Whistleblower News From The Inside -- May 30, 2017
By the C|C Whistleblower Lawyer Team
Texas woman used Panamanian offshore accounts to conceal more than $1.3M from the IRS — Seventy-three year old College Station, Texas resident Joyce Meads pled guilty to conspiring to defraud the United States by using offshore accounts in Panama to conceal more than $1.3M in royalty income she earned from oil wells. DOJ
Former Colorado worker wins $150K in whistleblower case — Federal safety officials have awarded former Colorado railroad inspector Brandon Fresque—who was fired after reporting railroad track safety issues—nearly $150K; Fresque was fired hours after he informed his former employer, the Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railroad, about a problem with track in Denver. The Washington Times
Irish whistleblower prison officer faces dismissal — An Irish prison officer who made a protected disclosure to the Irish Minister for Justice about a violent incident in prison that went unreported has been threatened with dismissal for not completing an academic course; the Irish prison service confirmed that no one in recent years has been dismissed for not completing the mandatory course. Irish Examiner