Whistleblower News From The Inside - February 10, 2015
By the C|C Whistleblower Lawyer Team
Qualcomm to pay $975M antitrust fine to China — It is the largest in China’s corporate history, ending a 14-month government investigation into the company’s alleged anti-competitive practices. Reuters
Freed CIA whistleblower John Kiriakou says “I would do it all again” to expose torture — Watch/read the interview here. Democracy Now
Profile of HSBC whistleblower Herve Falciani — “Who is the man who lifted the lid on the scandal” involving HSBC’s helping wealthy clients evade hundreds of millions of dollars in taxes. BBC
Dow Chemical settles lawsuit over whistleblower’s termination — Former company fraud investigator Kimberly Wood claimed she was wrongfully fired for uncovering improper spending by CEO Andrew Liveris and others. Crains
VA doctor dubbed the “Candy Man” threatens to sue VA whistleblower — David Houlihan, chief of staff at the Tomah Veterans Affairs Medical Center, was given the nickname for his supposedly loose distribution of painkillers and is threatening to sue a whistleblower for comments about the doctor and his troubled facility. Journal Sentinel
Alpha Ambulance manager sentenced for Medicare fraud — Wesley Harlan Kingsbury is sentenced to 78 months in prison and to pay $1.4M for his role in the company’s scheme to bill Medicare for unnecessary ambulance transportation services. DOJ