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Whistleblower News From The Inside — March 18, 2016

Posted  March 18, 2016

By the C|C Whistleblower Lawyer Team

Promotion denied for Navy admiral accused of punishing whistleblowers — The Navy has denied promotion to the admiral in charge of its elite SEAL teams, effectively ending his military career, after multiple investigations found that he had retaliated against whistleblowers.  Washington Post

GAP and partners shine light on Senate FBI whistleblower bill — GAP and a broad spectrum of organizations – ranging from the Federal Law Enforcement Officers Association and the American Library Association to the Liberty Coalition and the Rutherford Institute – joined by whistleblowers sent a letter underscoring the need for whistleblower protections for FBI employees.  GAP

Former head of offshore brokerage sentenced to 18 years for fraud — The former head of Warrior Girl Corp. and Everock Inc. admitted that he conspired to artificially “pump” or inflate the trading volume and price of the shares of both companies by touting business activities and deceptive revenue forecasts and by engaging in coordinated trading activity to create the appearance of increasing market demand.  DOJ

Corruption Scandal in Brazil reaches all the way to the top — Brazil is facing its deepest political crisis in decades, with its president facing impeachment proceedings and many in Congress facing criminal or corruption charges. NYT

Do UK company formation agents fuel fraud? — Some formation agents, who typically offer to create new businesses for fees of about 200 pounds ($288) or less, fail to perform significant due diligence on who their customers are or why they are buying new companies, according to lawyers. The agents offer to set up companies within a day or even a few hours, allowing time for only minimal checks.   Reuters

Quebec’s ex-deputy premier arrested on corruption charges — The province’s anti-corruption unit arrested the former Quebec deputy premier, Nathalie Normandeau, and seven others in an alleged scheme in which political financing and gifts were said to be exchanged for lucrative government contracts.  Ottawa Sun