Whistleblower News From The Inside — October 18, 2016

By the C|C Whistleblower Lawyer Team

 Exxon moves to block NY climate fraud investigation, claiming “political bias” — “ExxonMobil has asked a federal court to throw out a subpoena issued by New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman, claiming investigations into whether the oil and gas giant covered up the risks of climate change are politically motivated.”  Huffington Post

 16 questions for new Wells Fargo CEO from CA Treasurer John Chiang— “Where there whistleblowers and how were they and their complaints treated?”  Central Valley Business Times

Trade union and NGO coalition launch EU whistleblower protection campaign — “We call on the European Parliament to continue to call for EU-wide whistleblower protection and to support initiatives ensuring EU-wide whistleblower protection.”  EU Reporter

 Jakarta to implement new whistleblower system to crack down on extortion — “The Administrative and Bureaucratic Reforms Minister Asman Abnur said [] the government will have a whistleblower system running in ministries and government institutions as part of its public service reform.”  Jakarta Globe

 Call for Australia to urgently improve whistleblower protections — “The UN independent expert Michel Forst made the recommendation while launching a report that concludes that Australian governments have effectively gagged civil society advocates with secrecy laws, funding cuts and restrictive contracts that prevent them speaking up about human rights abuses.”  Guardian

 SEC charges Lime Energy with accounting fraud — The energy services provider agreed to pay $1M to settle the agency’s charges that the company improperly recognized $20 million in revenue from at least 2010 to 2012.  SEC