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GAO Releases Report on IRS Whistleblower Program
Yesterday, the Government Accountability Office (GAO) released its report on the current effectiveness of the IRS whistleblower program. Since 2007,...
Amicus Brief argues for SOX coverage for Villanueva
The National Whistleblowers Center (NWC) and the National Employment Lawyers Association (NELA) filed an amicus brief this week in Villanueva...
IRS Guidelines Discourage Whistleblowers
Today, Tax Analysts published an article about how Internal Revenue Service (IRS) guidelines can result in whistleblower awards being unfairly...
NWC seminar on Dodd-Frank a huge success
David Colapinto, Stephen Kohn, Sean McKessy and Michael Kohn. Yesterday, the National Whistleblowers Center (NWC) road trip of seminars came...
Is the IRS Systemically Averse to Whistleblowers?
Since the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) instituted a new whistleblower program in 2006, only one award has been made to...
IRS issues $4.5 million reward to tax whistleblower
The Associated Press is reporting that the IRS has issued a whistleblower reward to an in-house accountant at a financial...
Anonymous whistleblower gets $1.1 million IRS reward
An anonymous Wall Street banker has received a reward of $1.1 million for reporting a massive tax fraud by Enron,...
Washington Times and FSN discuss importance of The Handbook
Kohn said the most important step in cases where ordinary citizens step forward to reveal fraud is "who you blow...
IRS issues proposed whistleblower rule today
The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) is publishing today a new proposed regulation for its whistleblower reward program. In today's Federal...
WSJ reports on hurdles for financial fraud whistleblowers
The Wall Street Journal is reporting today on the hurdles that whistleblowers face when they provide tips about financial fraud...
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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