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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 -- May 21, 2015

Posted  05/21/15
By the C|C Whistleblower Lawyer Team Conagra hit with record criminal fine for salmonella outbreak -- The food conglomerate agreed to plead guilty and pay $11 million to settle federal charges over its contaminated peanut butter that sickened more than 600 people in 2006 and 2007.  CNBC Medco will pay almost $8 million to settle False Claims Act charges -- Medco Health Solutions Inc. has agreed to pay the...

IN THEIR OWN WORDS

Posted  05/20/15

-- “CANCER IS A DEBILITATING DISEASE THAT IMPACTS MILLIONS OF AMERICANS AND THEIR FAMILIES EVERY YEAR. . . THE DEFENDANTS TOOK IN MILLIONS OF DOLLARS IN DONATIONS MEANT TO HELP CANCER PATIENTS, BUT SPENT IT ON THEMSELVES AND THEIR FUNDRAISERS.  I’M PLEASED THAT THE FTC AND OUR STATE PARTNERS ARE ACTING TO END THIS APPALLING SCHEME.”

Jessica Rich, Director of the Federal Trade Commission’s Bureau of Consumer...

Whistleblower News from the Inside - May 20, 2015

Posted  05/20/15
By the C|C Whistleblower Lawyer Team  Cancer charities charged with multi-million dollar fraud – The FTC and all 50 states and the District of Columbia have filed charges against 4 cancer charities for using donated funds to buy vacations and gifts for their top executives.  New York Times Biggest recall in U.S. history involves deadly air bags – Roughly 34 million vehicles are being recalled due to defective...

Whistleblower News from the Inside -- May 19, 2015

Posted  05/19/15
By the C|C Whistleblower Lawyer Team New report shows Wall Street remains "untamed" -- Roughly one-third of the corporate high-earners surveyed say they “have witnessed or have firsthand knowledge of wrongdoing in the workplace,” and "nearly one in five feel financial service professionals must sometimes engage in unethical or illegal activity to be successful in the current financial environment."  NYT United...

In Their Own Words -- Sorkin

Posted  05/19/15

-- "Despite the very public campaign by the government to root out bad behavior in finance, it remains a problem that still deserves attention, notwithstanding the industry’s protestations that it has changed."

New York Times writer Andrew Ross Sorkin on the just-released report which "paints a troubling picture" of Wall Street's failure to "clean[] itself up" since the financial crisis.  Click here for more.

Whistleblower News From The Inside -- May 18, 2015

Posted  05/18/15
By the C|C Whistleblower Lawyer Team Reporting sexual assault in the military may be hazardous to your career – A report by Human Rights Watch found that roughly two-thirds of military members reporting sexual assault face retaliation.  Wall Street Journal Trident missile whistleblower to turn himself in -- Able Seaman William McNeilly, who went public with allegations of security lapses in Britan’s nuclear...

In Their Own Words — McNeilly

Posted  05/18/15

-- "Now I have no career, no money, no freedom, no chance of spending quality time with my family and friends, but I also have no regrets. There is no better feeling than truly serving the people.  Finding this path wasn't hard, given the circumstances it was practically illuminating. I have faith that one day the people with the power to make a difference will understand where I'm coming from, and start working...

In Their Own Words -- Snowden

Posted  05/16/15

-- “Whistleblowers are elected by circumstance. Nobody self nominates to be a whistleblower because it’s so painful.”

Edward Snowden at a speech he gave Friday by teleconference at Stanford University. Click here for more.

DOJ Catch Of The Week -- PharMerica Corporation

Posted  05/15/15
By the C|C Whistleblower Lawyer Team This week's Department of Justice "catch of the week" goes to PharMerica Corporation, an organization of long-term care pharmacies that dispense medications to residents of nursing homes and skilled nursing facilities across the country.  Yesterday, PharMerica agreed to pay $31.5 million to settle charges it violated the Controlled Substances Act by dispensing Schedule II...

In Their Own Words — Schnell

Posted  05/15/15

-- “Traditionally, there has been a lot of stigma attached with being a whistleblower, there still is.  I think we all grow up with that kind of schoolyard mentality that nobody likes a snitch, and I think that it’s still out there….but it’s lessening as…more and more whistleblower stories are coming out.” 

Constantine Cannon whistleblower lawyer Gordon Schnell discussing the evolving perception of...
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