Whistleblower News From The Inside -- February 16, 2017

By the C|C Whistleblower Lawyer Team

Garda officer whistleblower receives official apology – Irish Taoiseach Enda Kenny offered a full apology to Garda whistleblower Maurice McCabe, who was falsely accused of child sex crimes by Garda top brass after he raised concerns about corruption in Ireland’s driving license penalty points system; an independent review of Irish police operations will be conducted as a result of the scandal. Belfast Telegraph

West Virginia House of Delegates moves to increase whistleblower protections – The West Virginia House of Delegates voted unanimously to increase the penalties—from a maximum fine of $500 to $5,000—for retaliation against public employees who blow the whistle on government wrongdoing or waste; the person or people responsible for the retaliation will be on the hook for the fine, not the government entity. The State Journal

Blackwater successor set to go to FCA trial – A judge rejected the request of Academi Training Center (formerly Blackwater) to delay an FCA trial based on two whistleblowers’ allegations that the company overbilled the government for services in Afghanistan; the trial is scheduled to begin March 21. Guns