Whistleblower Insider Blog
Whistleblower Insider is written by the Constantine Cannon law firm team of experienced qui tam and whistleblower lawyers. It is updated regularly to provide the latest whistleblower and fraud news and developments.
Whistleblower News From The Inside — November 10, 2015
Posted 11/10/15
By the C|C Whistleblower Lawyer Team
World Anti-Doping Agency report finds widespread state-sponsored doping by Russian athletes -- "Across 323 pages, it implicates athletes, coaches, trainers, doctors and various Russian institutions, laying out what is very likely the most extensive state-sponsored doping program since the notorious East German regime of the 1970s." NYT
California governor faces...
In Their Own Words — Birkenfeld
Posted 11/9/15
-- “I think I did it out of courage, and doing the right thing for my country. And I think people see that, and certainly I did go to prison for 2.5 years, but the vindication of getting the $104 million, really makes me smile.”
UBS tax-whistleblower Bradley Birkenfeld when asked if exposing the tax practices was worth it. Click here for more.Whistleblower News From The Inside — November 9, 2015
Posted 11/9/15
By the C|C Whistleblower Lawyer Team
Engineer-whistleblower at Volkswagen behind new revelations of cheating on CO2 testing -- Under a new chief executive promising a new management culture, Volkswagen admits that it was an insider who recently revealed to internal investigators that employees had manipulated carbon dioxide and fuel-economy tests, affecting some 800,000 cars. NYT
The pain isn’t over for...
State Fraud Enforcement Spotlight -- Astrazeneca and Cephalon
Posted 11/6/15
By the C|C Whistleblower Lawyer Team
On Wednesday, New York State Attorney General Eric T. Schneiderman announced that AstraZeneca LP and Cephalon, Inc. agreed to pay $54 million to settle government charges they overcharged state Medicaid programs for their pharmaceutical products. AstraZeneca will pay $46.5 million and Cephalon, the wholly-owned subsidiary of Teva Pharmaceutical Industries. Ltd., will pay $7.5...
New York State Enforcement Spotlight -- Deutsche Bank
Posted 11/6/15
By the C|C Whistleblower Lawyer Team
On Wednesday, the New York State Department of Financial Services (NYDFS) announced that Deutsche Bank will pay $258 million for New York Banking Law violations stemming from financial transactions it made on behalf of countries and entities subject to US sanctions. Specifically, the government found that from at least 1999 through 2006, Deutsche Bank conducted more than...
DOJ Catch Of The Week -- NetCracker Technology Corp.
Posted 11/6/15
By the C|C Whistleblower Lawyer Team
This week's Department of Justice "Catch of the Week" goes to NetCracker Technology Corp. On Monday, the Massachusetts-based telecommunications software company agreed to pay $11.4 million to settle charges it violated the False Claims Act by using individuals without security clearance on a government defense contract. As part of the settlement, Virginia-based information...
In Their Own Words — Garrett
Posted 11/6/15
-- “This could open up years of litigation and settlements in the same way that tobacco litigation did…in some ways, the theory is similar — that the public was misled about something dangerous to health.”
Brandon L. Garrett, a professor at the University of Virginia School of Law, commenting on NY investigation of Exxon Mobil for possible climate change lies.Whistleblower News From The Inside — November 6, 2015
Posted 11/6/15
By the C|C Whistleblower Lawyer Team
New York investigates Exxon Mobil for possible climate change lies -- "The New York attorney general has begun an investigation of Exxon Mobil to determine whether the company lied to the public about the risks of climate change or to investors about how such risks might hurt the oil business." NYT
SEC finds false tweets sent two stocks reeling in market manipulation -- The...
SEC pays $325K whistleblower award but warns it could have been more
Posted 11/5/15
Yesterday, the SEC sent a message, and it wasn’t subtle: speed counts. The agency announced it was making a $325,000 award to the 22nd whistleblower to receive an award under the SEC’s whistleblower program since its inception in 2011. But its press release also stressed that “the award could have been higher” had the whistleblower not “hesitated” to bring his or her information to the Commission.
The...