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CFTC Announces $6 Million Whistleblower Award
Today, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) announced a whistleblower award of $6 million. The whistleblower provided “original information that led the CFTC to bring a successful enforcement action.” The information that the whistleblower offered was “specific, credible, and timely.”...
Court Issues $69.6 Million Judgement in Qui Tam False Claims Act Whistleblower Case
On April 30, 2020 U.S. District Court Judge Tanya Walton Pratt issued a $69.6 million judgment against the defendants in the high-profile qui tam False Claims Act case U.S. ex rel. Chepurko v. e-biofuels, LLP, et al. The qui tam...
Leaders Call for Reinstatement of Navy Captain Whistleblower Who Warned of Coronavirus Outbreak
Top Navy leaders have recommended restoring fired coronavirus whistleblower Capt. Brett Crozier to the command of the aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt. Crozier was removed from his position about three weeks ago after he raised concerns about a COVID-19 outbreak...
Pelosi Names First Director for Office of Whistleblower Ombudsman
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) announced the first director for the newly established House Office of the Whistleblower Ombudsman. Pelosi appointed Shanna Devine as the first director of the new office. Devine has most recently worked as an advocate for...
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