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Birkenfeld’s Attorney to Speak Tonight at DC Library
You may have read about him in the Washington Post Style section today, heard him on NPR, or listened to...
Birkenfeld Press Conference
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Brad Birkenfeld receives $104 million IRS whistleblower award
The National Whistleblowers Center announced this morning that UBS banking whistleblower Bradley Birkenfeld received a tax whistleblower award of $104...
NWC Announces Press Conference Tomorrow On IRS Decision in Birkenfeld Case
The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has issued a decision in the whistleblower case of former UBS banker Bradley C. Birkenfeld....
Tax Court calls for an answer from IRS whistleblower case
The United States Tax Court issued an order Tuesday that requires the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) to respond by September...
NWC Files Amicus Brief in Major Tax Whistleblower Case
The National Whistleblowers Center (NWC) has filed an amicus curiae (“friend of the court”) brief in a precedent-setting whistleblower tax...
IRS plans to retool its whistleblower program
On Wednesday, the IRS announced a plan for a comprehensive review of its whistleblower program, working with both “internal and...
IG report says IRS Whistleblower Office falls short and resists audit
The Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration (TIGTA) issued a report that criticizes the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) for dragging...
IRS resists using whistleblowers
Whistleblower disclosures have helped the federal government make some of its biggest recoveries from fraudsters. In the Obama administration alone,...
New IRS regulation is no help to whistleblowers
On January 23, 2012, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) issued a final regulation that reflects a 1996 law making payments...
Whistleblower Poll
Exclusive Marist Poll: Overwhelming Public Support Among Likely Voters For Increased Whistleblower Protections
In September, Marist (an A+ rated pollster) conducted a survey of American adults on behalf of Whistleblower Network News. The...
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