In Their Own Words -- Head
Posted 04/15/15
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Whistleblower News From The Inside - April 15, 2015
Posted 04/15/15
By the C|C Whistleblower Lawyer Team
E.U. charges Google with violating antitrust laws -- The European Union’s antitrust chief on Wednesday formally accused Google of abusing its dominance in web searches to the detriment of competitors and began official proceedings into whether its Android smartphone software forces phone makers to favor the company’s own services and applications. NYT
VA whistleblower...
In Their Own Words -- Bach
Posted 04/14/15
-- "When it comes to the fight against manipulation and related corruption, sport needs the help and cooperation of governments and governmental authorities and other stakeholders much more than in any other area."
International Olympic Committee President Thomas Bach on the IOC's introduction of a whistleblower hotline open to athletes, coaches, referees and members of the public with "100 percent anonymity" and "the...Whistleblower News From The Inside — April 14, 2015
Posted 04/14/15
By the C|C Whistleblower Lawyer Team
International Olympic Committee creates whistleblower hotline -- "The IOC on Monday set up a hotline for whistleblowers to report match-fixing and other corruption in a new initiative to protect the integrity and credibility of the Olympics and other sports competitions." The State
Sheldon Silver son-in-law charged in alleged Ponzi scheme -- Marcello Trebitsch, married to the...
In Their Own Words -- Pope Francis
Posted 04/13/15
-- “IT SEEMS THAT THE HUMAN FAMILY HAS REFUSED TO LEARN FROM ITS MISTAKES CAUSED BY THE LAW OF TERROR, SO THAT TODAY, TOO, THERE ARE THOSE WHO ATTEMPT TO ELIMINATE OTHERS WITH THE HELP OF A FEW, AND WITH THE COMPLICIT SILENCE OF OTHERS WHO SIMPLY STAND BY.”
Pope Francis on the World War I-era slaughter of Armenians by the Ottoman Turks and "his frustration with what he considers global indifference toward the...In Their Own Words -- Devine
Posted 04/12/15
-- “There's lots of pockets of ugliness at the (VA). It's really set the standard for whistleblower retaliation.”
Government Accountability Project Legal Director Tom Devine in connection with the recent efforts of the family of deceased VA whistleblower Christopher Kirkpatrick to pressure the agency to do more to protect whistleblowers so what happened to him "doesn't happen to anyone else." Click here for more.In Their Own Words -- Schneiderman
Posted 04/10/15
-- “There is simply no excuse for a charitable board using its organizations’ valuable assets for the personal gain of board members.”
New York Attorney General Eric T. Schneiderman discussing lawsuit against two Brooklyn nonprofits. Click here for more.Whistleblower News From The Inside -- April 10, 2015
Posted 04/10/15
By the C|C Whistleblower Lawyer Team
Surge in VA whistleblower cases -- The U.S. Office of Special Counsel said that, since October 2013, it has settled claims or secured temporary relief for 45 VA employees who say they were punished for reporting problems in both administration and medical care and is examining another 110 similar claims. WSJ
DOJ blocks settlement between Armstrong associates and Landis -- In a...
DOJ Catch Of The Week -- Health Diagnostics
Posted 04/10/15
By the C|C Whistleblower Lawyer Team
This week's Department of Justice "catch of the week" goes to Virginia-based cardiovascular testing disease laboratory Health Diagnostics Laboratory Inc. Yesterday, the company agreed to pay $47 million to resolve allegations it violated the False Claims Act by paying kickbacks to physicians in exchange for patient referrals and billing federal health care programs for...
In Their Own Words -- McGeehan
Posted 04/9/15