Whistleblower News From The Inside — November 20, 2015

By the C|C Whistleblower Lawyer Team

VA whistleblower bill introduced —  Charles Grassley, along with several senators, announced the introduction of the bipartisan VA Patient Protection Act (S. 2291) to force the Department of Veterans Affairs to address reports of abuse of veteran patients and to punish VA managers who ignore, intimidate and retaliate against whistleblowers. KIOW

Russian sports whistleblower goes into hiding – Yulia Stepanova, an international runner who secretly recorded Russian coaches and athletes over almost two years describing how they used performance-enhancing drugs, is in hiding abroad after a barrage of criticism from former colleagues and officials at home who accuse her of betraying her country.  Reuters

HBOS whistleblower and senior lawmaker call for KPMG investigation —  Paul Moore, the bank’s former group head of regulatory risk who lost his job at HBOS after raising the alarm about lending practices at the failed UK lender in 2004, said there was need for fundamental reform of auditing and accounting practices in the UK.   Financial News

Arkansas AG charges mental health professionals with health care fraud — Arkansas AG Leslie Rutledge announced 20 felony charges against the two highest billers in the Arkansas Medical Licensed Mental Health Practitioner Program for fraudulent billing and failure to maintain proper records.  Arkansas AG

Treasury Department and IRS issue rules to curb corporate tax avoidance — The Treasury Department and the IRS issued new rules aimed at discouraging American companies from moving their headquarters abroad in search of lower tax rates, but many say the rules are weaker than expected. Dealbook