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Whistleblower News from the Inside - May 9, 2014

Posted 05/9/14

By the C|C Whistleblower Lawyer Team Snapchat settles FTC charges of duping consumers on privacy -- The mobile-messaging-app maker agrees to settle charges that it misled consumers by telling them that messages would disappear, misrepresented its data-collection practices and didn't adequately protect users' personal data. WSJ New Mexico whistleblower lawsuit on sexual harassment and fraud -- A recently-revealed...

Ask Congress to Help CIA Whistleblower John Kiriakou!

Posted 05/8/14

By Jason Enzler If you are in DC tomorrow and have the time, consider joining with other whistleblower supporters on Capitol Hill as they visit with members of Congress to aid whistleblower John Kiriakou. Mr. Kiriakou, you may recall, was the first CIA official to come forward and publicly confirm that the U.S. was using waterboarding to torture detainees. As thanks, Mr. Kiriakou received a 30-month prison sentence...

DOJ Catch of the Week -- Baptist Health

Posted 05/8/14

By the C|C Whistleblower Lawyer Team This week's False Claims Act "Catch of the Week" goes to Baptist Health Systems Inc., a network of affiliated hospitals and medical providers in the Jacksonville, Florida area. On Tuesday, the company agreed to pay $2.5 million to settle allegations that its subsidiaries violated the False Claims Act by submitting claims to Medicare and Medicaid for medically unnecessary...

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Food Fraud – Yet Another Growing Concern with the Safety of Our Food Supply

Posted 05/8/14

By Marlene Koury Next time you are sitting down to enjoy a perfectly seared, wild-caught salmon filet drizzled with extra virgin olive oil alongside organic greens and a nice glass of red, consider this: those are among the top ten foods and drinks most susceptible to fraud. Rounding out the list are milk, honey and maple syrup, coffee and tea, spices, grains, and fruit juice. According to a January 2014

Whistleblower News from the Inside - May 6, 2014

Posted 05/6/14

By the C|C Whistleblower Lawyer Team

No company is too big to jail? -- That’s the message USAG Eric Holder has taken to the streets as the DOJ prepares to bring criminal charges against two of Europe’s largest banks, Credit Suisse and BNP Paribas. Washington Post Baptist Health settles whistleblower suit for $2.5M -- The Florida based network of hospitals and medical providers was charged with violating the...

Whistleblower News from the Inside - May 2, 2014

Posted 05/2/14

By the C|C Whistleblower Lawyer Team

Lunch room fraud in our capital’s public schools? – The former head of food services for Washington DC’s public schools has filed a whistleblower lawsuit under the False Claims Act alleging fraud in the performance of the $30M annual contract between the city and Chartwells-Thompson Hospitality. Washington Post

55 universities under investigation for handling of sexual...

Monthly Roundup – April 2014

Posted 05/1/14

By the C|C Whistleblower Lawyer Team Here is our look-back at the key whistleblower and fraud developments we have written about over the past month: Featured Posts and Commentary

DC Circuit Creates Split on Scope of First-to-File Rule Under False Claims Act

Under the so-called first-to-file rule, “[w]hen a person brings an action under the False Claims Act, no person other than the Government may intervene or...

And Yet Another Accolade for Snowden

Posted 05/1/14

By Marlene Koury

Edward Snowden's mantle must be getting crowded with the awards he has received for blowing the whistle on NSA surveillance. His latest is the Ridenhour Prize for Truth-Telling, which he received at a ceremony in Washington on Wednesday. Laura Poitras, a documentary filmmaker and journalist, was, along with Snowden, the co-recipient of this year's award. She was the first to establish encrypted...

Meritorious Whistleblower Retaliation Cases Dismissed on Technicalities

Posted 05/1/14

By the C|C Whistleblower Lawyer Team Time for a change? At least some officials in the government think so. During a Senate hearing Tuesday, David Michaels, Assistant Secretary for the Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), said the agency dismisses more than 200 cases a year due to time limits -- some of which are as short as 30 days. According to Mr. Michaels, the...

Whistleblower News from the Inside - April 29, 2014

Posted 04/29/14

By the C|C Whistleblower Lawyer Team

Harsh words for Hillary on commitment to protecting whistleblowers – “At best, Clinton is ignorant about federal whistleblower laws,” or “she is willfully misleading her audience.” Atlantic

SCOTUS to rule on whistleblower free speech rights --The Supreme Court will soon rule on whether the First Amendment protects public employees from retaliation if they testify about...

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