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Whistleblower News From The Inside -- May 13, 2015

Posted  May 13, 2015

By the C|C Whistleblower Lawyer Team

SEC charges ITT educational services, top executives with fraud –The SEC brought fraud charges against ITT Educational Services Inc. and two of its top executives alleging they misled investors about the looming financial impact of two badly-performing student-loan programs on the for-profit educator.   WSJ

CIA Whistleblower Jeffrey Sterling speaks out — Jeffrey Sterling’s voice has never been heard by the public until now: he agreed prior to his sentencing to be interviewed for “The Invisible Man,” a short film documenting his story.   Democracy Now

Air Marshall whistleblower back in the air — Federal air marshal Robert MacLean is officially back on the public payroll, more than eight years after being fired for disclosing “sensitive security information” in an attempt to protect the flying public.   OC Register

Government joins sleep clinic whistleblower suit — The United States has joined a whistleblower case alleging that two operators of more than a dozen Bay Area sleep clinics fraudulently billed Medicare for sleep diagnostic tests that did not meet federal standards.  DOJ

Maryland strengthens False Claims Act — Maryland’s previous false claims act only included medical fraud — the new act casts a larger net to include in companies doing work for state and local governments.   Maryland Reporter

Special report on food fraud – After last month’s FDA alert regarding undeclared peanuts in cumin powder, posing a serious public health threat to those who are allergic, a local news channel speaks with experts and scientists on the extent of food fraud. WWMT