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DOJ Reports Continued Surge in False Claims Act Recoveries Prompted by Whistleblowers

Posted 11/21/14

By the C|C Whistleblower Lawyer Team Yesterday, the Department of Justice reported its recovery of a record $5.69 billion in False Claims Act settlements and judgments during the 2014 fiscal year (ending September 30). It is the first time DOJ has crossed the $5 billion mark and brings to $22.75 billion the total False Claims Act recoveries DOJ has obtained since January 2009. That 6-year tally represents more than...

Tagged in: Anti-Kickback and Stark,

SEC Releases Whistleblower Report for 2014: The Best Year Yet

Posted 11/20/14

By Marlene Koury The SEC just released its 2014 Dodd-Frank Whistleblower Program report reflecting a record year in both the rewards it has paid and the tips it has received. The SEC issued whistleblower awards to more people in 2014 than in all previous years combined. And the SEC received more than 3,500 tips from whistleblowers, up by 20% from the previous couple of years. It received tips from every state and...

Tagged in: SEC Whistleblower Reward Program, Statistics,

In Their Own Words - MacLean

Posted 11/20/14

-- "But even worse, we then received another order telling us to cancel all our hotel rooms – the missions would be cancelled. We would not be on any flights, despite the fact that we had all been warned of a credible terrorist threat. "

Former Air Marshal and whistleblower Robert MacLean, explaining one of the dangers that compelled him to go public with his concerns.

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Fifth Circuit Rules Disclosing Identity of Whistleblower Illegal Whistleblower Retaliation Under SOX

Posted 11/20/14

By the C|C Whistleblower Lawyer Team And yet another important decision on the scope of the whistleblower retaliation provisions of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act (SOX). This one by the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals in Halliburton, Inc. v. Administrative Review Board. Before the Court was the question of whether Halliburton's outing of an employee who complained to the SEC violated the whistleblower protections...

Tagged in: Whistleblower Protection Laws,

DOJ Declares Record Year for Fraud Recoveries with a Notable Nod to Whistleblowers

Posted 11/20/14

By the C|C Whistleblower Lawyer Team Yesterday, outgoing Attorney General Eric Holder -- perhaps in one of his final swan songs as the country's top fraud cop -- trumpeted the $24.7 billion in civil and criminal fines the Department of Justice brought home this fiscal year (ending Sept. 30, 2014). See DOJ Press Release. It is more than three times the $8 billion DOJ recovered in 2013. It also represents close...

Tagged in: Environmental Fraud, FCPA,

Part Two of Our Interview with Robert MacLean, U.S. Air Marshal Whistleblower

Posted 11/20/14

By the C|C Whistleblower Lawyer Team Last week we posted Part I of our interview with Robert MacLean, the whistleblowing Air Marshal who reported a potentially huge chink in the fence of America’s defense against a terrorist attack. Here is Part II of that interview. Whistleblower Insider: So when was the first time you went somewhere with your concerns? MacLean: It was July of 2003. That’s when...

Tagged in: Whistleblower Spotlight and Interviews,

In Their Own Words - Friedman

Posted 11/19/14

– “We now know that millions of vehicles must be recalled to address defective Takata air bags, and our aggressive investigation is far from over.”

David Friedman, Deputy Administrator for the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, commenting on the expansion of vehicle recalls from 8 million to an estimated 30 million vehicles.

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Whistleblower News from the Inside - November 19, 2014

Posted 11/19/14

By the C|C Whistleblower Lawyer Team Annual SEC Whistleblower Report – The SEC released its annual report to Congress, noting among other highlights an increase in the number and amounts of whistleblower awards. SEC Massive recall for dangerous air bags – The government is now saying that upwards of 30 million vehicles will need to be recalled due to a threat of exploding air bags, and that number will likely...

In Their Own Words - Almajid

Posted 11/18/14

– “When it comes to FIFA, be prepared to be crucified, not once or twice but over and over again.”

From interview of Phaedra Almajid, the whistleblower who first made serious allegations of corruption surrounding Qatar’s bid for the 2022 World Cup.

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Whistleblower News from the Inside - November 18, 2014

Posted 11/18/14

By the C|C Whistleblower Lawyer Team Caltech physics professors brings whistleblower action against university -- Professor Sandra Troian claims the university retaliated against her for raising concerns that an Israeli spy might be working at a campus-controlled research facility. Inside Higher Ed Call for US-styled whistleblower awards in Australia -- “No one is suggesting $30 million rewards – but...

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DOJ Reports Continued Surge in False Claims Act Recoveries Prompted by Whistleblowers

SEC Releases Whistleblower Report for 2014: The Best Year Yet

In Their Own Words - MacLean

-- "But even worse, we then received another order telling us to cancel all our hotel rooms – the missions would be cancelled. We would not be on any flights, despite the fact that we had all been warned of a credible terrorist threat. "

Fifth Circuit Rules Disclosing Identity of Whistleblower Illegal Whistleblower Retaliation Under SOX

DOJ Declares Record Year for Fraud Recoveries with a Notable Nod to Whistleblowers

Part Two of Our Interview with Robert MacLean, U.S. Air Marshal Whistleblower

In Their Own Words - Friedman

– “We now know that millions of vehicles must be recalled to address defective Takata air bags, and our aggressive investigation is far from over.”

Whistleblower News from the Inside - November 19, 2014

In Their Own Words - Almajid

– “When it comes to FIFA, be prepared to be crucified, not once or twice but over and over again.”

Whistleblower News from the Inside - November 18, 2014

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DOJ Reports Continued Surge in False Claims Act Recoveries Prompted by Whistleblowers

SEC Releases Whistleblower Report for 2014: The Best Year Yet

In Their Own Words - MacLean

-- "But even worse, we then received another order telling us to cancel all our hotel rooms – the missions would be cancelled. We would not be on any flights, despite the fact that we had all been warned of a credible terrorist threat. "

Fifth Circuit Rules Disclosing Identity of Whistleblower Illegal Whistleblower Retaliation Under SOX

DOJ Declares Record Year for Fraud Recoveries with a Notable Nod to Whistleblowers

Part Two of Our Interview with Robert MacLean, U.S. Air Marshal Whistleblower

In Their Own Words - Friedman

– “We now know that millions of vehicles must be recalled to address defective Takata air bags, and our aggressive investigation is far from over.”

Whistleblower News from the Inside - November 19, 2014

In Their Own Words - Almajid

– “When it comes to FIFA, be prepared to be crucified, not once or twice but over and over again.”

Whistleblower News from the Inside - November 18, 2014

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