Whistleblower News From The Inside — December 2, 2015

By the C|C Whistleblower Lawyer Team

CFTC watchdog investigating dearth of whistleblower payouts— The Office of the Inspector General for the agency has released its semiannual report to Congress, revealing that it is probing why the CFTC makes fewer whistleblower awards than the SEC.  CFTC

Whistleblowers at the National Whistleblowers Center? — Two former lawyers at the whistleblower advocacy group claim they were fired after they attempted to unionize its employees.  New York Times

Virgin Islands Attorney General urges dismissal of whistleblower lawsuit against governor — The AG has moved to dismiss a lawsuit against Governor Kenneth Mapp alleging taxpayer funds were improperly spent and a scheme to hide that information from the public.  Virgin Islands Daily News

What national security whistleblower protections? — The Government Accountability Project examines claims that intelligence community employees, such as Edward Snowden, enjoy whistleblower rights.  The Hill

Pharmasan Labs and NeuroSecience, Inc. settle False Claims Act charges — The companies agreed to pay $8.5 million to settle allegations that they submitted false information to Medicare to disguise ineligible testing services and billed for improper non-physician patient referrals.  FBI

Former president of Lee Dynamics International hit with year in prison for bribery — Justin Lee paid multiple bribes to Army officers in order to win lucrative contracts during the Iraq War.  DOJ