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Whistleblower Network News’s recent Marist poll on whistleblowing reveals that a majority of Americans believe Congress should prioritize passing stronger protections for corporate whistleblowers.  Based on this polling data, whistleblower attorney Stephen M. Kohn, partner at qui tam whistleblower law...

On October 9, the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) announced an order of default judgment, finding that Michael Salerno and his companies Black Diamond Forex LP, BDF Trading LP, and Advanta FX engaged in a foreign currency (forex) trading...

On October 15, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) announced an $800,000 whistleblower award issued to an individual whose disclosure instigated an SEC investigation, which led to two successful enforcement actions.  “The whistleblower provided the Commission with a detailed...

The COVID-19 pandemic has added new significance to workplace safety—workplaces and employees must now navigate state and federal health guidelines that aim to protect individuals from the coronavirus.  However, according to recent reports, the U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety...

A geologist who worked on the Mariner East pipeline in Pennsylvania has claimed that Sunoco/Energy Transfer, the company in charge of building the pipeline, “prevented him and other geologists from inspecting and reporting on dangerous subsidence, or sinkholes, during construction,”...

Cathy Fooks, the Patient Ombudsman for Ontario, has published a new report that states whistleblower complaints from workers at long-term care homes have risen during the pandemic, according to an October 8 CBC News article. The report also includes recommendations...

In a new article for The Hill, whistleblower attorney Stephen M. Kohn, partner at qui tam firm Kohn, Kohn & Colapinto and Executive Director of the National Whistleblower Center, responds to Whistleblower Network News’s newly-released Marist poll.  Kohn notes that...

On September 29, the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) announced an order filing and settling charges against JPMorgan Chase & Company and its subsidiaries, JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., and J.P. Morgan Securities LLC (collectively, JPM).  The order finds that,...

Moldova has been among Europe’s hardest-hit countries during the COVID-19 pandemic. It has suffered more than 1,300 deaths and 55,000 cases. Now in the midst of a spike, its 19 deaths on Sept. 22 and 1,022 new cases on Oct....

In a recent article published in the National Law Review, top whistleblower attorney Steven M. Kohn explains the significance of a new Marist poll on whistleblowers and what Americans think about them. The poll, conducted by The Marist Poll, an...