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SEC Whistleblower Complaint Leads to Probe into Earthquake Risk at Indonesian Copper Plant
Following an anonymous whistleblower complaint, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has launched a probe investigating whether Freeport-McMoRan Inc....
Advocates Warn of Potential Risks of U.S. Attorneys’ Offices’ Whistleblower Pilot Programs
In recent weeks, a number of U.S. Attorneys’ Offices across the country have rolled out “Whistleblower Pilot Programs” offering the...
Joint Whistleblowers Receive $12 Million SEC Whistleblower Award
On October 10, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) issued a $12 million award to three joint whistleblowers who...
$74 Million IRS Whistleblower Award Shows Effect of Recent Reforms
In recent years, the IRS Whistleblower Program has faced criticism for falling award payouts and lengthy processing times. While meager...
TWAG Attorneys Announce $14.3 Million in Tax Whistleblower Awards
On October 1st, the law firms of Kohn, Kohn & Colapinto and Zerbe, Miller, Fingeret, Frank & Jadav, working together...
Leading Whistleblower Firm Launches Securities and Commodities Whistleblower Practice Group
leading whistleblower law firm Kohn, Kohn & Colapinto (KKC) announced its new Securities and Commodities Whistleblower Practice Group. This group...
5th Circuit Rules that SEC Whistleblowers are Ineligible for Awards in Certain Bankruptcy Proceedings
On August 30, the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit ruled in Barr v. SEC, that two...
Need for Whistleblower Protections in Artificial Intelligence Industry Discussed in Senate Judiciary Hearing
On September 17, the Senate Committee on the Judiciary’s Subcommittee on Privacy, Technology, and the Law held a hearing titled...
IRS Whistleblowers Awarded $74 Million as Advocates Continue to Call for Reforms to Program
On September 18, the Washington Post reported that three anonymous whistleblowers were awarded $74 million by the Internal Revenue Service...
IRS Whistleblower Office Updates Organizational Structure as Part of Reform Efforts
On September 11, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) Whistleblower Office announced that the Initial Claim Evaluation (ICE) team from the...
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