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The VA’s Use of an Intelligence Community Program Intimidates Whistleblowers
Allegations of a culture of intimidation towards whistleblowers at the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) continue to arise. According to an October 22 Mother Jones article, the VA recently sent emails to employees warning of the dangers of whistleblowers and...
SEC Whistleblower Files Retaliation Lawsuit Against FirstEnergy Corp
A whistleblower whose disclosure led to the opening of a U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) investigation earlier in 2020 filed a retaliation lawsuit against Akron utility company FirstEnergy Corp. On October 18, attorneys for whistleblower Michael Pircio filed the...
Department of Justice Offering $10 Million Whistleblower Reward for Information on Election Interference
The United States government has successfully utilized whistleblowers to fight a litany of crimes and misconduct, ranging from corporate fraud to bribery of foreign officials. Now, the federal government is enlisting whistleblowers to fight foreign interference in U.S. elections. The...
Former McDonald’s Employee Launches Whistleblower Retaliation Complaint
A former McDonald’s worker has filed a whistleblower retaliation lawsuit against the fast-food company, alleging that it fired her for leading protests against McDonald’s for its failure to provide personal protective equipment (PPE) in the early months of the COVID-19...
Important Insights from the Past Month of SEC Whistleblower Award Orders
On September 23, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) approved a number of rule changes to its highly successful whistleblower program. These rule changes address several aspects of the program, including determinations for whistleblower awards. Through the SEC Whistleblower...
GAO Rules CFTC Must Pay Whistleblower Awards Even When They Exceed Balance of Customer Protection Fund
On October 15, the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) released a decision in response to inquiries by the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) regarding its Customer Protection Fund (CPF). The GAO ruled that the CFTC “has a nondiscretionary duty...
Texas Crime Laboratory Whistleblower Alleges Corruption and Misconduct
An employee of the Fort Worth Police Crime Laboratory has filed a whistleblower complaint alleging “an extreme lag in testing of child sexual abuse cases” and “falsification of records and policy violations that could affect hundreds of criminal cases,” according...
SEC Issues $114 Million Whistleblower Award – The Largest in SEC History
On October 22, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) announced a whistleblower award of over $114 million, the largest award in the history of the SEC Whistleblower Program. The award is for more than double the amount of the...
New Book “The Whistleblowers” Sheds Light on South African Whistleblowers
Author Mandy Wiener has written a new book entitled The Whistleblowers, which shares the stories and experiences of whistleblowers in South Africa, according to an October 6 article from The South African. The book "looks at a cross-section of people in South Africa...
Staff Members at Curtin University Allege Bullying, Corruption, and Misconduct
A group of staff members at Curtin University in Perth, Australia, have sent an anonymous email to university chancellor Andrew Crane, accusing “three staff members of corruption and bullying,” according to an October 9 Brisbane Times article. The email, which is...
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