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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.

				

			

			
						
					
			

	
		
		

			

				
				
Catch of the Week: Freepoint Commodities

				
Posted  12/18/23
								

				 
				
Government contract fraud whistleblower
				 				This week's Department of Justice (DOJ) Catch of the Week goes to Freepoint Commodities.  Last Thursday (December 14), the Connecticut-based commodities trading company agreed to pay roughly $98 million to settle government charges it violated the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) by paying bribes to Brazilian government officials.  The company also agreed to disgorge roughly $7.6 million to the Commodity Futures...				 
				 					 

						
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													  Bribery and Bid-Rigging, 
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Whistleblower Spotlight: Jailed Iranian Activist Narges Mohammadi

				
Posted  12/14/23
								

				 
				
red tape over person mouth
				 				Whistleblowers come in all shapes and sizes.  Some they write movies about, gaining fame (and sometimes fortune) in the process.  Others go in the opposite direction, victimized for their temerity; for daring to sound the alarm when something rubs against their moral compass.  Still others speak their truth quietly, just getting the job done without fanfare or rebuke so they can sleep better at night.  Regardless...				 
				 					 

						
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Better Markets Heralds SEC Whistleblower Program as a Model To Follow

				
Posted  12/14/23
								

				 
				
				 				Better Markets -- a nonpartisan nonprofit promoting the public interest in financial reform and the economy -- just released (on December 7) a report on the SEC Whistleblower Program, touting it as a $6 billion success story.  In announcing its findings, Better Markets did not spare its high praise for the whistleblower program, highlighting "just how critical [it] has been as a law enforcement tool, allowing the SEC...				 
				 					 

						
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													  Financial and Investment Fraud, 
													  Importance of Whistleblowers, 
													  SEC Whistleblower Reward Program, 
												
						

					
	
								
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Whistleblower Spotlight: Chinese Rural AIDS Activist Gao Yaojie

				
Posted  12/13/23
								

				 
				
Person Donating Blood
				 				Gao Yaojie, a Chinese doctor who relentlessly fought to expose an AIDS epidemic in rural China in the 1990s died on Sunday at her home in New York City.   Gao was a pioneer, studying medicine at a local university in her home province of Henan, China.  She graduated in 1953 and went on to specialize in women’s health.  Gao spent much of her time on the road treating patients in remote villages and came face to...				 
				 					 

						
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Harvard Whistleblower Accuses University of Kowtowing to Mark Zuckerberg

				
Posted  12/7/23
								

				 
				
Dunster House of Harvard University Dormitory
				 				Dr. Joan Donovan, a leading expert on social media disinformation previously employed at Harvard, has accused the university of shuttering her research to protect its relationship with Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg.  This comes from a press release and related materials Donovan's lawyers issued this week (December 4) detailing the full extent of her charges.  This included a 248-page disclosure of Donovan's...				 
				 					 

						
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Stress Management Methods for Whistleblowers

				
Posted  12/4/23
								

				 
				
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				 				Whistleblowers are courageous people of strong moral conviction who often must contend with the very real psychological and physical ramifications of taking a stand for what is ethically right. Here, we explore coping techniques for whistleblowers and offer insights that can benefit everyone in managing stress.

Physical Exercise: Engaging in regular physical activity is a vital means of releasing pent-up tension,...				 
				 					 

						
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Caught in the Crosshairs - Loyal Source Government Services

				
Posted  12/1/23
								

				 
				
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				 				As reported in the Washington Post yesterday (November 30), a long-serving Customs and Border Protection (CBP) official filed a whistleblower complaint with Congress claiming significant failures by medical service contractor Loyal Source Government Services and CBP's refusal to address them.  Even worse, when the whistleblower -- 14-year CBP veteran Troy Hendrickson -- tried to raise his concerns with his CBP...				 
				 					 

						
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Catch of the Week: King Kong Tools

				
Posted  11/30/23
								

				 
				
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				 				This week's Department of Justice (DOJ) Catch of the Week goes to King Kong Tools GmbH & Co KG.  On  Wednesday (November 29), the German-based supplier of recycling, forestry, construction, and agricultural equipment, along with its American subsidiary, agreed to pay $1.9 million to settle DOJ charges of violating the False Claims Act through customs fraud.  More specifically, the government alleged King Kong...				 
				 					 

						
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													  Customs Fraud, 
													  FCA Federal, 
													  Misrepresentations, 
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Alabama Court Reaffirms Constitutionality of False Claims Act

				
Posted  11/29/23
								

				 
				
Supreme Court of Alabama
				 				The False Claims Act is the government's primary tool to go after those committing fraud against the government.  One of the key features of the statute is the qui tam provisions, which allow private parties (whistleblowers) to bring suit on the government's behalf and in return, receive a hefty share of any government recovery.  The Constitutional muster of this feature has long been settled, with the statute...				 
				 					 

						
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Tactical Gear Company Settles $2.1 Million False Claims Act Allegations

				
Posted  11/22/23
								

				 
				
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The U.S Attorney’s Office in the Southern District of Ohio has announced that London Bridge Trading Company, Ltd. (LBT), a Virginia headquartered manufacturer of tactical gear for military, law enforcement, and other organizations, has agreed to pay nearly $2.1 million to settle False Claims Act allegations.  The case, initiated by qui tam relator Ann Keating, involves accusations that LBT failed to comply with the...
				 
				 					 

						
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													  Government Procurement Fraud, 
													  Trade Agreements, 
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