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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...
Leading Whistleblower Attorney: “Congress Should Pass Stronger Whistleblower Protections”
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...
Pennsylvania Man and His Companies to Pay CFTC Over $1.2 Million for Forex Trading Scheme
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...
SEC Whistleblower Awarded $800,000
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...
OSHA Has Resolved Only 2% of Reports of Retaliation Against COVID Whistleblowers, New Report Finds
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...
Pennsylvania Geologist Blows Whistle on Pipeline Construction Company
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,”...
New Report Finds Increase in Whistleblower Complaints at Ontario Long-Term Care Homes
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...
“No Longer the ‘Skunks at the Picnic:’” Whistleblower Attorney Reflects on New Whistleblower Poll
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...
CFTC Orders JPMorgan to Pay Record-Setting $920.2 Million to Settle Spoofing and Manipulation Charges
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,...
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