Telecommunications Giant Telefónica Venezolana Agrees to $85 Million FCPA Settlement
On November 8, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) announced that Telefónica Venezolana C.A., a Venezuela-based subsidiary of Telefónica S.A.,...
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GAO Finds Need for Increased Awareness around FBI Employee’s Whistleblower Rights
On November 12, the Government Accountability Office (GAO) released two reports following an extensive review into how the Department of...
Study Finds Immense Deterrence Effect from Tax Whistleblower Law
Whistleblower advocates have long argued that a key benefit of whistleblower award laws are the deterrence effects they have on...
Supreme Court Appears Ready to Side With Whistleblower in False Claims Act Case
On November 4, the U.S. Supreme Court heard oral arguments in Wisconsin Bell Inc. v. U.S. ex rel. Heath, a...
Healthcare Fraud Whistleblower Suit Against Texas Optometrist Results in $1 Million Settlement
On November 1, the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Western District of Texas announced that a Texas-based optometrist agreed to...
Qui Tam Whistleblower Suits Against Mobile Phlebotomy Lab Lead to $135,000 Settlement
On October 22, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) announced that Veni-Express Inc., a mobile phlebotomy lab, and its owners,...
Ukraine Rolls Out Whistleblower Awards to Fight Corruption
In the United States, monetary whistleblower awards have proven to be an effective tool in fighting corruption and rooting out...
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....
Government and Whistleblower to Appeal Ruling Finding Qui Tam Unconstitutional
On October 29, the U.S. government and whistleblower Clarissa Zafirov filed notices of appeal following a landmark district court ruling...
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...
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