In Their Own Words -- Alito
Posted 05/28/15
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Nine Top FIFA Officials Indicted as DOJ Promises More on the Way
Posted 05/28/15
By the C|C Whistleblower Lawyer Team
FIFA has long been rumored to be rife with corruption. Late last year, former FIFA employee turned whistleblower Phaedra Almajid blew the whistle on bribery in the 2018 and 2022 FIFA World Cup bidding process. And just this week, after a four-year FBI investigation, the DOJ indicted nine FIFA officials and five marketing executives on racketeering, conspiracy, and corruption...
Supreme Court in Carter Decision Narrows Scope of Whistleblower First-To-File Bar
Posted 05/28/15
By the C|C Whistleblower Lawyer Team
Under the False Claims Act's so-called first-to-file rule, a whistleblower may not bring a qui tam action "based on the facts underlying [a] pending action." There has always been some uncertainty as to how far this whistleblower bar extends -- whether it applies only when the related claims of the "pending" action remain live, or whether it blocks those claims in...
Whistleblower News From The Inside -- May 28, 2015
Posted 05/28/15
By the C|C Whistleblower Lawyer Team
Orbit Medical and Rehab Medical settle False Claims Act charges for $7.5 million -- The durable medical equipment suppliers allegedly submitted false claims to the government for power wheelchairs. DOJ
Whistleblower retaliation at the Commerce Department? - There are new allegations of whistleblower retaliation at the Department's Inspector General office. Washington...
In Their Own Words -- Amerine
Posted 05/27/15
-- “THE BUREAUCRACY IS BROKEN; THIS IS NOT ABOUT PARTY POLITICS AND REQUIRES BOTH PARTIES TO COME TOGETHER TO ACHIEVE A SOLUTION AS THEY ARE ATTEMPTING IN THIS BIPARTISAN EFFORT. BUT THE ARMY SOMEHOW THOUGHT IT MADE SENSE TO INITIATE A CID INVESTIGATION INTO ME EXECUTING BOTH MY DUTY AND MY RIGHT TO SPEAK TO CONGRESS. IF I LEARNED NOTHING IN MY 22 YEARS OF SERVICE I LEARNED THAT WE NEVER LEAVE PEOPLE BEHIND. ...
Whistleblower News From The Inside — May 27, 2015
Posted 05/27/15
By the C|C Whistleblower Lawyer Team
FIFA officials arrested in corruption scandal – The arrests come on allegations of widespread corruption and fraud within the organization over the past 2 decades. New York Times
Deutsche Bank to pay $55 million penalty to SEC – The bank agreed to pay the penalty to settle charges that it misstated financial reports during the Great Recession to hide potential losses. ...
In Their Own Words -- Caplan
Posted 05/26/15
-- “IN THEORY THE UN CHERISHES AND PROTECTS WHISTLEBLOWERS. IN PRACTICE, A CLUBBY ATMOSPHERE PREVAILS IN WHICH DISSENT COUNTS AS DISLOYALTY.”
Africa scholar Gerald Caplan, quoting the Economist, in his opinion piece on the failings of the United Nations to protect whistleblowers, noting "the UN’s Ethics Office, which examines complaints of retaliation against whistleblowers, received 297 such complaints...Whistleblower News From The Inside — May 26, 2015
Posted 05/26/15
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By the C|C Whistleblower Lawyer Team
Whistleblowers find SEC rewards slow and scarce -- "The SEC offers financial rewards for information on wrongdoing. But many tipsters have found it tough to collect." WSJ
Supreme Court rules in favor of KBR and Halliburton and tightens time limits for filing whistleblower actions.
In Their Own Words - Nijar
Posted 05/24/15
-- "In fact whistleblowers should be honoured not vilified for having the courage to 'blow the whistle' and shout 'foul' when any misdeed against the law is suspected."
Gurdial Singh Nijar, Professor at the Law Faculty, University of Malaya, in the opinion piece "Law Speak - Why shoot the whistleblower?" Click here for more.In Their Own Words - Fuller
Posted 05/23/15