -- The suit alleges that Verizon, Sprint, AT&T and T-Mobile overcharged at least 42 California public agencies more than $100 million. Constantine Cannon represents the whistleblower who filed the initial complaint under the California False Claims Act. Santa Rosa...
In Their Own Words — Grassley
Posted 01/29/16
-- “Too often, individuals who come forward to report wrongdoing in the workplace are punished for simply telling the truth. The amendment I championed with Senator Leahy ensures that these whistleblowers won’t be slapped with allegations of trade secret theft when responsibly exposing misconduct.”
Senator Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) commenting on the amendment to the bipartisan Defend Trade Secrets Act he...Whistleblower News From The Inside — January 29, 2016
Posted 01/29/16
By the C|C Whistleblower Lawyer Team
Transparency International releases annual Corruption Perception Index -- The index is based on expert opinions of public sector corruption, looking at a range of factors like whether governmental leaders are held to account or go unpunished for corruption, the perceived prevalence of bribery, and whether public institutions respond to citizens' needs. This year, the United...
In Their Own Words — Marty
Posted 01/28/16
-- “A witness, a so-called whistleblower, gave us interesting information relevant to the case, which brought us markedly forward in the criminal investigation.”
Andre Marty, spokesman for the Swiss Attorney General’s office, commenting on new information brought to light in the Sepp Blatter case. Click here for more.Whistleblower News From The Inside — January 28, 2016
Posted 01/28/16
By the C|C Whistleblower Lawyer Team
Whistleblower assists in prosecution of FIFA’s Sepp Blatter- a whistleblower has provided evidence to Swiss authorities conducting the prosecution. The Attorney General’s office said formal charges may be brought by the end of the year. Washington Times
VW chief casts doubt on whistleblower's account of emissions scandal – Volkswagen Chief Executive Matthias Mueller has...
Is the Eros Whistleblower the Harry Markopolos of Bollywood or Just Another Short Selling Fraudster?
Posted 01/27/16
By Tim McCormack and Molly Knobler (published in the Huffington Post)
Eros International, the so-called Netflix of Bollywood, is deep in the throes of either an Enron-type accounting scandal or a vicious smear campaign by an anonymous source intent on driving its stock price down (perhaps to profit from manipulating the share price). The anonymous source, a blogger known as Alpha Exposure, has published a series...
In Their Own Words — Middleton
Posted 01/27/16
-- "Dr. Dannenhoffer was fired because he did the right thing, he is the definition of a whistleblower."
Jennifer Middleton, the Eugene attorney representing Dr. Dannenhoffer, a Oregon healthcare CEO who was terminated after attempting to self-report Medicare overpayments. Click here for more.Whistleblower News From The Inside — January 27, 2016
Posted 01/27/16
By the C|C Whistleblower Lawyer Team
Google whistleblower says £130m tax deal is “trivial” — A former Google executive who lifted the lid on an elaborate structure which diverts the company’s British profits through Ireland to the Bermuda tax haven has described its £130million deal with HMRC as “trivial”. The Telegraph
Healthcare CEO blows whistle on $10m in fraudulent Medicare charges — The...
Sleep Disorder Fraud: With the uptick in sleep disorder services and government spending comes the discovery of schemes and scams.
Posted 01/26/16
By Jessica Moore, published in ADVANCE Healthcare Network
Increasing numbers of troubled sleepers are seeking diagnosis and treatment of chronic sleep disorders that affect more than fifty million Americans. The significant growth in sleep medicine over recent years brings increasing opportunities for the unscrupulous to engage in fraudulent services and billing of federal and state heath care programs that...