General Whistleblower News

On June 22, the Senate Intelligence Committee passed a bill that provides for additional protections to members of the intelligence community who blow the whistle on wrongdoing. These new protections ensure that whistleblowers cannot wrongly have their security clearances revoked, allows whistleblowers to go directly to Congress, and prohibits the disclosure of a whistleblower’s identity …

Members of the House of Representatives in the US recently introduced the Wildlife Conservation and Anti-Trafficking Act. This Act would require federal agencies to implement whistleblower awards to give to those who blow the whistle on illegal wildlife trafficking. This would strengthen and expand the kinds of whistleblower awards available to wildlife and environmental whistleblowers. …

On June 1st, 2022, a tourist at Kruger National Park informed law enforcement of gunshots they heard. The gunshots came from three poachers, who had killed four rhinoceroses. These three men snuck into the park. Kruger National Park is located in Northeastern South Africa. The Park is home to Lions, Leopards, Rhinoceroses, Elephants, Buffalos, and …

Established in 2019, World Whistleblower Day is a day that shines a light on the importance of whistleblowers and the work they do in revealing fraud and corruption. Celebrated on June 23rd in many countries around the world, this day is used to raise awareness of what it means to be a whistleblower and the …

A 44-year-old individual from Florida, alongside other co-conspirators, owned and managed Synergy Pharmacy. Through this pharmacy, they defrauded Pharmacy Benefits Managers (PBMs). PBMs pay pharmacies for prescription claims on behalf of both public and private health insurance programs. The perpetrators formed a scheme to swindle PBMs into approving thousands of fraudulent prescriptions. These prescriptions were …

A documentary aired on BBC exposing the toxic culture present in the United Nations (UN). Abusers prey on the vulnerable while hiding behind a veil of saintliness. As a society, we look up to our political parties, law enforcers, independent standards agencies, and sports governing bodies, and live resigned to the fact that these have …

A bill originally introduced by Sen. Chuck Grassley in 2021— to revise the management of whistleblower inventive awards for individuals who provide original information relating to illegal monetary transactions, money laundering, or other financial crimes — has cleared the House Financial Services Committee. Specifically, this Bill establishes a minimum incentive award for whistleblowers of not …

The False Claims Act (FCA) is the oldest whistleblower law in the United States. It was enacted in 1863 in response to the rampart fraud that defense contractors were committing during the Civil War. The law is intended to incentivize individuals with knowledge of fraudulent activities to blow the whistle and receive an award of …

Also known as Lincoln’s law, The False Claims Act (FCA) is the oldest whistleblower law in the United States. It was enacted in 1863 in response to the rampart fraud that defense contractors were committing during the civil war. The law is intended to incentivize individuals with knowledge of fraudulent activities to blow the whistle …

The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (also known as the ‘CFTC’) is an independent government agency that monitors and regulates the derivatives market, which includes futures, swaps, and options. In 2010, a CFTC whistleblower program was created as part of the Dodd-Frank Act. Through this program, people can disclose violations of law that are overseen by …