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Heads of the Senate Intelligence Committee Advocate for Whistleblowers within the Intelligence Community
Last week, Senate Select Committee on Intelligence Acting Chairman Marco Rubio (R-FL) and Vice Chairman Mark Warner (D-VA) issued a joint statement supporting whistleblowers within the intelligence community. The statement reads: “Consistent with its mandate to oversee the activities and...
9th Annual Whistleblower Summit to Highlight the Role of Whistleblowers in Combatting Racial Injustice
A week of events, including seminars, panel discussions, and a film festival, will lead to the sixth annual celebration of National Whistleblower Day. This year marks the 242nd anniversary of America’s first whistleblower law, passed on July 30th, 1778, and...
National Whistleblower Day Summit to Include Panel on “Tools for Whistleblowers”
On July 30, the National Whistleblower Center hosts a series of interactive online panels to commemorate National Whistleblower Day. The live event will be from 12:00 pm - 2:15 pm EDT and feature speeches and panel discussions by whistleblowers, whistleblowers...
Florida Hospice Company Agrees to $3.2 Million Settlement for False Claims Act Liability
On July 8, Hope Hospice of Fort Myers, Florida, agreed to pay $3.2 million to settle allegations of Medicare, Medicaid, and TRICARE fraud. Margaret Peters, the former Director of Hospice Care, filed the lawsuit under the qui tam, or whistleblower,...
National Whistleblower Day Panel To Discuss COVID-19 Whistleblowers
On July 30, a date that the U.S. Senate has designated as National Whistleblower Appreciation Day for the eighth consecutive year, the National Whistleblower Center will host a series of panels centered around whistleblowing. One panel will discuss how whistleblowers...
Whistleblowers Receive More Than $1 Million in CFTC Whistleblower Awards
On July 21, the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) announced that it will award more than $1 million to two whistleblowers who voluntarily provided original information that led to a successful enforcement action by the CFTC. According to the...
Oklahoma Hospital Management Company and Associates To Pay $72.3 Million To Settle Allegations Of False Claims Act Violations
An Oklahoma City specialty hospital, its management group, a physician’s group, and two physicians will pay over $72.3 million to settle allegations of improper payments to physicians under the False Claims Act. The allegations center around a scheme to give...
Week of Events to Commemorate National Whistleblower Day
A week-long summit honoring whistleblowers begins July 28 and leads to the annual celebration of National Whistleblower Day. A website, launched last week, promotes the events surrounding National Whistleblower Day. For the eighth consecutive year, whistleblowers, their advocates, and lawmakers...
Petition Urges Congress to Establish National Whistleblower Appreciation Day Permanently
A petition calling for Congress to permanently designate July 30 as National Whistleblower Appreciation Day launched last week. The petition asks Congress to mandate that every executive agency recognizes National Whistleblower Day every year by promoting awareness about whistleblower rights...
Sons of Former Panamanian President Arrested in Bribery and Money Laundering Scheme
On July 6th, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) announced the arrest of former Panamanian President Ricardo Martinelli’s sons connected to a money laundering and bribery scheme. Since 2017, the Panamanian government sought to arrest Luis Martinelli Linares and Ricardo...
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