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Whistleblowers Recover $98.15 Million for U. S. Taxpayers
Yesterday, the Justice Department announced that Community Health Systems, Inc., the nation’s largest operator of acute care hospitals, has agreed to pay $98.15 to settle multiple lawsuits against it filed under the False Claims Act. Nine whistleblowers stepped forward to...
Who is Michael P. Malone? Corrupt F.B.I. Agent’s Testimony Sent Innocent Man to Prison; Donald Eugene Gates was Convicted of Rape-Murder He Did Not Commit
The following is from guest contributor Jon C. Hopwood. This article was originally published in 2009 on Yahoo Voice and is reprinted here by permission of the author. Summary: The testimony of Special Agent Michael P. Malone was instrumental in convicting Donald...
Senator Grassley Steps Forward Once Again to Defend Whistleblowers
Senator Grassley On July 30, 2014, the House Judiciary Committee Constitution and Civil Justice Subcommittee held a hearing on proposals by the U.S. Chamber of Commerce to substantially weaken the False Claims Act (FCA). The FCA is the most effective...
Senate Approves “National Whistleblower Appreciation Day” for Second Year
On July 30, 2014, by a unanimous resolution the U.S. Senate declared July 30 as "National Whistleblower Appreciation Day" for the second year in row. The resolution comes on the anniversary of the first ever whistleblower protection law enacted on...
Celebrate National Whistleblower Appreciation Day!
Today is National Whistleblower Appreciation Day. On this day in 1778 the Continental Congress passed what very well could be the world’s first whistleblower law. Our revolutionary forefathers, when they learned that two whistleblowers that had exposed misconduct by the...
Four Questions About the FBI Lab Scandal
Dr. Frederic Whitehurst July 30, 2014 – Another front-page story about the FBI Lab Scandal appeared in the Washington Post today. In this story, we learned that the FBI unilaterally stopped reviewing thousands of criminal cases to determine if tainted...
Understanding the Risks of Whistleblowing
Stephen M. Kohn In an article on the legal news website, Lawyers and Settlements, Stephen M. Kohn, Executive Director of the National Whistleblower Center, explains that statistics reveal that most employees "who witness fraud or and violations of the law and don’t...
Full Court Review Requested in KBR Contracting Fraud Case
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Whistleblower Seeks Release of Documents that Demonstrated Contracting Fraud during the War in Iraq Washington, D.C. July 28, 2014. Today, Mr. Harry Barko, a whistleblower who alleged that defense contractor KBR had engaged in widespread fraud during the...
NWC Issues Action Alert to Save America’s Most Important Whistleblower Law
On July 25, 2014, the National Whistleblower Center issued the following Action Alert: Demand that the House Judiciary Committee cancel the hearing on False Claims Act “reform” scheduled for July 30, 2014. If the Committee is determined to hold the...
FBI Whistleblower Jane Turner Discusses Her Whistleblowing Experiences
Jane Turner In an article on the legal news website, Lawyers and Settlements, FBI whistleblower Jane Turner discuses her whistleblowing experiences. In the article "FBI Whistleblower Regrets Nothing," Turner says "It destroyed me to lose the job that meant so...
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