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Report Reveals Hundreds of Millions of Dollars Given in Federal Coronavirus Contracts to Vendors Previously Accused of Fraud
A USA Today investigation found that hundreds of millions of dollars in COVID-19-related government contracts have gone to vendors previously accused of fraud. In response to the pandemic, the federal government has given out more than $16 billion in coronavirus...
Nursing Home Retaliates Against Nurses Who Reported Botched COVID-19 Response
A Massachusetts nursing home fired one nurse and banned another from the premises after they spoke to Reuters in early June about the home’s horrific working conditions and understaffing. Colleen Lelierve, a nurse at the Life Care Center of Nashoba...
Combatting Anti-Corruption in Ukraine
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) recognized the recent efforts of the Ukraine government to fight corruption. On June 9, the IMF announced its approval of a Stand-By Arrangement (SBA) of US$5 billion towards economic recovery in the wake of the...
Senate Unanimously Passes Resolution Designating July 30 National Whistleblower Appreciation Day
Today, the United States Senate unanimously passed a resolution designating July 30, 2020, as “National Whistleblower Appreciation Day.” This is the eighth consecutive year in which Congress has recognized the day. This year’s resolution was once again spearheaded by Senator...
TSA Orders New COVID-19 Safety Precautions In Response to Whistleblower Complaint
According to a report by The Washington Post, a Transportation Security Administration (TSA) administrator ordered the update of safety precautions for employees after meeting with TSA whistleblower Jay Brainard. Brainard, currently the TSA Federal Security Director in Kansas, has been...
Whistleblower Receives $3.8 Million SEC Whistleblower Award
On July 14, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) announced that it awarded a whistleblower $3.8 million. According to the SEC, the whistleblower’s “information and assistance helped both the SEC and another agency bring successful actions against the perpetrator...
Alexion Pharmaceutical To Pay $21 Million In Foreign Corrupt Practices Act Settlement
Alexion, a Boston-based pharmaceutical company, agreed to pay $21.5 million to settle charges it violated the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA). A settlement, announced by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), alleges that the company’s foreign subsidiaries in Turkey and...
Whistleblower Advocates Call on Congress to Strengthen IRS Tax Whistleblower Program to Combat COVID-19 Related Tax Fraud
In open letters to the Senate Finance Committee and House Committee on Ways and Means, the National Whistleblower Center (NWC) urged the committees to strengthen the IRS Whistleblower Program. The whistleblower advocacy group said yesterday that it is concerned about...
Working Conditions at Colorado Meat Packing Factory Violate COVID-19 Safety Requirements
A whistleblower has come forward to allege the working conditions at a JBS meat packing plant in Greely, Colorado, do not comply with state and federal COVID-19 safety requirements, according to a Denver7 investigation. The employee told Denver7 Investigates that...
Once Threatened with Decapitation, Croatian Whistleblower Prevails over Threats
In spring of last year, Mislav Kotarac went public with allegations of widespread corruption and misconduct within Croatia’s Energy Efficiency and Environmental Protection Fund. He had repeatedly told Croatian authorities – to no avail – about fraud, abuse of authority,...
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