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Millions Recovered In DOJ False Claims Act Settlements
The Department of Justice recently announced the settlements, listed below, in False Claims Act cases. The False Claims Act permits private parties to sue on behalf of the government those who falsely claim federal funds or avoid paying funds owed...
Senate Whistleblower Protection Caucus Adds Members
The Senate Whistleblower Protection Caucus announced on April 14, that it is adding two new members. Senators John Boozman (R-Ark.) and Tom Carper (D-Del.) are joining the bipartisan caucus, a group of senators committed to raising awareness of the value...
FBI Whistleblower Featured on CBS Evening News
CBS Evening News ran a story last night on the flawed science of FBI hair analysis. “FBI admits its hair analysis was flawed for decades” featured an interview with FBI Crime Lab Whistleblower Dr. Frederic Whitehurst. Watch this segment below....
NPR Highlights FBI Whistleblower’s 10-Year Road to Vindication
The Federal Bureau of Investigation is under pressure to fix it’s broken whistleblower process. In February 2015, the Government Accountability Office (GAO) reported that whistleblower protections at the FBI are weaker than at any other agency. The Senate Judiciary Committee...
NWC Releases Press Statement Regarding FBI Crime Lab Errors
The National Whistleblower Center issued the following Press Statement today: FBI Admission of Crime Lab “Errors” In Hair Cases Vindicates Whistleblower Washington, D.C. April 20, 2015. Yesterday, the Washington Post published a front-page article reporting that the FBI has finally...
Senators Laud Labor Department’s ‘Burden of Proof’ Interpretation for Whistleblowers
A bipartisan group of senators commended the Department of Labor, Administrative Review Board’s (ARB) interpretation of federal whistleblower protections provisions, clarifying the statutory burdens of proof in whistleblower cases. In two recent decisions, Fordham v. Fannie Mae, ARB No. 12-061...
Whistleblower Advocacy Groups Call for Removal of Commerce IG Zinser
On March 31, I posted a blog entitled “House Investigation Reveals Commerce IG’s Pattern of Retaliation Against Whistleblowers,” reporting the findings of a two-year investigation by the House Subcommittee on Investigations & Oversight Committee on Science, Space & Technology. The investigation...
Recent False Claims Act Settlements
The Department of Justice recently announced the settlements, listed below, in False Claims Act cases. The False Claims Act permits private parties to sue on behalf of the government those who falsely claim federal funds or avoid paying funds owed...
Swiss Banking Whistleblowers to Appear at Offshore Banking Conference
The Wall Street Journal reports that Swiss bank whistleblowers Bradley Birkenfeld and Hervé Falciani are schedule to take part in a panel discussion at the OffshoreAlert Conference in Miami Beach May 3-5. The panel entitled “Inside the UBS & HSBC...
DOJ False Claims Act Settlements
The Department of Justice recently announced the settlements, listed below, in False Claims Act cases. The False Claims Act permits private parties to sue on behalf of the government those who falsely claim federal funds or avoid paying funds owed...
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