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Whistleblower News From The Inside -- January 17, 2017

Posted  January 17, 2017

By the C|C Whistleblower Lawyer Team

Tax cheats beware: IRS whistleblower awards soar 322% — “The IRS’s Whistleblower Office has released its 2016 Annual Report to Congress. . . . In 2016, the Whistleblower Office made 418 awards, totaling about $61 million. That was a 322 percent increase over the 99 awards paid in 2015.” Forbes

Rolls-Royce agrees to pay $809M to settle bribery allegations — “Rolls-Royce PLC said Monday it has reached agreements in principle with prosecutors in the UK, the United States, and Brazil to settle bribery allegations and will pay about $809 million for the global resolution.” FCPA Blog

Scotland calling on whistleblowers to expose child abuse — “As the Scottish Child Abuse Inquiry published updated details of how it will handle anonymity for witnesses and manage evidence, it urged foster carers, health staff and children’s home workers to come forward insisting they will be protected.” Herald

The 9 countries best at fighting corruption — Luxembourg tops the list . . . . Business Insider