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The Securities and Exchange Commission announced a whistleblower award Friday of more than $3 million to a company insider whose information helped crack a complex fraud.
It was the third biggest award under the SEC’s whistleblower program that launched in 2011.… Continue Reading
In my first post in this series, I looked at how and why texts so often become deeply troubling evidence. I the second post, I began looking at recent cases dealing with discoverability of text messages.… Continue Reading
Peggy Ryan (Image courtesy of the James Hoyer law firm)A federal judge awarded a former sales rep for Endo Pharmaceuticals Inc. $33.6 million as her share of a False Claims Act settlement.… Continue Reading
Alibaba group vice president Liu Chunning was taken into custody by Chinese police for corruption and bribery, according to local reports.
Liu was previously a Tencent executive and his arrest was due to report by Tencent, which competes directly in online video area with Alibaba’s film and video business. … Continue Reading