Whistleblower News From The Inside — June 3, 2015
By the C|C Whistleblower Lawyer Team
Baltimore trash fraud leads to 11 indictments – Federal prosecutors allege that commercial trash haulers and city employees engaged in a multi-million dollar bribery scheme to defraud the city of Baltimore for over a decade. Baltimore Sun
Pornography at the Environmental Protection Agency – The Inspector General found that EPA management has been letting workers off the hook for things like watching pornography at work or committing timesheet fraud. Washington Post
NY-NJ Port Authority not covered by state whistleblower laws – A New Jersey judge ruled that a former sheriff who claimed he was retaliated against for reporting concerns about cheating on police exams would not be protected. NBC New York
Tenet criminal investigation heats up – The healthcare company has received a federal grand jury subpoena regarding a criminal investigation of 4 of its hospitals in the Atlanta area. Atlanta Business Chronicle
Federal judge investigating NSA document destruction – The investigation involves allegations that the NSA destroyed documents during the criminal prosecution of whistleblower Thomas Drake. The New & Observer