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SEC Posts Notice of Covered Action Regarding Case Against Aequitas
On June 30, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) issued a Notice of Covered Action regarding the recent approximately $500 million settlement with an Oregon investment group. Aequitas Management LLC (Aequitas) and four affiliates settled SEC charges that they...
Novartis To Pay Over $642 Million To Settle Allegations of False Claims Act Violations
On July 1, Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation agreed to pay $642 million to settle a False Claims Act case brought by a whistleblower. The federal government claims that Novartis knowingly committed two kinds of fraud: first, that they funneled money through...
U.S. Merit System Protection Board Plagued by Structural Defects
Problems at the U.S. Merit System Protection Board (MSPB), recently highlighted by CBS News’ 60 Minutes, are only part of the problem with the troubled federal agency. The 60 Minutes report focused on the Board’s lack of quorum since January 2017,...
SEC Posts Notice of Covered Action Regarding Penny Stock Scalping Case
On June 30, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) posted a Notice of Covered Action regarding action against Florida-based stock promoter Brian Robert Sodi. The SEC settled charges that stem from Sodi’s central role in a penny stock scalping...
Former Railway Employee Ordered Reinstated after Facing Whistleblower Retaliation
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) of the U.S. Department of Labor ordered Norfolk Southern Railway Corp. to reinstate and pay an employee more than $150,000 in backpay for retaliation for reporting an “on-the-job injury.” OSHA announced the order...
NY Teacher Who Blew the Whistle on Misconduct Faces Retaliation
On June 18, the New York Post reported that a teacher at a New York City high school is in danger of being fired after speaking out about misconduct. Mark Paperno, a science teacher, sued the NY Department of Education...
Michael Rothenberg, Venture Capitalist Whose Fraud was Originally Exposed by an SEC Whistleblower, Now Facing Criminal Charges
On June 26, the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Northern District of California announced multiple criminal charges against venture capitalist Michael Rothenberg. Rothenberg, who was well known in the tech world for his lavish parties, allegedly defrauded his investors of...
SEC Posts Notice of Covered Action Regarding Case Against Everest Capital LLC
On June 30, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) issued a Notice of Covered Action regarding action against the investment adviser Everest Capital LLC (Everest) and its sole principal, Marko Dimitrijevic. The SEC settled charges of misconduct related to...
Hospital’s Whistleblower Procedures under Review Following Patient Deaths
The National Health Service Greater Glasgow and Clyde (NHS GGC) health board is set to review whistleblowing procedures, reports the Scottish news outlet The Herald. The review comes on the heels of an independent report published this week about harmful...
SEC Posts Notice of Covered Action Regarding Case Against Morningstar Credit Ratings
On June 30, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) posted several new Notices of Covered Action. One Notice refers to a case where the SEC and Morningstar Credit Ratings (Morningstar) settled charges that Morningstar violated conflict of interest rules. ...
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