Whistleblower News From The Inside — July 20, 2015

By the C|C Whistleblower Lawyer Team

Construction management company Louis Berger International admits bribing foreign officials to secure government contracts in India, Indonesia, Vietnam and Kuwait, in violation of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA).  Company agrees to pay $17.1 million in criminal penalties; two former executives based  also plead guilty to conspiracy and FCPA charges.  DOJ.

A social worker and doctor will pay $120,000 for covering up that a children’s behavioral health clinic did not in fact have a medical director, in violation of Connecticut’s state health-care assistance programs.  CT Attorney General.

 UK’s “Operation Broadway” yields first guilty plea in coordinated effort against London financial district “boiler room” operations.   Office space provider had entered into lease arrangements with boiler-room operators known for high-pressure tactics in duping consumers into worthless investments.  Financial Times.

 Former FIFA Vice-President Jeffrey Webb pleads not guilty to charges of money-laundering, wire fraud, and racketeering, in connection with corruption scandal in the world football governing body.  BBC.

Career corrections-officer tells truth about prison brutality, but pays price while abusers retain their jobs.  Miami Herald.