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CFTC Issues Annual Whistleblower Report Highlighting Continued Success of CFTC Whistleblower Program

Posted 11/22/24

As it is required to do every year, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) just released its Annual Report on the CFTC Whistleblower Program, which provides rewards and protections to whistleblowers providing the agency with information on Commodities Exchange Act violations. The 2024 Report covers the period from October 1, 2023 through September 30, 2024 and as with its previous annual reports, details...

Tagged in: Fraud in CFTC-Regulated Markets, Whistleblower Eligibility, Whistleblower Rewards,

Vatican Puts Out the Call for Whistleblowers

Posted 02/7/24

Vatican Building in Italy During Daytime

The Vatican wants to hear from whistleblowers. This comes from the Vatican's recent release of a new Whistleblower Procedure, which outlines the Vatican's official enlistment of Church insiders to help keep the Holy House in order when it comes to financial fraud and corruption. According to a post in Vatican News, the official news portal of the Vatican Holy See, the new procedure, which took effect last week...

Tagged in: Importance of Whistleblowers, International Whistleblowers, Whistleblower Eligibility,

Private Equity Firms Buying Healthcare Companies May Increase Risks to Patients and Lead to More Whistleblower Actions

Posted 01/8/24

Businessman Under Dark Shadow Pointing Finger

Private equity (PE) firms are in the hot seat, particularly when it comes to acquiring and investing in healthcare companies. According to a recent CNN article, a research study published in JAMA found that “[h]ealth care became more hazardous for patients at hospitals purchased by private equity firms.” This not only should concern patients and Government enforcers. It also could be a harbinger of more...

Tagged in: Healthcare Antitrust, Healthcare Fraud, Whistleblower Eligibility,

Why Cybersecurity Whistleblowers Should Be Treated as Friends, Not Foes

Posted 11/1/23

A very insightful article in Security Week explains the rise of cybersecurity whistleblowers and why corporations would be wise to welcome them with open arms. It may seem counterintuitive to embrace what many so readily dismiss as rabble-rousers or disgruntled employees getting in the way of business. But the higher truth, as the most experienced compliance professionals can attest, is that whistleblowers...

Tagged in: Cybersecurity and Data Breaches, Importance of Whistleblowers, Whistleblower Eligibility,

DOJ Smackdown of COVID-19 Fraud

Posted 08/25/23

On Wednesday (August 23), the Department of Justice (DOJ) announced significant progress in its ongoing effort to combat COVID-19 fraud. The agency reported a nationwide, coordinated three-month sweep resulting in more than 700 enforcement actions involving hundreds of defendants, covering more than $800 million in alleged COVID-19 fraud. According to the government, these actions largely involved going after...

Tagged in: Contract Non-Compliance, COVID-19, FCA Federal, Healthcare Fraud, Whistleblower Eligibility,

CFTC Targets Cybersecurity and Environmental Fraud

Posted 07/6/23

Last week, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) announced the creation of two new task forces. One is the Cybersecurity and Emerging Technologies Task Force, to address fraud relating to cybersecurity and other emerging technologies. The other is the Environmental Fraud Task Force, to go after environmental fraud and misconduct in derivatives and relevant spot markets. The CFTC is the federal agency...

Tagged in: Cybersecurity and Data Breaches, Environmental Fraud, Fraud in CFTC-Regulated Markets, Whistleblower Eligibility,

CFTC Whistleblower Alert: Whistleblowers Wanted Relating to Misconduct in Carbon Markets

Posted 06/22/23

On Tuesday, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) issued a Whistleblower Alert calling for help in identifying fraud or manipulation in the carbon markets. The CFTC is the principal federal watchdog for fraud involving the commodities markets. Under the CFTC Whistleblower Program, those who voluntarily provide information that leads to a successful CFTC enforcement action are entitled to an award of up...

Tagged in: CFTC Whistleblower Reward Program, Fraud in CFTC-Regulated Markets, Whistleblower Eligibility,

America’s Whistleblower Programs are a Beacon for International Whistleblowers

Posted 09/28/22

Constantine Cannon whistleblower partner Mary Inman and associate Liz Soltan wrote a guest post for the Taxpayers Against Fraud blog about the role of international whistleblowers in providing an increasing number of tips under the various American whistleblower reward programs. The U.S. leads the world in enlisting whistleblowers as force-multipliers to help law enforcement and regulators detect and root out fraud...

Tagged in: CC Lawyers, FCPA, International Whistleblowers, Whistleblower Eligibility,

Top 5 Reasons Why Nurses Make Great Whistleblowers

Posted 02/22/22

Nurses are rightly getting a lot of attention lately for the courageous and essential role they are playing on the front-line during the COVID-19 pandemic. Whether in hospitals, nursing homes, hospices, or as home health workers, nurses are finally “learning what they are worth,” even as private equity firms seek to profit from nurses’ increased wage-earning power. As reported by STAT, Congress is now...

Tagged in: FCA Federal, Healthcare Fraud, Hospital Fraud, Importance of Whistleblowers, Whistleblower Eligibility,

Attention Auto Safety whistleblowers: Elon Musk wants you to “Blow the Whistle on Tesla!”

Posted 02/11/22

Lioness listed the above NFT artwork “Blow the Whistle” by London-based artist Jason Measures for auction here in tandem with its publication of the story of SpaceX whistleblower Ashley Kosak.

Earlier this year, Constantine Cannon whistleblower partners Mary Inman and Poppy Alexander teamed up with Ariella Steinhorn and Amber Scorah, principals of the exciting new media venture Lioness, to expose how Elon...

Tagged in: Auto Safety, CC Lawyers, Importance of Whistleblowers, Whistleblower Eligibility,

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Whistleblower Eligibility

CFTC Issues Annual Whistleblower Report Highlighting Continued Success of CFTC Whistleblower Program

Vatican Puts Out the Call for Whistleblowers

Private Equity Firms Buying Healthcare Companies May Increase Risks to Patients and Lead to More Whistleblower Actions

Why Cybersecurity Whistleblowers Should Be Treated as Friends, Not Foes

DOJ Smackdown of COVID-19 Fraud

CFTC Targets Cybersecurity and Environmental Fraud

CFTC Whistleblower Alert: Whistleblowers Wanted Relating to Misconduct in Carbon Markets

America’s Whistleblower Programs are a Beacon for International Whistleblowers

Top 5 Reasons Why Nurses Make Great Whistleblowers

Attention Auto Safety whistleblowers: Elon Musk wants you to “Blow the Whistle on Tesla!”

Lioness listed the above NFT artwork “Blow the Whistle” by London-based artist Jason Measures for auction here in tandem with its publication of the story of SpaceX whistleblower Ashley Kosak.

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