Whistleblower Network News

AUGUST 1, 2024

The resolution encourages each federal agency to recognize the day by sharing the stories of the agency’s own whistleblowers and informing their employees about their right to blow the whistle. The resolution was introduced by Senator Chuck Grassley, co-founder and co-chair of the Senate Whistleblower Protection Caucus.

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NOVEMBER 22, 2024

Furthermore the SEC highlighted its heightened enforcement efforts around Rule 21F17(a) which prohibits market participants from impeding individuals from blowing the whistle to the Commission.

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JANUARY 16, 2024

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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AUGUST 5, 2024

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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JUNE 10, 2024

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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NOVEMBER 6, 2023

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. to 12:30 p.m.EST. Virtual attendance is possible via Zoom.

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Whistleblower Network News

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

Tommie (“Toni”) Savage’s federal employee whistleblower case has stretched on for nearly a decade and a half since she began to experience retaliation for blowing the whistle on systemic contracting fraud within the Army Corps of Engineers.

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JULY 25, 2024

Both of these agencies have rules which prohibit companies from taking any action which impede individuals from blowing the whistle to authorities on potential violations and both have taken enforcement actions against restrictive NDAs. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC).

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JUNE 17, 2024

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.

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MARCH 27, 2024

The DOL also ordered Maersk to revise its policies which prohibited employees from notifying the company before blowing the whistle to the Coast Guard or other authorities. Rusted, corroded and broken deck sockets needed repair and replacement.”

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JUNE 24, 2024

In his letter to Congress advocating for the permanent establishment of this day, Dellinger makes a compelling plea “that each chamber of Congress build on this momentum and use this opportunity to encourage more individuals to come forward and blow the whistle on wrongdoing.”

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Federal News Network

JUNE 19, 2024

We had a whistleblower, this time, blowing the whistle against SAIC alleging that on one of their government contracts, they didn’t fulfill all the cybersecurity duties they were supposed to adhere to. And don’t fear the people who blow the whistle. We don’t know whether that’s true or not.

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Whistleblower Network News

OCTOBER 20, 2023

She provides her own perspective on all the stages of the case: from her choice to blow the whistle, through her arrest and trial, up until the end of multi-year imprisonment. Ironically enough the first thing that people forget about this story is that I am a real person,” Winner says near the end of the film.

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Whistleblower Network News

MARCH 22, 2024

In an open letter to the IGs , he stated that all federal agencies must include an “anti-gag” provision in these forms and agreements which would inform employees of their rights to blow the whistle regarding congressional matters.

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APRIL 24, 2024

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. For example, in January, the SEC announced an enforcement action against J.P.

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MARCH 15, 2024

Dr. Savage’s federal employee whistleblower case has stretched on for nearly a decade and a half since she began to experience retaliation for blowing the whistle on systemic contracting fraud within the Army Corps of Engineers. The administrative judge assigned to the case has ordered the Army to issue the letter.

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Whistleblower Network News

SEPTEMBER 29, 2023

Rule 21F-17 of the SEC Whistleblower Program bans employers from impeding an individual from blowing the whistle to the SEC on potential securities violations. Shaw & Co., To settle the charges, D. Shaw agreed to pay $10 million. According to the SEC, “from at least 2011 through 2019, D.

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MARCH 8, 2024

Failing to inform employees of their right to blow the whistle causes a chilling effect throughout the agency, weakening accountability,” says whistleblower attorney Stephen M. The post Senator Grassley Raises Concern that ATF Memo Violates Whistleblower Protection Act appeared first on Whistleblower Network News.

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SEPTEMBER 5, 2024

Morgan Securities LLC $18 million over charges that it impeded the ability of advisory clients and brokerage customers to blow the whistle to the SEC. Over the past year, the SEC has dramatically increased its enforcement efforts around Rule 21F-17(a). In January, the Commission sanctioned J.P.

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Whistleblower Network News

SEPTEMBER 24, 2024

The multiple awards the CFTC is granting today serve as a warning to would-be wrongdoers across the markets we oversee that anyone may blow the whistle on their misconduct.” Million appeared first on Whistleblower Network News.

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Whistleblower Network News

JULY 15, 2024

The post OpenAI Whistleblowers File Complaint with SEC on Illegal NDAs appeared first on Whistleblower Network News. Read a fact sheet from Kohn, Kohn, and Colapinto LLP on the rules and regulations governing these contracts.

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Whistleblower Network News

DECEMBER 8, 2023

However, the SEC’s whistleblower program has proven to be an incredibly effective law enforcement tool at incentivizing individuals to come forward and blow the whistle on illegal conduct that otherwise would not have been uncovered. Kelleher, Co-founder, President, and CEO of Better Markets.

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Whistleblower Network News

MAY 16, 2024

It’s difficult enough to blow the whistle at the FBI and DOJ without having to risk revocation or suspension of a security clearance without pay for doing so,” Colapinto adds. The post DOJ Inspector General Raises Concerns of DOJ and FBI Revoking Security Clearances of Whistleblowers appeared first on Whistleblower Network News.

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APRIL 16, 2024

With the help of False Claims Act and qui tam attorneys, private citizens (including those living in foreign countries) have the power to blow the whistle on large-scale fraud cases. Million in False Claims Act Case appeared first on Whistleblower Network News.

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JUNE 4, 2024

Employees who have signed an illegal restrictive NDA can blow the whistle anonymously by filing a confidential and anonymous complaint with the SEC under the Dodd-Frank Act. The post OpenAI Allegedly Employing Illegal Non-Disparagement Agreements appeared first on Whistleblower Network News.

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Whistleblower Network News

JANUARY 18, 2024

However, despite their success in enforcing the rule of law through social campaigns and legal action in the courts, land defenders face personal risk when blowing the whistle on human rights violations and corruption in their communities.

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Whistleblower Network News

NOVEMBER 16, 2023

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.

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Federal News Network

FEBRUARY 22, 2024

And what raised this issue to the VA, OIG did someone blow the whistle or did someone say, hey, you better look at this. The post VA does not have a good handle on its contractor employees first appeared on Federal News Network. Tom Temin We were speaking with Jeff Brown. Thanks so much for joining me.

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SEPTEMBER 24, 2024

Saunders is making one of the important points here – there just isn’t a lot of knowledge about when and how to whistle blow. As part of my sort of ethics studies, I tried to familiarize myself with the situation where you would whistle blow versus whether this would be like breaking your NDA.

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NOVEMBER 22, 2024

The SEC’s report also highlights the Commission’s enforcement efforts around the whistleblower protection rule Rule 21F17(a) which prohibits companies from impeding individuals from blowing the whistle to the SEC. Whistleblowers play a valuable role in helping to protect the U.S.

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Whistleblower Network News

MAY 20, 2024

Originally passed in 2000, the law prohibits airline companies, both carriers and manufacturers, from retaliating against employees who blow the whistle on safety concerns. The post FAA Reauthorization Act Tweaks Airline Safety Whistleblower Protections appeared first on Whistleblower Network News.

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Whistleblower Network News

DECEMBER 13, 2023

High monetary rewards reduce the financial risk incurred through blowing the whistle. “NWC has witnessed the success of this model in combatting transnational corruption,” the written statement continues. The guarantee of anonymity protects whistleblowers and decreases concern regarding retaliation.

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NOVEMBER 1, 2024

Ukraine’s National Agency on Corruption Prevention (NACP) detailed the first whistleblower award as “a historical event that fundamentally establishes the formation of a whistle-blowing culture in Ukraine and encourages whistle-blowers to report on the facts of corruption that they have managed to record.”

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FEBRUARY 29, 2024

Toni Savage Dr. Tommie (“Toni”) Savage’s federal employee whistleblower case has stretched on for nearly a decade and a half since she began to experience retaliation for blowing the whistle on systemic contracting fraud within the Army Corps of Engineers.

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Whistleblower Network News

DECEMBER 6, 2023

Currently, UK whistleblowers are protected by the Public Interest Disclosure Act of 1998 (PIDA), which states that whistleblowers may obtain a remedy if they are hurt, suffer detriment, or are dismissed due to blowing the whistle in the public interest. However, whistleblower advocates say the PIDA is rife with flaws.

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