Whistleblower News From The Inside — April 13, 2016

By the C|C Whistleblower Lawyer Team

The Guardian investigates secretive interrogation facility of Chicago police – According to the paper, the facility at Homan Square was so well hidden that even many police officers did not know it existed, allowing the police to interrogate suspects without providing access to lawyers or relatives.  The Guardian

CIA caused the Panama Papers leak? – Bradley Birkenfeld, the whistleblower who earned $104 million for revealing how Swiss banks helped U.S. citizens evade taxes, believes the clandestine agency orchestrated the leak.  CNBC

Urine screening company settles False Claims Act charges – PremierTox 2.0 agreed to pay $2.5 million to resolve allegations that it submitted false claims in connection with drug screening services it provided in Tennessee and Kentucky.  USAO – WDK

Government worried about defense contractor mergers – The DOJ and FTC are warning that the merging of defense contractors and concentration of the industry into fewer firms could lead to higher prices and less innovation.  Washington Post

Big banks must re-write bankruptcy plans – Regulators rejected plans proposed by some of the biggest U.S. banks intended to prevent the need for government bailouts if they fail.  Wall Street Journal