Whistleblower News From The Inside -- March 7, 2018

By the C|C Whistleblower Lawyer Team

Loose Lips Save Ships — Constantine Cannon’s Phillip Brown and Mary Inman write that “a new breed of whistleblower watchdogs have . . . exposed frauds threatening to undermine both the safety and fiscal integrity of our naval fleet and the health of our oceans.”  The Maritime Executive

US Lawmakers Want to Pay Up to $5 Million for Foreign Corruption Tips — “Modeled on existing programs to reward people who give tips to the State department on terrorism, or to the IRS on tax evasion, the Kleptocracy Asset Recovery Rewards Act aims to help return assets stolen from foreign state coffers, by encouraging whistleblowers to talk to US authorities.  The bill, introduced in the House on Feb. 27 by Democrat Stephen Lynch and Republican Keith Rothfus, would let the Treasury give asylum and cash to people who come forward with information about stolen assets that are stored in the US.”  QZ

HUD Employee Accuses Ben Carson of “Smear campaign” Against Whistleblower — “Marcus Smallwood, the director of Records and Information Management, wrote a blistering open letter to Secretary Ben Carson Tuesday, accusing him of participating in a ‘smear campaign’ against staffer Helen Foster.  In a sworn November 2017 complaint that surfaced last week, Foster alleged she was demoted in part for refusing to spend more than was legally allowed to redecorate Carson’s new office.”  CNN