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Expert Outlines Key Issues with New DOJ Whistleblower Program

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The DOJ’s Corporate Whistleblower Awards Pilot Program will offer awards to individuals who blow the whistle on corporate crimes under the jurisdiction of the DOJ which are not covered by other whistleblower programs. Department of Justice (DOJ) released the long-awaited rules for its corporate whistleblower award program.

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New Report Highlights Importance of Funding Reform for CFTC Whistleblower Program

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On November 19, Better Markets, a non-profit focused on financial reform, released a report “Blow the Whistle: The Importance of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission’s Whistleblower Office” highlighting the financial crisis threatening the hugely successful CFTC Whistleblower Program.

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Open Letter from OpenAI Employees Highlights Concerns Around Oversight and Whistleblower Protections

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Titled “A Right to Warn about Advanced Artificial Intelligence,” the letter emphasizes that the ability of current and former employees of AI companies to blow the whistle is critical to oversight of AI and the development and implementation of new technology in ways that directly benefit the public.

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SEC Sanctions JP Morgan $18 Million for Impeding Whistleblowing

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Morgan Securities LLC in which the company agreed to pay $18 million to settle charges that it impeded the ability of advisory clients and brokerage customers to blow the whistle to the SEC. In recent months, the SEC has stepped up its enforcement of the rule.

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New DOJ Whistleblower Program Highly Flawed According to Experts

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The DOJ’s Corporate Whistleblower Awards Pilot Program will offer awards to individuals who blow the whistle on corporate crimes under the jurisdiction of the DOJ which are not covered by other whistleblower programs. Department of Justice (DOJ) released the long-awaited rules for its corporate whistleblower award program.

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Georgetown ECo Talks Event to Focus on Climate Whistleblowing

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Kohn , founding partner of Kohn, Kohn & Colapinto LLP and Chairman at the National Whistleblower Center , will be speaking at Georgetown University’s ECo Talks Series discussing the issue of Blowing the Whistle on International Climate Corruption. Kohn remarks. to 12:30 p.m.EST. Virtual attendance is possible via Zoom.

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Trafigura Whistleblower Disclosure Leads to $55 Million Enforcement Action by CFTC

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Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) announced that Trafigura Holding LLC agreed to pay $55 million to settle allegations of fraud, market manipulation, and impeding the ability of employees to blow the whistle. Whistleblower law firm Kohn, Kohn & Colapinto announced that a whistleblower made a disclosure in the case.