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Vitol Inc. to Pay CFTC $95 Million to Settle Corruption-Based Fraud and Manipulation Charges
On December 3, the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) announced an order filing and settling corruption charges against Vitol Inc., an energy and commodities trading firm. The CFTC charged Vitol with manipulative and deceptive conduct, including foreign corruption. As...
Global Initiative Against Transnational Organized Crime Publishes Autumn #CovidCrimeWatch Newsletter
In commemoration of International Anti-Corruption Day, the Global Initiative Against Transnational Organized Crime (GI-TOC) published a new edition of their #CovidCrimeWatch newsletter on December 9. The Autumn newsletter features “a number of stories from across the world on the issue...
First Full-Service International Organization For Whistleblower Rights Announced
The first internationally focused organization to support and counsel whistleblowers has been announced on December 9, according to a press release. The Center for Whistleblower Rights & Rewards (CWRR) has been announced today in honor of the UN’s International Anti-Corruption...
Leading Whistleblower Organizations Launch the European Center for Whistleblower Rights
On December 9, the National Whistleblower Center (NWC) and Whistleblowing International announced the launch of the European Center for Whistleblower Rights, the first independent non-profit dedicated to securing stronger whistleblower laws in Europe, directly assisting European whistleblowers, and ensuring that...
European Youth Promote Whistleblowing on International Anti-Corruption Day
Young men and women throughout Eastern Europe today denounced corruption and proclaimed that crime and misconduct must be exposed in order for reliable and accountable democracies to have a chance to succeed. The youth are speaking with one voice –...
SEC Grants Whistleblower Awards Totaling Nearly $3 Million
On December 7, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) announced whistleblower awards totaling nearly $3 million issued to five individuals. The awards stem from three separate enforcement actions which relied on information provided by whistleblowers. In the first order,...
We Owe Reality Winner Freedom and Praise
You could say that the worst realities of the Trump presidency — family separation, unjust imprisonment, denial of the 2016 Russian election breach, our government’s cover-up of that breach, failure to manage COVID — intersect at one place, one person,...
OIG Clears OSHA Office of Misconduct but Documents Major Problems with Handling of Whistleblower Complaints
On November 23, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) Office of Inspector General (OIG) released a report titled “Region IX Whistleblower Protection Program Complaints Were Not Complete or Timely.” The report compiles the findings of the DOL OIG’s audit of...
Denver Health Employees File Whistleblower Lawsuit, Allege Retaliation
Employees of healthcare center Denver Health have filed a whistleblower lawsuit alleging retaliation for “raising concerns about systemic racism and speaking to the media about their experiences related to COVID-19,” according to a November 24 article from The Denver Post. The lawsuit, made on behalf...
Joint SEC Whistleblowers Awarded Over $6 Million
On December 1, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) announced a whistleblower award of over $6 million issued to joint whistleblowers. The whistleblowers provided the SEC with information and assistance which led to a successful SEC enforcement action as...
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