Whistleblower News From The Inside -- September 21, 2017

By the C|C Whistleblower Lawyer Team

New detail emerges on Uber’s FCPA probe — Since news of the probe first broke in August, Uber has informed the DOJ of suspicious payments made in Indonesia over the location of an office in Jakarta. The DOJ is focused on activity in China, India, Indonesia, Malaysia and South Korea where there are potentially dozens of unlawful payments to various government agencies. Bloomberg

Former California utility regulator employee files suit over whistleblower retaliation — Karen Clopton, he former chief ALJ at the California Public Utilities Commission, claims that she was fired for investigating collusion between regulators and PG&E executives. Clopton’s allegations stem form a PG&E pipeline explosion in 2010. Clopton claims she objected to the appointment of an ALJ with ties to PG&E and asked commissioner to not interfere with the assignment of judges. Clopton has filed a complaint with the California State Personnel Board. Power Engineering Magazine

Wisconsin businessman indicted in $9M green energy fraud — Wisconsin businessman Ronald Van Den Heuvel was indicted on charges he fraudulently obtained more than $9M in loans and investments, including from Wisconsin taxpayers and Chinese E-B investors, for his “Green Box” business plan, through which he claimed he could completely transform post-consumer waste into usable consumer products and energy; Van Den Heuvel spent investors’ money on a Cadillac Escalade, Green Bay Packers tickets, and court-ordered payments to his ex-wife. Milwaukee Journal Sentinel