Whistleblower News from the Inside - November 18, 2014

By the C|C Whistleblower Lawyer Team

Caltech physics professors brings whistleblower action against university — Professor Sandra Troian claims the university retaliated against her for raising concerns that an Israeli spy might be working at a campus-controlled research facility.  Inside Higher Ed

Call for US-styled whistleblower awards in Australia — “No one is suggesting $30 million rewards – but surely no one should end up dramatically worse off as a result of exposing wrongdoing.”  The Age

FIFA whistleblower claims confidentiality violations — A former employee of Qatar’s 2022 World Cup bid has accused FIFA investigators of violating confidentiality promises made when she agreed to provide evidence of alleged corruption related to the bid.  Reuters

Sevenson Environmental Services settles False Claims Act case for $2.7M — The environmental remediation firm was charged with accepting kickbacks, rigging bids and passing inflated charges to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) in connection with work performed at the Federal Creosote Superfund Site in New Jersey.  DOJ

SEC sanctions two former defense contractor employees for FCPA violations — Stephen Timms and Yasser Ramahi, who worked in sales at FLIR Systems Inc., were charged with taking Saudi Arabian government officials on a “world tour” to help secure business for the company.  SEC

Whistleblowers from San Diego water district speak out — The sources claim an inspector and a contractor work together for over-billing and under-producing at the public’s expense.  ABC