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DOJ Recommends Dismissing “Meritless” Whistleblower Cases
A January 10th memo released by the Department of Justice states that attorneys should consider dismissing "meritless" and "parasitic" whistleblower cases filed under the False Claims Act (FCA). The FCA allows citizens to sue on the government's behalf, should they report evidence of waste,...
Former DOJ Lawyer Goes Rogue, Turns Criminal
As a young attorney, Jeffrey Wertkin joined the Department of Justice where he investigated and litigated False Claims Act cases filed by whistleblowers. After six years fighting fraud for the government, working side by side with whistleblowers, Wertkin made the...
Whistleblowers Beware: Your Work Computer Is Probably Monitored
Picture this: while at work you become aware of conduct that you believe is unethical, illegal, or qualifies as government waste, fraud, or abuse. You decide you want to blow the whistle. But before you act, be careful! Most corporate...
Federal Whistleblowers Have Faced Government Shutdown on Justice For Over a Year
All around the nation, hundreds of thousands of federal employees did not report to work today because of the federal government shutdown. Military families will not receive death benefits, active duty soldiers will not be paid, and the aggregate effects...
NWC Executive Director Leads Whistleblower Workshop In Kenya
Stephen M. Kohn, Executive Director of the National Whistleblower Center (NWC), travelled to Kenya to teach a workshop on wildlife whistleblowing. The event was hosted by the International Fund for Animal Welfare (IFAW). The workshop took place in Namanga, Kenya, a...
Customs Fraud, Wildlife Crime, and the Value of Whistleblowers
In late 2017, federal prosecutors in the Southern District of New York (considered one of America’s most important judicial districts) settled a case against Notations, a garment wholesaler. In a case originally brought by a qui tam relator (a.k.a. a...
NWC Executive Director Stephen Kohn Featured in Washington Post Video
The release of the Steven Spielberg film The Post (starring Tom Hanks and Meryl Streep) has prompted a new upsurge in interest about whistleblowers. In 1971, Daniel Ellsberg released the Pentagon Papers to the New York Times, Washington Post and other newspapers...
LuxLeaks: Antoine Deltour Recognized as Whistleblower by Luxembourg Court
LUXEMBOURG CITY, LUXEMBOURG | January 11, 2018 — A Luxembourg court today has overturned the verdict against a "LuxLeaks" whistleblower who was convicted of leaking thousands of documents that revealed tax breaks for multinational firms. Former PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) employee Antoine Deltour...
For #MeToo Moment to Last, Strengthen Whistleblower Protections
(This article was published on January 8, 2018 in the Baltimore Sun.) The Golden Globe Awards this Sunday put the #MeToo movement in the spotlight. Many actresses wore black to express to solidarity, and a number of them brought important...
Whistleblowers Save Taxpayers $3.4 Billion
Last week, the Department of Justice announced that it collected $3.7 billion in settlements and judgements from False Claim Act (FCA) cases against the government in 2017. The FCA is a statute that allows individual whistleblowers, called relators in this context,...
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