Whistleblower News From The Inside -- December 13, 2016

By the C|C Whistleblower Lawyer Team

Whistleblower accuses Uber of letting staff spy on celebs and exes — According to Uber’s former forensic investigator, “Uber’s lack of security regarding its customer data was resulting in Uber employees being able to track high-profile politicians, celebrities, and even personal acquaintances of Uber employees, including ex-boyfriends/girlfriends, and ex-spouses.” BBC

College presidents group outlines steps to fight academic fraud in athletics — “In response to a series of academic fraud cases involving college athletes, one of the nation’s leading higher-education groups on Tuesday issued a report calling for schools and accrediting agencies to take specific steps aimed at creating what it called a “culture of integrity” within sports programs.” USA Today

Alexion Pharmaceuticals CEO and CFO resign — This follows in the wake of whistleblower charges by a former employee regarding sales practices involving the drugmaker’s costly blood disorder drug, Soliris. Reuters

New Zealand English lecturer-whistleblower paid to falsify test results — A lecturer who worked at the now defunct International Academy of New Zealand admits he was paid to falsify hundreds of student assessments in an attempt to deceive New Zealand Qualifications Authority. NewsHub

SEC files charges in $26M stock manipulation scheme — “The SEC alleges that Joseph Taub and Elazar Shmalo utilized dozens of accounts at various brokerage firms to carry out their scheme undetected, typically using two at a time to engage in a flurry of manipulative trading activity that usually lasted less than five minutes.” SEC