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EU Commission responds to whistleblowers asking for protection: We’ve got your back
A provisional rule approved in March by the European Commission and member countries ensures “robust” protection for whistleblowers, according to the agency’s response to a letter from the National Whistleblower Center (NWC). Click for EU whistleblower video Under the proposed...
Facebook isn’t safe for reptiles. Smugglers busted in Java had five big lizards for sale
Wildlife trafficking on Facebook took a hit last week, with Agence France-Press (AFP) reporting that five men were arrested in Indonesia in connection with selling Komodo dragons and other wild animals through Facebook According to AFP: The vast Southeast Asian...
Why shouldn’t a White House whistleblower go back to work, asks former EPA whistleblower who did
The New York Times headline inspired retired Environmental Protection Agency staffer William Sanjour to write to the editor. The headline read: “Whistle-Blower Did the Unexpected: She Returned to Work” “Why are you surprised that a whistle-blower went back to work?”...
Coming up: Learning how to use environmental whistleblowers to stop pollution at sea
Whistleblowers play a big role in rooting out corporate crime and government misdeeds that take place behind closed doors. They also have a role in flagging environmental crimes that happen out-of-site on the high seas. On April 16, a panel...
Health and Human Services whistleblower rewarded. NTSA whistleblowers take a different route
Two major whistleblower awards were revealed late last week. Reuters is reporting a $1.7 million award to three Takata employees who exposed problems in airbag inflators. In a separate case, CareWell Urgent Care Centers will pay $2 million to two...
$50 million for two SEC whistleblowers who exposed conflict-of-interest problems at JPMorgan
Two SEC whistleblowers have been awarded a total of $50 million for exposing conflict-of-interest problems with investment advisors at JPMorgan Chase Bank The Securities and Exchange Commission announced the awards but did not offer any details of the case. However, lawyers...
U.S. settles whistleblower False Claims Act suit. Duke University to pay $112 million in fabricated research data case
Duke University reported in January that its scientists won $384.6 million last year from the National Institutes of Health, “ranking 9th in the country among universities, research institutions and teaching hospitals that are awarded the taxpayer-based research dollars.” This week,...
HBO documentary features Theranos whistleblowers: “I’m not one of those people who can keep quiet.”
Whistleblowers exposed the technology collapse at Theranos, the life science start-up at the center of a new HBO documentary. In January, Tyler Shultz and Erika Cheung told their stories at a session hosted by Stanford University's McCoy Family Center for Ethics in...
How to be a government whistleblower? Congress is becoming more of an option
Congress is once again calling on whistleblowers for help investigating a federal agency, this time the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). Source: Wikimedia Commons Citing safety issues emerging after two crashes of the Boeing 737 MAX airplane, the House Committee on...
As citizens get more involved in spotting wildlife crime, they could benefit from whistleblower protections
Corrupt government officials and informants who fear retribution. These are some of the challenges faced by citizens who become involved in helping enforce illegal logging regulations. Three panelists discussed these and other forestry crime issues at March 21 webinar on...
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