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Four Whistleblowers File Lawsuit Against Texas Attorney General
Four whistleblowers filed a whistleblower lawsuit against Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, according to a November 13 article from The Texas Tribune. Mark Penley, formerly the deputy attorney general for criminal justice, and David Maxwell, the agency's former director of law enforcement,...
USPS Worker Recants Allegations of Ballot Tampering, Faces Suspension
Richard Hopkins, a Pennsylvania postal worker who alleged voter fraud by his supervisor, recanted his allegations in an interview with federal agents on November 9. On November 10, the United States Postal Service (USPS) suspended Hopkins without pay pending the...
eSports Platform Operator Agrees to Pay $6.1 Million Penalty to SEC for Unregistred ICO
On September 15, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) announced settled charges against Unikrn Inc., an operator of an online eSports gaming and gambling platform. The SEC charged Unikrn for conducting an unregistered initial coin offering (ICO) of digital...
Albuquerque Police Department Fires Academy Commander Who Retaliated Against Whistleblowers
The Albuquerque Police Department (APD) has fired the Academy Commander “after finding that she retaliated against Academy staff and threatened to retaliate against cadets,” according to an October 30 KOB4 article. Former Academy Commander Angela Byrd was accused of trying to...
Biden/Harris Team Should Heed Whistleblower Poll Showing Widespread Public Support For Whistleblowers
Throughout his campaign, President-elect Biden has emphasized that he will lead as “a president for all” and that he will “heal the soul of our nation.” An easy way for the new administration to start is to increase protections for...
SEC Whistleblower Awarded Over $1.1 Million for Independent Analysis
On November 13, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) announced a whistleblower award of over $1.1 million. The awarded whistleblower provided independent analysis of publicly available material which led the SEC to look at new conduct during an investigation. ...
UK Organization Finds 41% of Whistleblowers Are Ignored By Employers
A report published by Protect, a UK whistleblowing charity, found that 41% of whistleblowers with COVID-19 related concerns were ignored by employers, according to an October 29 press release. Protect conducted the research through their Advice Line for whistleblowers: the phone...
SEC Whistleblowers Allege Financial Intermediaries Are Cheating 401ks and Pensions Out of Billions of Dollars
Three separate whistleblowers have filed disclosures with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), alleging that financial intermediaries of 401ks and pensions are short-changing their retirement plan clients by pocketing billions of dollars that rightfully belong to retirement plans. According...
Texas Attorney General’s Office: Two More Staff Members Fired, Additional Allegations of Whistleblower Retaliation
Two senior staff members who worked for Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton’s office have been fired, according to a November 2 article from The Texas Tribune. The agency’s director of law enforcement David Maxwell and the deputy attorney general for criminal justice Mark...
Fiat Chrysler to Pay SEC $9.5 Million Penalty for Disclosure Violations
On September 28, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) announced settled charges against Fiat Chrysler Automobiles N.V., a London-based public company that sells vehicles through its Michigan-based subsidiary. The SEC charged Fiat with making misleading disclosures about an internal...
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