-- “Women and minority owned businesses have historically been shut out of government contracts for all the wrong reasons. That’s why our state, and localities, implement reasonable diversity standards to level the playing field. These contractors engaged in flagrant schemes that flouted the diversity rules they were required to meet, and in the process, denied minority- and women-owned businesses a fair shot...
-- “This has been a strong year for the Enforcement Division, with groundbreaking insider trading and FCPA [Foreign Corrupt Practices Act] cases and other important actions across the full spectrum of the securities laws.”
Andrew J. Ceresney, Director of the SEC’s Enforcement Division, commenting on the agency’s enforcement activities over the past year.
In Their Own Words -- Script used by Indian call centers
Posted 10/10/16
-- “Your 401(k) [retirement] plan will be frozen and confiscated, all your wages and benefits would be frozen. Your passport will be seized along with your state ID and if you belong to a country other than the United States then you will be deported…your Social Security number will be blocked for the next seven years and you will not be eligible for any benefits such as disability benefits, unemployment...
-- “It is corrupt to use the tax laws as a cover for corporate lobbying, but it's even worse in this case. Exxon uses ALEC's charitable status to fuel its disinformation campaign on climate change, so taxpayers are literally paying Exxon to lie to them."
Constantine Cannon partner Eric Havian commenting on IRS whistleblowers’ complaint alleging Exxon and a purported charity have colluded to finance a campaign...
-- “I have never recovered. I will be 71 in October, still working, with no hope of ever retiring again.”
George Ceshker, a 70-year-old former American Airlines pilot, who says he lost about 40 percent of his retirement in the Worldwide Entertainment Ponzi scheme. Click here for more.
-- "This is the largest single criminal health care fraud case ever brought against individuals by the Department of Justice."
Assistant Attorney General Leslie Caldwell on the case against Philip Esformes, a nursing home operator charged with orchestrating a $1 billion Medicaid and Medicare bribery and kickback scheme. Click here for more.
-- “I would have you read the charges, but I have dinner plans at 8 p.m.”
Judge Nicholas Garaufis of the Federal District Court in Brooklyn, commenting on the hundreds of pages filed in the case against Och-Ziff Capital Management. Click here for more.
-- "Bringing retaliation cases, including this first stand-alone retaliation case, illustrates the high priority we place on ensuring a safe environment for whistleblowers. We will continue to exercise our anti-retaliation authority when companies take reprisals for whistleblowing efforts."
Jane A. Norberg, Chief of the SEC’s Office of the Whistleblower, commenting on the SEC’s $500,000 penalty against a casino...
-- "It has become clear that the Department of Energy is not going to change its culture of retaliation against whistleblowers, so it's up to Congress to change it."
Oregon Senator Ron Wyden commenting on his co-sponsored proposal for new whistleblower protections for Department of Energy employees.