Tag Archives: whistleblower
Former VA Official Offers Details on Illegal Removal of Phoenix Whistleblower
A former official from the Department of Veterans Affairs in Phoenix recently signed a sworn affidavit in which she testifies about some serious retaliations made against a whistleblower at the Phoenix VA. That official, Laurie Butler, said she was a part of a meeting with Glen Grippen, the director of the Phoenix VA health care […]
SEC Hands Down $3 Million Award to Whistleblower in Fraud Case
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) recently announced that it paid a whistleblower an award of more than $3 million for providing information that enabled the agency to crack a complex fraud case. This award was the third-highest amount handed out so far since the SEC established the whistleblower program several years ago. The […]
Santa Cruz County Says No to TBTF Banks
The story of how the biggest banks on Wall Street, like JP Morgan Chase, Citigroup and others, pled guilty to a number of international financial crimes is well known. What is not quite as well known is that these banks received no penalties other than some stiff fines. Despite taking part in collusion to fill […]
Whistleblower Aims to Uncover Bank Fraud
Whistleblower Nicholas Wilson has alleged that HSBC, Great Britain’s largest bank, has committed fraud totaling in £1 billion throughout the last three decades. He also claims that despite his allegations being backed by officials and members of the government, the British media has failed to report on his story. Wilson’s whistleblower claims allege that through […]
Whistleblower Lawsuit Rests on Allegedly Withheld Documents
On June 19, the whistleblower in a False Claims Act suit argued that the court should take action to secure documents that demonstrate Abbott Laboratories encouraged off-label marketing and doctor kickbacks. The whistleblower and former Abbott employee, Amy Bergman, denied the company’s claims that documents have already been shared, and believes that evidence supporting her […]
Whistleblower Lawsuit Against Trinity Results in $663 Million Verdict
A Texas federal judge issued a $663 million verdict against Trinity Industries Inc. following a jury’s decision that the company was guilty of committing fraud against the U.S. government by knowingly selling it unsafe guardrails. The judge tripled a previous $175 million verdict and assessed more than $138 million in penalties. Whistleblower Joshua Harman received […]
Whistleblower Sues NJ Firm for Alleged Unethical Billing Practices
A lawsuit was filed June 12 against Einhorn Harris Ascher Barbarito & Frost PC for allegedly firing a former legal secretary for issuing a complaint about misconduct she believed was taking place at the New Jersey law firm. In the complaint, whistleblower Cynthia Reeves accused Einhorn Harris of incorrect billing practices and priorities which placed […]
Whistleblower Alleges Discrimination, Claims Morbid Obesity is Legal Disability
The Eighth Circuit may reopen the 2013 case of a Kansas man who alleges the BNSF Railway Co. revoked his job offer because he was obese. The man, Melvin A. Morriss III, asserts that per the Americans with Disabilities Act, morbid obesity is a disability and that BNSF’s action was discrimination. Morriss claims his obesity […]
Whistleblower Retaliation Protections Upheld in Sixth Circuit
The Sixth Circuit of Appeals confirmed financial planner Michael Rhinehimer’s $250,000 award in his lawsuit against his former employer, U.S. Bancorp, for retaliation against a complaint. Through affirming Rhinehimer’s case, the Sixth Circuit has upheld Section 1514A of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act, which allows a whistleblower to act and be protected if the individual has reasonable […]
Whistleblower Reinstatement Highlights Need for Companies to Keep Detailed Files on Personnel
In 2012, a jury ruled that Bayer Corporation had unlawfully terminated one of its sales representatives, Mike Townsend, because he alerted the Arkansas Attorney General to incidents of physicians overbilling Medicaid for the company’s drugs. Just before the company fired Townsend, it had suspended his corporate credit card for six months after his wife accidentally […]
