Harry Cassin
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Richard L. Cassin
Editor at Large
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Editor Emeritus
Cody Worthington
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Julie DiMauro
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Thomas Fox
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Marc Alain Bohn
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Bill Waite
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The SEC Thursday announced a whistleblower award of more than $1.7 million to a company insider.
The whistleblower helped end a multi-year fraud that would have been hard to detect, the SEC said.… Continue Reading
The SEC Tuesday awarded nearly $2.5 million to an employee of a domestic government agency.
The whistleblower’s tip “helped launch an SEC investigation and whose continued assistance enabled the SEC to address a company’s misconduct,” the SEC said.… Continue Reading
When planning your next anti-corruption risk assessment or audit, one area that may deserve closer attention is asset sales and purchases.
This risk area is often overlooked in routine compliance planning and testing, but it is a growing focus of any enforcement actions your company may face.… Continue Reading
A software technician who worked for the City of New York’s health care division was awarded $30 million for filing a whistleblower lawsuit that alleged a software vendor misrepresented what its product could do and paid kickbacks to some customers.… Continue Reading
You would expect investors to be pleased and optimist when their company resolves an FCPA case by paying relatively moderate penalties and landing a DOJ non-prosecution agreement.
Good news, the dark cloud is gone.… Continue Reading
The Securities and Exchange Commission said Tuesday a company insider earned a whistleblower award of more than $500,000.
The information “prompted an SEC investigation into well-hidden misconduct that resulted in an SEC enforcement action,” the agency said.… Continue Reading
The Securities and Exchange Commission Tuesday announced an award of nearly $4 million to a whistleblower who tipped the agency and helped with the follow-on investigation.
The SEC said the whistleblower provided “detailed and specific information about serious misconduct.”… Continue Reading
Information technology firm CA Inc. will pay $45 million to resolve allegations that it made false statements and claims in connection with a U.S. government contract, the Justice Department said Friday.… Continue Reading
Maybe. Canada has had a tax whistleblower program for four years, the Offshore Tax Informant Program (OTIP).
The OTIP pays individuals who qualify for the program and provide information to CRA regarding international non-compliance by Canadian taxpayers.… Continue Reading
A physician who alleged in a federal whistleblower lawsuit that his former employer encouraged employees to overbill federal programs for higher and more expensive levels of medical service than were actually performed will collect about $11.4 million.… Continue Reading
Writing in The Guardian, the paper’s financial editor Nils Pratley recently summed up £671 million ($800 million) in fines meted out to Rolls-Royce, in the aftermath of the various corruption investigations, as “big, ugly and serious.”… Continue Reading
The Securities and Exchange Commission Monday awarded more than $7 million to three whistleblowers who helped the agency stop a fraudulent investment scheme.
One whistleblower, an outsider, provided information that led to the start of the SEC’s investigation.… Continue Reading
