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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 - June 17, 2014

				
Posted  06/17/14
								

				 
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By the C|C Whistleblower Lawyer Team

SEC brings first whistleblower retaliation action --  Paradigm Capital and its owner agreed to pay $2.2M for engaging in prohibited transactions and then sought  retribution against the employee who reported the illicit trading activity.  Compliance Week

New study shows insider trading runs rampant -- According to the detailed study by professors from NYU and McGill...				 
				 				
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Whistleblower News from the Inside - June 13, 2014

				
Posted  06/13/14
								

				 
								 				By the C|C Whistleblower Lawyer Team

Whistleblower reveals highway guardrails become “deadly spears on impact” -- For any of you who travel on highways or have loved ones who do (in other words, probably all of us), this report on a whistleblower lawsuit is worth a read.  Bloomberg

SEC warns against whistleblower retaliation -- The agency says it plans to take harsher measures, above and beyond back pay and...				 
				 				
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Third Circuit Deepens Divide on What Courts Require of Qui Tam Complaints

				
Posted  06/12/14
								

				 
								 				By Jason Enzler

Last Friday, the Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit held that it would join three other circuit courts in rejecting a more restrictive view of what qui tam relators must allege in order to survive challenges to their False Claims Act complaints. In doing so, the Third Circuit’s decision in Foglia, ex rel. U.S. v. Renal Ventures Management, LLC has deepened the split forming among the circuit...				 
				 					 

						
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"Stand with Snowden" Campaign Launched

				
Posted  06/12/14
								

				 
								 				By Marlene Koury 

International whistleblower support group the Courage Foundation launched a "Stand with Snowden" campaign in Berlin last night to garner support for Snowden as the end date for his temporary asylum fast approaches. The campaign asks Snowden supporters to upload photographs of themselves (or their friends, family and colleagues) holding a sign saying where you are from and that you "Stand with...				 
				 				
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Whistleblower News from the Inside - June 10, 2014

				
Posted  06/10/14
								

				 
								 				By the C|C Whistleblower Lawyer Team

Whistleblower exposes $18.4M fraud at U.S. Postal Service -- A report requested by Senator Grassley was recently released that confirms a whistleblower tip regarding the mishandling of contract payments at the U.S.P.S.  NBC - Omaha

VA IG subpoenas whistleblower group -- The Project on Government Oversight (POGO) will fight the government’s demand for information the group...				 
				 				
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DOJ Catch of the Week – Quality Egg

				
Posted  06/6/14
								

				 
								 				By the C|C Whistleblower Lawyer Team

This week's Department of Justice "catch of the week" goes to Iowa-based egg producer Quality Egg. On Tuesday, this former powerhouse in the egg industry pleaded guilty to, and agreed to a $6.8 million fine for, bribing government safety inspectors and violating food safety rules which ultimately led to a nationwide salmonella outbreak in 2010. If accepted by the court, it will...				 
				 					 

						
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Whistleblower News from the Inside - June 6, 2014

				
Posted  06/6/14
								

				 
								 				By the C|C Whistleblower Lawyer Team

$3M fund for finding MH370 -- Families of missing Malaysian flight MH370 launch a crowd-funded campaign to raise millions of dollars to hire private investigators and reward whistleblowers who can help find the missing plane.  International Business Times

Why US needs to rethink whistleblower rules -- Very thoughtful piece by Human Rights Watch GC Dinah PoKempner.  				 
				 				
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Wine Fraud: A Collector's Hazard

				
Posted  06/5/14
								

				 
								 				By Marlene Koury

For those of us who drink inexpensive or modestly priced wine, wine fraud is not much of a problem.  But for the collector or wealthy connoisseur, wine fraud is a growing concern.  Most documented cases of wine fraud tend to involve the most famous and costly vintages, particularly Bordeaux wines from excellent vintages, which can go for tens of thousands of dollars.  The extravagant prices of...				 
				 				
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Party in the (Wall) Street?

				
Posted  06/5/14
								

				 
								 				
By Jason Enzler

The Second Circuit Court of Appeals has overturned a decision that many had hailed as one of the first to really hold Wall Street accountable for its behavior in the years leading up to the Great Recession.  The opinion, issued yesterday, found that New York District Court Judge Jed Rakoff abused his discretion in rejecting a deal brokered between the Securities and Exchange Commission and Citigroup,...				 
				 					 

						
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Two Favorable Rulings for Dodd-Frank Whistleblowers, and the Whittling Away of Asadi

				
Posted  06/5/14
								

				 
								 				By Gordon Schnell

Last summer, the Fifth Circuit in Asadi v. GE Energy ruled the whistleblower retaliation protections of the Dodd-Frank Act apply only to those who actually provide information to the government (through the SEC or CFTC).  If a whistleblower merely reports within the company, to a supervisor or through an internal compliance program, the Fifth Circuit ruled there is no coverage under the Act. ...				 
				 				
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