Whistleblower News From the Inside -- January 22, 2018
By the C|C Whistleblower Lawyer Team
Sports Tribunal Begins Hearing Appeals from 39 Banned Russians – The Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) began to hear appeals on Monday from 39 Russian athletes who were given lifetime Olympic bans for doping violations at the 2014 Sochi Games. The athletes were among 43 disqualified from their events, banned from participating in future Olympics and in some cases stripped of their medals following the International Olympic Committee’s investigation of widespread doping in Sochi. The IOC has banned Russia from the Pyeongchang Winter Games next month as a result of its “unprecedented systematic manipulation” of the anti-doping system. However, individual Russian athletes will be able to compete as neutrals if they can prove their anti-doping credentials. Russia has repeatedly denied any state involvement in the doping which was exposed by an independent report commissioned by the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA). Reuters
Whistleblower Suing Ernst & Young Over Gold Dealings with Dubai Firm – UK consultancy giant Ernst & Young has been accused of “unlawful, unprofessional and unethical” conduct over its relationship with a Dubai firm that was allegedly involved in money laundering and buying gold from conflict zones. The claims are made in documents filed in the high court by lawyers acting for Amjad Rihan, a former partner at E&Y who exposed the alleged scandal three years ago. Rihan led a team given the job of auditing the Kaloti group, which at the time commanded half of Dubai’s gold refining market. His lawyers say that after blowing the whistle, Rihan was ordered by his employer to return to Dubai. He was dismissed when he refused. The Guardian
A ‘Kind and Moral’ Teacher Tried to Blow the Whistle About Alleged Exam Cheating – it Ended in Tragedy – A teacher who turned whistleblower about alleged exam cheating at Manchester College hung himself the day he got a letter from bosses suspending him. Leigh Wilde, 45, from Offerton, was a lecturer at the college’s automotive department and as part of his role verifying test results, he became concerned after noticing some apparent discrepancies. An inquest at South Manchester Coroner’s Court heard he believed staff at the Openshaw campus were fraudulently taking tests for his students to improve their marks.
He reported his concerns to professional body at the Institute of the Motor Industry (IMI) in a ‘whistleblowing capacity’ and it began an investigation. Manchester Evening News