The Latest Whistleblower News

Corporate Policing and Whistleblowing Whistleblowing has traditionally involved insider reports of corporate wrongdoing by employees of a business. A recent whistleblower lawsuit may signal the

Ontario Securities Commission Accepting Whistleblower Tips Since the Ontario Securities Commission opened its whistleblower program to tips, at least four individuals have filed complaints against

Cybersecurity: A Hot Topic The SEC recently released a Risk Alert on cybersecurity produced by the Office of Compliance Inspections and Examinations (“OCIE”) this week.

Citigroup Accused of Spoofing In January, the CFTC settled its first civil enforcement action against a bank for spoofing when Citigroup agreed to pay a

FCPA Enforcement Action Against Halliburton At the end of July, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission announced a $29.2 million settlement against Halliburton for payments

“An entirely new area of healthcare fraud” The Department of Justice (DOJ) is expected to investigate electronic health record (EHR) software providers for health care

SEC Enforcement Impacted by Supreme Court The Supreme Court, in a unanimous decision in Kokesh v. SEC published at the beginning of June, held that

Whistleblower Award in the Millions The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) recently agreed to provide approximately $2.5 million to a SEC whistleblower that worked for

Medicare Advantage Fraud Medicare Advantage fraud has been an area of increasing focus recently. Earlier this year, the Department of Justice intervened in two whistleblower

Still Waiting for the NHTSA Whistleblower Rules The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) has yet to publish the proposed rules for the NHTSA whistleblower

Financial Conduct Authority Details Decline in Whistleblower Tips A report earlier this month by the Financial Conduct Authority detailed the declining number of whistleblower tips

A Record Award A media outlet, Financial Planning, is predicting that a pair of SEC whistleblowers will share an award of approximately $70.6 million out

Corporate Whistleblowing in 2017 The Chief of the SEC’s Office of the Whistleblower, Jane Norberg, and the Director of the CFTC Whistleblower Office, Christopher Ehrman,

U.S. Tax Court Denied Serial Whistleblower Anonymity The Tax Court has reminded IRS whistleblowers in a recent decision that the ability to proceed anonymously is

Whistleblower Retaliation Protections The Supreme Court will next term review a whistleblower retaliation lawsuit, Somers v. Digital Realty Trust, Inc., to determine whether the anti-retaliation

The Dangers of CHOICE Act The U.S. House of Representatives on Thursday approved banking reforms in the Financial CHOICE Act of 2017 that would, if