By Steve Kardell | Published July 11, 2016 | Posted in Whistleblower Litigation | Tagged Tags: whistleblower award | Comments Off on Colorado Prison Whistleblower Awarded $280,000
Colorado Prison Whistleblower Awarded $280,000
A former employee of the Colorado Department of Corrections was awarded $280,000 in a settlement after filing a whistleblower complaint accusing officials in state prisons of fudging figures about mentally ill and/or violent convicts. The whistleblower is Maureen O’Keefe, the former director of the Colorado DOC’s Office of Planning and Analysis. In her complaint, she Read More
Read MoreNew Report Indicates Increasing SEC Actions Against Businesses
A new report published by the NYU Pllack Center for Law & Business and Cornerstone Research indicates that the number of actions the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has brought against public companies and their subsidiaries has increased recently. According to the report, the SEC brought 84 different actions against public entities and their subsidiaries Read More
Read MoreBest Practices for Whistleblower Hotline Reporting
There are currently more whistleblower protections than ever before in the United States, making it absolutely necessary for public agencies and private companies to have processes in place for whistleblowers to make their reports. One such avenue is a phone hotline, which can help to quickly pinpoint organizational misconduct and be a starting point for Read More
Read MoreNLESD the Subject of Two Different Fraud Investigations
The CEO of the Newfoundland and Labrador English School District (NLESD) in Canada recently divulged that the district is currently the subject of two separate investigations for fraud. CEO Darrin Pike informed Canadian media that two different employees, one of whom is no longer employed with the district, were the subjects of the investigations. He Read More
Read MoreOECD Issues New Report on Worldwide Whistleblower Protections
The Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) recently released a new report entitled “Committing to Effective Whistleblower Protection.” The publication contains information on the variety of whistleblower protection statutes in OECD countries. According to the report, more OECD countries have passed new whistleblower protection laws in the past five years than in the previous Read More
Read MoreCFTC Announces Record-Breaking $10 Million Award
In April, the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commissoin (CFTC) announced its largest whistleblower award yet: a sum of more than $10 million to a person whose information led to major enforcement action by the agency. The Securities Exchange Commission (SEC) has been the big name in whistleblower actions over the last few years, while the Read More
Read MoreRecent SEC, CFTC Announcements of Whistleblower Payouts
In recent years, the federal government has ramped up efforts to fight corruption in corporate settings, with whistleblowers receiving more protection and rewards for uncovering malevolent schemes within businesses and organizations. Thus, individuals have far more reason to come forward and reveal wrongdoing than ever before. The following are a few recent announcements made by Read More
Read MoreOSHA Outlines New Rules for Whistleblower Cases Relating to Food Safety
On April 18, the U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) announced new procedural rules for investigating any whistleblower claims that specifically focus on food safety. These procedures are outlined under the Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA). Under these new rules, employees who claim they’ve been retaliated against after exposing food safety Read More
Read MoreUp to 80 Percent of Execs Admit to Witnessing Bribes
In a stunning revelation from a recent Bloomberg survey, approximately 80 percent of board-level executives polled admitted to having seen bribery and other types of corruption within their organizations. Many critics say this is a sign that despite anti-bribery laws throughout the United States and internationally, the presence of corruption is still a major problem. Read More
Read MoreNew York Whistleblower Recovers $1.1M in False Claims Act Case
A whistleblower case in New York alleging false income tax claims was settled for $1.1 million. In the case, real estate developer Asher Roshanzamir was accused of wrongfully deferring income tax payments to both the city and state of New York. The ensuing investigation performed by the state attorney general’s office uncovered evidence that he Read More
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