Relief Ordered for FDA "Regulatory Review Officer" Fired for Blowing the Whistle on Unsafe Breast Cancer Detection Device
Washington, D.C. October 19, 2010. The Merit Systems Protection Board (MSPB) allowed a stay requested by the U.S. Office of Special Counsel on behalf of a Food and Drug Administration (FDA) whistleblower, Paul T. Hardy. Under the provisions of the Whistleblower Protection Act, this stay should result in Hardy's immediate reinstatement into federal service after his managers at the FDA orchestrated his termination on October 9, 2011.
Washington, D.C. September 12, 2011.Twenty nationally and internationally respected whistleblowers have initiated a campaign to ensure that every public library in the United States has a copy of The Whistleblower's Handbook: A Step-by-Step Guide to Doing What's Right and Protecting Yourself (Lyons Press, 2011) by National Whistleblowers Center (NWC) Executive Director Stephen M. Kohn on its shelves. As of September 12, 2011, 1000 Handbooks have been purchased for donation to public libraries in all fifty states.
Washington, D.C. September 9, 2011. Today, the Government Accountability Office (GAO) released a report on the IRS whistleblower program. The IRS whistleblower program was created to help the IRS collect an estimated $345 billion yearly in unpaid taxes. Since 2007, over 1,300 whistleblowers have filed claims with the IRS Whistleblower Office alleging tax fraud (in excess of $2 million) against 9,540 "taxpayers." The IRS is still investigating 8,254 (86.5%) "taxpayers" for tax fraud.
Calling All Whistleblowers: Reward Eligibility Clock Starts Rolling Today in 170 Cases
Washington, D.C. August 12, 2011. Today, the Security and Exchange Commission's (SEC) Final Rules implementing the whistleblower provisions in the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act go into effect. The SEC has simultaneously launched a new Office of the Whistleblower website today. The website is a major resource for the public and whistleblowers. You can access the website at this link: http://www.sec.gov/whistleblower and you may review the 170 cases that are now eligible for an award at this link: http://www.sec.gov/about/offices/owb/owb-awards.shtml
Washington D.C. August 4, 2011. Today, the Commodity Futures
Trading Commission (CFTC) voted 4-1 to approve the Final Rules implementing the
whistleblower provisions in the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer
Protection Act. The rules will have a major impact on the ability of
individuals to report corporate fraud and protect the integrity of financial
markets.
