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The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is scheduled to meet at 9 a.m. on September 23 to vote on proposed amendments to its highly successful whistleblower program.  Whistleblower advocates warn that, if approved as originally written, a number of...

Europe is openly proud of its human and civil rights record, its commitment to democracy, its emphasis on quality of life, and its dedication to justice, freedom and security for all people in all aspects of society. It would be...

For the second time in less than one year, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) cancelled a scheduled vote on proposed rules that would restructure its Dodd-Frank Act (DFA) whistleblower reward program.  Hanging in the balance is the future...

Reality Leigh Winner (inmate number 22056-021) is currently incarcerated at the Carswell Federal Medical Center, P.O. Box 27137, Fort Worth, Texas, 76127.  She is an Air Force veteran, and later, became a federal NSA contractor.  Winner disclosed to the Intercept,...

In spring of last year, Mislav Kotarac went public with allegations of widespread corruption and misconduct within Croatia’s Energy Efficiency and Environmental Protection Fund. He had repeatedly told Croatian authorities – to no avail – about fraud, abuse of authority,...

Sabina Ćudić shocked the collective conscience of Bosnian society last year when she revealed photos of disabled children tied to their beds at a care home outside Sarajevo. Last week Ćudić was honored for her integrity, courage and public service....

“Hope is the hallelujah choir behind the sermon.” With these words, essayist Andrea Helm adds a poignant coda to the inaugural issue of The Southeast Europe Whistleblower Journal. Entitled “New Times, New Hope,” the publication commemorates the fifth anniversary of...

Dr. Rick Bright made headlines last month for his role as a whistleblower during the coronavirus crisis. After filing a whistleblower complaint with the Office of Special Counsel (OSC) in early May, he later testified before the House Energy and...

Over the weekend, the growing scandal engulfing the German digital payment giant Wirecard reached the point of no return. In the Bavarian city of Aschheim near Munich, police searched Wirecard’s headquarters for evidence showing whether the DAX-listed company made misleading...

In a letter sent to U.S. Attorney General William Barr earlier this month, Senator Charles Grassley wrote that he “vehemently disagreed” with a Department of Justice (DOJ) brief filed with the U.S. Supreme Court. Sen. Grassley, a longtime advocate for...