‘Project Gunrunner’ Scandal Heats Up
In January 2011, scandal broke out over “Project Gunrunner,” a program of the Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives agency (ATF). ...
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NWC Executive Director will hold an open forum on April 10th
On Sunday April 10, 2011, Stephen Kohn, Executive Director at the National Whistleblowers Center, will be available at 4:00 pm ...
Former Special Counsel Sentenced to One Month in Prison
Scott Bloch, the former head of the Office of Special Counsel (OSC), was sentenced to one month in prison, twelve ...
Top Ten Things You Should Know Before You Blow the Whistle
Whether you are a corporate crime defense counsel, a worker thinking on turning in your crooked boss, or a whistleblower's ...
UBS Banker, Bradley Birkenfeld, blew the whistle on Credit Suisse
In June 2007, UBS whistleblower Bradley Birkenfeld revealed detailed information about high-profile individuals and banks, including Credit Suisse, to the ...
Former Special Counsel Sentencing Postponed Again
Today, Magistrate Judge Deborah Robinson of the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia postponed Scott Bloch's sentencing once ...
Appeals Court to Rule Shortly on Constitutional Attack Challenging Key Whistleblower Provision of the False Claims Act
Last year alone, the U.S. government recovered over $3.1 billion as a result of FCA claims filed by whistleblowers under ...
NWC Executive Directors Discusses 1st Amendment and WikiLeaks on CBS Evening News
On Saturday, January 8, 2011, Stephen M. Kohn, National Whistleblowers Center Executive Director, appeared on CBS Evening News. The news ...
WikiLeaks Scandal Demonstrates Need for Whistleblower Protection
Today, Stephen Kohn, Executive Director of the National Whistleblowers Center, issued the following statement expressing his concern about the rise ...
NWC Report Proves that Qui Tam Statutes Have “No Negative Impact” on Compliance Programs
It is "simply a smoke and mirrors game to get the SEC to implement rules that will discourage employees from ...
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