Whistleblower News From The Inside — June 14, 2016

By the C|C Whistleblower Lawyer Team

Petco whistleblower: “I’m tired of seeing animals sick and dying” — “For more than a decade, PETA has fielded calls from Petco workers and customers who report seeing animals suffering and dying at the business’ stores.  . . .  But, as an employee at a Texas store recently reported to PETA, Petco continues to put profits before animals.”  PETA

Legislators demand better treatment for defense whistleblowers — “A bipartisan group of lawmakers is urging a government watchdog to tackle what it describes as ‘persistent, systemic’ problems with the handling of defense and intelligence whistleblowers.”  News & Observer

What it’s like to be a nurse whistleblower — Thoughtful piece by Pam McNally, RN providing advice to both whistleblowers and their employers.  McKnight’s

Appeals court sides with Boeing in whistleblower lawsuit — “The 10th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals agreed on Monday with a federal judge’s decision that the former workers failed to show Boeing defrauded the U.S. government in a $1.6 billion contract.”  ABC

 Former Social Security Chief Administrative Law Judge pleads guilty to whistleblower retaliation — Charlie Paul Andrus admitted to “conspiring to retaliate against a former employee of the Social Security Administration who provided information regarding potential corruption and fraud to federal investigators.”  DOJ

Former fugitive sentenced to prison for Florida multimillion-dollar health care fraud scheme — Ubert Guillermo Rodriguez, former owner of G.R. Services Equipment & Supplies, will serve 37 months for submitting roughly $2.6M in claims to Medicare for durable medical equipment not legitimately prescribed or actually provided.  DOJ