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Have We Learned Anything From the Extinction of the Vaquita?
Today, on Endangered Species Day, we bid farewell to yet another beautiful species decimated by human activity: the vaquita. With less than a handful of these small porpoises left in the world, experts have concluded there is no option but...
NWC Publishes Former FBI Director Comey’s Speech on Whistleblowers
Public urged to Take Action! The National Whistleblower Center issued the following action alert today which featured a 2016 speech by then FBI Director James Comey. The full action alert is reprinted below: In light of the news of former...
Video: University of Toronto Panel on Canada’s Whistleblower Reward Program
On January 26, 2017, whistleblower attorney and National Whistleblower Center Executive Director, Stephen Kohn participated in a panel discussion at the University of Toronto’s Capital Markets Institute on the topic of “Rewarding Corporate Whistleblowers: Will this Improve Canadian Capital Markets?”...
NWC Highlights Vaquita Extinction in Hill Briefing
Yesterday NWC’s founder and executive director, Stephen M. Kohn, identified lack of law enforcement as the key driver of the Vaquita’s impending extinction, during an informative Capitol Hill briefing, “Wildlife Whistleblowing: A Game-Changer in the Enforcement of Wildlife Trafficking Laws.” ...
Law360 Publishes National Whistleblower Center Wildlife Article
“Why Wildlife Whistleblower Rewards Need Work,” by National Whistleblower Center Executive Director, Stephen M. Kohn, and Chief Operating Officer, Ashley Binetti, is now live on Law360. This article highlights the need for effective implementation and enforcement of wildlife whistleblower reward...
Congressional Leaders Call on HHS Secretary to Clarify Employees’ Free Speech Rights
May 9, 2017. Washington, D.C. Congressional oversight leaders obtained an internal memo sent, on May 3, from the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) instructing employees to inform the agency before communicating independently with Congress. Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck...
Wildlife Whistleblower Laws to be Discussed at Rethinking Animals Summit
The Rethinking Animals Summit 2017 will be held May 6-7 addressing the massive global exploitation of animals and ways to create sustainable initiatives – including wildlife whistleblower laws. As humans continue to exploit animals and their resources for economic activities...
NWC Intensifies Campaign to Protect Dodd-Frank Whistleblowers
The National Whistleblower Center (NWC) intensified its campaign to save the whistleblower provisions of the Dodd-Frank Act. The NWC’s action alert members have sent over 31,000 messages to Congress as of 3 pm (EST) today. If you have not yet...
DOJ’s Decision to Appeal Tax Whistleblower Case Will Weaken the Federal Government’s Ability to Detect Fraud
The Justice Department is appealing the Tax Court’s decision in Whistleblower 21276-13W v. Commissioner and Whistleblower 21277-13W v. Commissioner, 147 T.C. No. 4 (2016). This case arose after two courageous whistleblowers stood up to the Swiss banks and exposed how the banks...
National Whistleblower Center Testifies Before House Committee in Defense of the SEC Whistleblower Program
Today, National Whistleblower Center Executive Director Stephen Kohn submitted testimony to the House Financial Services Committee in defense of the Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) whistleblower program—a highly successful program that has protected investors and recovered $1 billion from Wall...
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