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Sen. Chuck Grassley Refers to Whistleblowers as ‘Heroes and Patriots’

U.S. Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) has been a consistent advocate and champion for whistleblowers throughout his entire tenure, which began in the early 1980s. For example, he was one of the senators who helped initiate and support some of the most important advances in whistleblower law in the three decades since. With the help of Read More

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Whistleblower Receives SEC Awards Despite Being Culpable, Delaying Evidence

In late July, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) announced it would pay $1.7 million to a whistleblower who provided important information to the agency. This was despite the fact that the whistleblower had some culpability in the fraud, delayed the reporting of that fraud to the SEC and failed to comply with a Dodd-Frank Read More

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Doctor Sentenced to 35 Years in Prison for $374 Medicare Fraud Scheme

A Texas doctor who was at the center of a $374 million Medicare fraud scheme, the largest in the history of the United States, was recently sentenced to 35 years in prison. It could effectively be a life sentence for the 60-year-old physician. The statutory minimum for the 12 healthcare fraud-related convictions for Doctor Jacques Read More

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Auto Loans the Subject of Latest Scandal for Wells Fargo

Wells Fargo is once again the subject of public criticism not even a year after its major fake account scandal. This time, the subject is how the company issues automotive loans. The New York Times recently broke the news of a Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco investigation into Wells Fargo’s auto loan policies after Read More

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Whistleblower Lawsuit Related to Cancer Drug Marketing Leads to Celgene Paying $280 Million

Celgene Corporation, a biotech company based in New Jersey, will pay out $280 million to settle claims that it cited uses not approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in promotion of its cancer treatment drugs Thalomid and Fevlimid. According to Judge George H. King, the plaintiff “provided sufficient evidence” that the corporation Read More

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Whistleblower Awarded $9 Million in Case Against PHH Corp.

A whistleblower recently received $9.4 million for the role she played in identifying misconduct at PHH Corp, a mortgage lender based in New Jersey. The corporation will be responsible for paying $74.5 million to resolve claims that the company’s loan practices put the government and borrowers at risk. The settlement was announced by the U.S. Read More

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SEC Whistleblower Awards Total Reaches $158 Million

In late July, Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) officials announced there were two more cases in which the regulator handed out whistleblower awards, totaling $4.2 million for the two whistleblowers. The total of the whistleblower payments distributed through the program is now at $158 million. One of the awards was announced on July 27 and Read More

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OSHA Releases Newly Revised Whistleblower Complaint Form

The U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) recently released a newly revised version of its Whistleblower Complaint Form. This form can be accessed online at the OSHA website. OSHA administers more than 20 whistleblower protection rules, including those that prohibit any retaliation against employees who complain about unhealthy or unsafe conditions in the workplace, Read More

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Whistleblowers Imperative for Rooting Out Fraud and Waste in Companies, Agencies

Kentucky Supreme Court Chief Justice John D. Minton recently said, “Transparency and accountability are bedrock principles in maintaining trust in state government.” It is a nod to the importance of whistleblowers, particularly when it comes to discovering incidents of fraud or waste in government agencies or private corporations. This new policy of transparency, issued some Read More

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