As a former U.S. Marine officer, Sarah Feinberg was proud to join the prestigious firm Booz Allen Hamilton. However, after earning an MBA from the University of Pennsylvania's Wharton School, Feinberg discovered an alleged civil fraud scheme within the company, which was overcharging taxpayers to subsidize private consulting contracts.
It helped me kind of get a sense of right versus wrong, and to have a clear picture of the service that I wanted to perform for our country.
After a yearslong...
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Enforcing Preliminary Reinstatement of Whistleblowers
Exxon Whistleblower Case to Determine Ability of Corporate Whistleblowers to be Preliminarily Reinstated
The Third Circuit Court of Appeals is currently deciding whether a court can enforce orders that call for the return of whistleblowers to their jobs while their cases move forward. This case is critical because it will determine whether whistleblowers have a way to protect themselves from retaliation.
The case involves two scientists who worked at Exxon Mobil. The scientists raised conc...
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$104 Million Reward to Seven Whistleblowers
SEC Awards More Than $104 Million to Seven Whistleblowers
Today, the Securities and Exchange Commission recognized the valuable contributions of seven individuals who assisted in a successful SEC enforcement action. Their combined award of over $104 million is the fourth largest in the history of the SEC's whistleblower program.
These individuals provided specific and credible information that helped prompt or significantly contribute to an SEC investigation. They sat for interviews, identif...
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Restore Whistleblower Protections from Retaliation SCOTUS to Hear Case
Whistleblowers are important in uncovering fraud and abuse, but they risk their careers, personal lives, and finances when they come forward. Protections for whistleblowers are crucial, and it is illegal for companies to retaliate against employees who report illegal activity.
In the case of Murray v. UBS Securities LLC, The Anti-Fraud Coalition, with support from Better Markets and The National Employment Lawyers Association, filed an amicus curiae brief to the U.S. Supreme Court. The brief ...
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Whistleblower $108.75 million settlement with KBR
In a landmark victory for whistleblowers and taxpayers, a settlement has been reached in a case against KBR, an ex-Halliburton subsidiary, wherein the company was alleged to have knowingly over-ordered $340 million worth of materials during its performance.
After a lengthy legal battle, two whistleblowers Geoffrey Howard, and Zella Hemphill Anderson, have successfully settled with KBR Services for $108.75 million, marking the largest cash settlement ever obtained for alleged Iraq War fraud. T...
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SEC’s largest-ever whistleblower award of $279 million to Ericsson Tipster
The largest-ever award in the Security and Exchange Commission’s cash-for-tips program was related to Ericsson’s bribery case.
Did you hear about the recent whistleblower award issued by the Securities and Exchange Commission? It was a whopping $279 million! The award came from a bribery case against Ericsson, a telecommunications company that allegedly made illegal payments to win business in five countries. The case was a big deal and made headlines around the world.
According to insiders,...
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California Supreme Court Expands Employee Whistleblower Protections
Suppose you are an employee who has made a whistleblower complaint to your employer. In that case, you should know that you are protected under the whistleblower statute (California Labor Code § 1102.5(b)) even if your employer already knew about the subject of your complaint. This means that employers are not allowed to retaliate against employees who make whistleblower complaints, regardless of whether they had prior knowledge of the alleged violation. Therefore, it’s essential to know your ri...
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Whistleblower Awarded $279 Million – The Largest SEC Award to Date
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has issued its largest-ever award of nearly $279 million to a whistleblower whose information helped the regulator's enforcement action, it said on Friday.
The regulator did not disclose the case concerned in its statement.
The award is more than double the $114 million it issued in October 2020.
As this award shows, there is a significant incentive for whistleblowers to come forward with accurate information about potential securities...
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$818,500 Owed to Inspector Fired for Reporting Sewage in Drinking Water
Instead of promoting the experienced inspector who detected why the city’s drinking water was sickening people and pets, the city of Delray Beach harassed her and fired her, an OSHA investigation found.
Last week, 15 months after marching Christine Ferrigan out of her office in front of co-workers, Delray Beach ratified a settlement to a whistleblower lawsuit that will pay Ferrigan $818,500.
That’s on top of the $1 million in civil money penalties Delray paid the Florida Department of Health-P...
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New Mexico Lost Track of Juveniles Locked Up for Life
New legislation would require the New Mexico Corrections Department to help schedule parole hearings for prisoners given life sentences as children. But the agency wasn’t aware of at least 21 “juvenile lifers” in its custody.
The New Mexico Corrections Department has lost track of nearly two dozen prisoners in its custody who are serving life sentences for crimes they committed as children, an error that could keep these “juvenile lifers” from getting a chance at freedom under a bill likely ...
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