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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 - July 11, 2014

Posted  07/11/14

By the C|C Whistleblower Lawyer Team

New whistleblower retaliation legislation proposed – Senator Claire McCaskill (D-Mo.) will introduce legislation Tuesday that would require the Department of Veterans Affairs to fire employees who retaliate against whistleblowers.  Washington Post Snowden’s life still in danger?  -- Russian officials think so and have said that Russia will likely approve Snowden’s...

DOJ Catch of the Week – RE/MAX

Posted  07/11/14
By the C|C Whistleblower Lawyer Team This week's Department of Justice "catch of the week" goes to RE/MAX Allegiance Relocation Services.  On Tuesday, the Virginia-based move management company agreed to pay roughly half a million dollars to resolve allegations it violated the False Claims Act by overbilling the government for transportation services.  The settlement was the result of a coordinated effort by the...

New Protections for Intelligence Whistleblowers: One Step Closer to Avoiding the Next Snowden?

Posted  07/10/14
By Gordon Schnell In the wake of the Edward Snowden fiasco last year, many blamed the US government as much as they did the former NSA contractor for the leaks leading to one of the biggest national security failures in US history.  That is because for intelligence whistleblowers like Snowden, the government offered no protections, no incentives, no reasons of any kind to stay within the system.  It was the one...

Switzerland Wins the (Corruption Perception) World Cup!

Posted  07/10/14
By Marlene Koury   The 2014 FIFA World Cup has been for many fans a wave of ups (USA goalie Tim Howard's amazing performance, the emergence of Columbia's James Rodriguez as a global star) and downs (Brazilian children crying as Germany ran riot over the Brazilian team, Luis Suarez biting a competitor).  And with the final match just days away, legions of soccer fans eagerly await to see which team will walk...

Whistleblower News from the Inside - July 8, 2014

Posted  07/8/14
By the C|C Whistleblower Lawyer Team Obama signs intelligence whistleblower bill into law -- The law authorizes the spending of $564M over five years for the US intelligence community and expands protections for intelligence agency whistleblowers against retaliation.  ABC News Whistleblower claims UK "powerful elite" abused children for decades -- The former child protection manager says at least 20 former MPs,...

UNC Whistleblower Files Retaliation Lawsuit

Posted  07/3/14
By Marlene Koury UNC is in the spotlight again after whistleblower Mary Willingham filed a retaliation lawsuit earlier this week against the university alleging she was demoted from her position as reading specialist for speaking out about academic fraud. She also alleges that UNC created a hostile work environment that ultimately drove her to leave her job in May. She filed her lawsuit on the same day that the...

DC Circuit In KBR Whistleblower Case Tightens Attorney-Client Shield for Internal Investigations

Posted  07/3/14
By Gordon Schnell In a shot heard round the business world, a DC district court judge in March denied attorney-client privilege protection to documents prepared in connection with an internal company investigation. The judge found the privilege did not apply because the investigation was mandated by government regulation and not simply an exercise in company discretion. The DC Circuit last week -- in In re: Kellogg...

DOJ Catch of the Week -- BNP Paribas

Posted  07/3/14
By the C|C Whistleblower Lawyer Team This week's Department of Justice "catch of the week" goes to BNP Paribas. On Monday, the French banking giant agreed to pay $8.9 billion and plead guilty to conspiring to violate the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA) and the Trading with the Enemy Act (TWEA) by processing billions of dollars of transactions on behalf of Sudanese, Iranian, and Cuban entities...

Whistleblower News from the Inside - July 1, 2014

Posted  07/1/14
By the C|C Whistleblower Lawyer Team BNP admits guilt and agrees to record $8.9B fine -- Paris-based BNP Paribas agrees to enter a guilty plea and pay $8.9B for conspiring to violate the International Emergency Economic Powers Act and the Trading with the Enemy Act by processing billions of dollars of transactions through the U.S. financial system on behalf of Sudanese, Iranian, and Cuban entities subject to U.S....
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