WNN Exclusive: Fish and Wildlife Service Whistleblower Awards Remain Severely Underutilized
This is part of a series of WNN exclusives on whistleblower awards paid out by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife...
Geoff Schweller
Whistleblower Expert Calls for CFPB Whistleblower Award Program
The Financial Compensation for CFPB Whistleblowers Act, a bill pending in Congress, would set up a whistleblower award program at...
Supreme Court Appears Skeptical of UBS’ Arguments in Landmark Whistleblower Case
On October 10, the U.S. Supreme Court heard oral arguments in Murray v. UBS Securities, LLC, a Sarbanes-Oxley Act (SOX)...
SEC Whistleblower Office Posts Notice for 3M FCPA Case
On September 29, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Office of the Whistleblower posted a Notice of Covered Action...
Whistleblower Awarded $8 Million for Role in $172 Million Cigna False Claims Act Case
On September 30, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) announced a $172 million settlement with Cigna Group resolving allegations that...
Boeing Whistleblowers Receive $1.5 Million in False Claims Act Settlement
On September 28, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) announced that it had reached a $8.1 million settlement with Boeing...
IRS Chief Counsel Nominee Voices Support for Whistleblower Program
On September 28, the Senate Finance Committee held a hearing on the nomination of Marjorie A. Rollinson to be the...
SEC Continues Increased Enforcement of Whistleblower Protection Rule
On September 29, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) announced settled charges against D. E. Shaw & Co., L.P.,...
House Hearing Looks at SBA Whistleblower Award Program to Fight Pandemic Loan Fraud
On September 27, the U.S. House Committee on Small Business held a hearing entitled “Action Through Innovation: Private Sector Solutions...
CFTC Issues $300,000 Award to “Outstanding Whistleblower”
On September 27, the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) issued a whistleblower award for over $300,000. The whistleblower’s disclosure...
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