Four Whistleblowers Receive $1.3 Million for Alleging Genetic Testing Fraud Scheme
On April 23, the U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania announced that genetic testing marketing companies Genexe, LLC,...
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Advocates Call for Increased Protections for Government Contractor Whistleblowers
On April 22, the Make It Safe Coalition, a non-partisan coalition of whistleblower, anti-fraud, and good government advocacy groups, sent...
Advocates See UK Whistleblower Awards as Key in Global Anti-Corruption Efforts
Recently, there has been renewed interest in the implementation of whistleblower awards in the United Kingdom. In a new article...
Joint Whistleblowers Receive $6 Million SEC Award
On April 21, two joint whistleblowers were awarded $6 million from the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The whistleblowers...
Whistleblowers Receive Over $25 Million for Alleging Walgreens Filled Unlawful Opioid Prescriptions
On April 21, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) announced a landmark False Claims Act settlement with Walgreens in which...
IRS Whistleblower Office Unveils Operating Plan to Improve IRS Whistleblower Program
On April 18, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) Whistleblower Office released its first-ever multi-year operating plan. Whistleblower advocates claim that...
Grassley Demands Answers from Meta on Use of NDAs to Silence Whistleblowers
On April 15, Senator Chuck Grassley (R-IA) sent a letter to Meta Chairman and CEO Mark Zuckerberg demanding answers about...
MSPB Again Without Quorum as Chief Justice Temporarily Allows Firing of Chair to Stand
On April 9, Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts granted an emergency stay allowing for the termination of Merit Systems...
Meta Whistleblower Testifies that Company Undermined National Security to Build Business in China
On April 9, Sarah Wynn-Williams, former Director of Global Public Policy at Facebook, now Meta, testified at a Senate Judiciary...
Whistleblowers in Ken Paxton Case Awarded $6.6 Million
On April 4, four whistleblowers were awarded $6.6 million in their longstanding lawsuit against Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton. The...
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