Whistleblower News From The Inside — May 24, 2016

By the C|C Whistleblower Lawyer Team

 Congressional study finds NFL tried to influence concussion research — “Our investigation has shown that while the N.F.L. had been publicly proclaiming its role as funder and accelerator of important research, it was privately attempting to influence that research.”  NYT

 Second Circuit reverses dismissal of Libor rate-fixing case against big banks — “A three-judge panel found that the plaintiffs successfully claimed an antitrust injury ‘by alleging that they paid artificially fixed higher prices.'”  WSJ

 Bank Of America $1.2B mortgage penalty thrown out — “The ‘Hustle’ case, as it was called, involved a whistleblower, a senior executive from Countrywide, who said the bank continued to make risky loans and sell them to investors even after the housing market was starting to fall apart.”  NPR

Defense Department Inspector General confirms retaliation against rape whistleblower — “The IG finding is unprecedented.  Until now, not one case of whistleblower reprisal for reporting sexual assault had ever been substantiated by the Inspector General.”  Stars and Stripes

Fired Pentagon whistleblower goes public in attack on IG’s office — “John Crane, 60, who spent 25 years in government before he was fired as an assistant Defense Department inspector general in 2013, went public with a series of accusations that key officials in the watchdog’s office retaliated against whistleblowers, destroyed permanent records and altered audits under political pressure.”  Government Executive

Colorado pays prison whistleblower $280,000 — Maureen O’Keefe, the former director of Colorado Department of Corrections’ Office of Planning and Analysis, claimed retaliation after accusing Colorado prison officials of skewing figures about mentally ill and violent convicts.  Denver Post