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OpenAI Whistleblowers File Complaint with SEC on Illegal NDAs
Whistleblowers from OpenAI have filed a complaint with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) alleging that the company is...
IRS Whistleblowers Led to Over $337 Million in Collections in FY 2023
On June 24, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) Office of the Whistleblower released its Annual Report for the 2023 Fiscal...
Broad NDAs which Silence Whistleblowers May be Illegal, CFPB Warns
On July 24, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) released a circular warning that broad and restrictive nondisclosure agreements (NDAs)...
National Whistleblower Day Continues Tradition of Celebrating Whistleblowers
On July 30, whistleblowers, advocates, and government officials will gather on Capitol Hill to celebrate National Whistleblower Day. The day...
Noel Engels
In this episode of the Whistleblower of the Week podcast, host Jane Turner speaks with Noel Engels. After spending over two...
Whistleblower Suits Lead to Massive Rite Aid Settlements Relating to Opioid Dispensing and Reporting Rebates
On July 10, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) announced two False Claims Act (FCA) settlements with Rite Aid Corporation...
Nonprofit Organizations Pay over $5.8 Million to Settle False Claims Act Allegations Relating to PPP Fraud
On June 12, the Department of Justice announced that multiple nonprofit organizations paid $5,809,021 to settle False Claims Act accusations....
In a First, SEC Awards Whistleblower who Appealed Denial Before Court of Appeals
For the first time, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) awarded a whistleblower after the whistleblower appealed a denial...
SEC Grants $2.4 Million Whistleblower Award to Compliance Official
On April 25, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) issued a $2.5 million whistleblower award to an individual who...
Trafigura Whistleblower Disclosure Leads to $55 Million Enforcement Action by CFTC
On June 17, the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) announced that Trafigura Holding LLC agreed to pay $55 million...
CFTC Launches Probe Over NDAs Which Restrict Whistleblowing
The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) has contacted a number of major banks requesting non-disclosure agreements used in their...
Gunvor to Pay $661 Million to Resolve FCPA Bribery Case
On March 1, the Department of Justice (DOJ) announced that international commodities trading company Gunvor pled guilty and agreed to...
SEC Whistleblower Office Posts Notice for $100 Million FCPA Settlement
On February 29, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Office of the Whistleblower posted a Notice of Covered Action...
Post-Chevron Ruling, Supreme Court Remands Key IRS Whistleblower Case
On July 2, the U.S. Supreme Court vacated a DC Circuit ruling in the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) whistleblower case...
Advocates Raise Concerns Over Unnecessary Delays in IRS Whistleblower Awards
On April 18, Siri Nelson, the Executive Director of National Whistleblower Center (NWC), wrote a letter to Senators Chuck Grassley...
AML Whistleblower Program has Received Tips “Highly Relevant to Many of Treasury’s Top Priorities”
The recently established Anti-Money Laundering (AML) Whistleblower Program has “received over 270 unique tips” and “many of the tips received...
AML Whistleblowers Can Play a Key Role in Exposing the Illicit Side of Sports
Without the hurdle of centralized legislation governing the industry, the sports domain has attracted sophisticated money laundering schemes to achieve...
This World Wildlife Day Whistleblowing Bridges Digital Innovation with Animal Conservation
In our seemingly tech-obsessed age of constant connectivity warring with our disjointment from the outside world, many tend to focus...
Whistleblower Rewards Essential to Combat Environmental Crime
World-renowned law professor, Masaki Iwasaki, argues that countries should “Reward whistleblowers who expose environmental crimes,” in a recent article in...
Marist Poll Shows Overwhelming Support for Whistleblowers
We will publish the results of this Marist Poll until the U.S. congress passes all of the laws necessary to fully protect and incentivize whistleblowers.
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OSC Says Coast Guard has Addressed Unlawful NDAs which Chilled Sexual Assault Whistleblowing
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On March 26, Forbes released its
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