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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. On August 1, the U.S. Not surprisingly, all discretionary whistleblower award laws have failed. Kohn writes.

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CFTC Launches Probe Over NDAs Which Restrict Whistleblowing

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Morgan Securitie s 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. According to Bloomberg , the CFTC “has reached out to a number of banks, including JPMorgan Chase & Co., Bank of America Corp.

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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. The CFTC Whistleblower Program is proving to be a critical tool in efforts to combat corruption globally,” he added.

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Misreporting of Tesla Safety Violations Highlight Narrow Parameters of SEC Whistleblower Program and Need for Employee Education

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Blowing the Whistle on Tesla The data provided by Krupski detailed thousands of accident reports, trouble manufacturing the Cybertruck pickup, and internal communications that exposed flaws with the company’s Autopilot driver-assistance software. If a table collapsed, workers would be seriously injured or killed.

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Climate Groups View Whistleblowers as Key to Fight Against Environmental Corruption

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In December, the United Nations held the tenth session of the Conference of the States Parties (CoSP10) to the United Nations Convention against Corruption (UNCAC) in Atlanta. The Conference is the largest global anti-corruption gathering. Article 5 , and the IUCN’s Marseille Resolution 115, WCC-2020-Res-115 ).

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Whistleblower Advocates Call for Best Practice Whistleblower Resolution at CoSP10

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On December 12, the 10th Conference of the States Parties (CoSP 10) to the UN Convention Against Corruption (UNCAC) continued with its second day. NWC Executive Director Siri Nelson took the stage to advocate for whistleblower rights as a key tool in UNCAC’s efforts to combat corruption. “So

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UK on Verge of Establishing Stronger Protections for Whistleblowers

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The conference, organized by WhistleblowersUK , featured a packed agenda , including sessions on the importance of whistleblowers in combatting corruption in the financial, Tech/AI, and healthcare industries. The discussions addressed how current UK whistleblower laws hurt whistleblowers and cover-up crime. retaliate against a whistleblower).