SEC Gives Whistleblower $27 Million in Year’s Largest Award to Date
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) awarded $27 million—the largest award so far this year—to a whistleblower who reported overseas...
Laura Peterson
Court Decision Exposes Government Whistleblowers to Retaliatory Investigations
A U.S. appellate court just made federal whistleblowers more vulnerable to retaliation by employers with a new ruling that says...
Price-Fixing Lawsuit Could Help Blow the Whistle on Commodities Fraud in the Oil Industry
While America begged OPEC to lower oil production to save markets battered by the coronavirus pandemic, a group of commodities traders asked the Supreme Court to finally decide an oil price-fixing case with major...
Whistleblower Complaint Leads to Possible $2 Million Penalty for South Korean Defense Contractor
A lawsuit filed by a whistleblower under the qui tam provisions of the False Claims Act may result in a $2...
SEC Announces Rare Reward to Internal Compliance Whistleblower
In a rare move, the Securities and Exchange Commission has awarded a corporate compliance official nearly half a million dollars...
Opinion: Downturn Increases Risk of Fossil Fuel Fraud – and Need for Whistleblowers
Natural gas and oil prices were low even before the coronavirus suppressed demand, and they're now scraping the bottom of the barrel. With...
Rio Tinto Whistleblower Files Complaint with U.S. Regulators
A recent twist in a whistleblower complaint against international mining conglomerate Rio Tinto shows the power of U.S. whistleblower laws...
DHS IG Reportedly Ignored Whistleblower Complaints About Office Dysfunction
The Department of Homeland Security’s Inspector General ignored whistleblower complaints about office dysfunction and removed a deputy for trying to advance them, the deputy claims. Former IG...
SEC awards whistleblowers more than $2 Million
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) awarded over $2 million to whistleblowers in the past two days, reflecting the strong whistleblower provisions in the Dodd-Frank Act. ...
It’s the Most Wonderful Time of The Year for Government Transparency Advocates: Sunshine Week!
From March 16 to 20, journalists, lawyers, librarians, archivists, universities, and civil society organizations are reminding the public how vital freedom of information...
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