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Whistleblower News From The Inside -- August 10, 2016

Posted  August 10, 2016

By the C|C Whistleblower Lawyer Team

Whistleblowers led by Madoff tipster may receive $100 million reward – A group of three whistleblowers led by Harry Markopolos brought forth the allegations that led to the recent settlements with State Street Corp. and Bank of New York Mellon Corp.  Wall Street Journal

SEC hits BlueLinx Holdings Inc. with penalty for violating whistleblower protection rule – The Atlanta-based building products distributor agreed to pay a $265,000 penalty to resolve allegations that it required outgoing employees to waive their rights to whistleblower rewards for reporting fraud to the government.  SEC

John Oliver examines forces facing journalism in the digital age – Compromising forces make it more likely that corruption will go unchecked.  You Tube

Court to reconsider finding that FBI whistleblower was wrongly fired – A court previously had held that Iraq War veteran and former FBI agent John Parkinson was retaliated against when he reported colleagues using FBI aircraft to solicit prostitutes and viewing pornography while at work.  McClatchy DC Bureau

DOJ appeals loss in False Claims Act suit against AseraCare – Constantine Cannon’s Mary Inman provides analysis on the recent loss against the hospice chain and reasons why the government is filing an appeal.  Legal Newsline

Former ATF agent settles False Claims Act charges – Douglas daCosta agreed to pay $40,000 to resolve allegations that he wrongfully claimed paid sick leave for cancer treatment when he did not actually have cancer and was not undergoing treatment.  DOJ