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July 27, 2010A UBS banker had access to physical index cards containing client names and account numbers, exposing a critical vulnerability in…
July 26, 2010Dodd-Frank's new whistleblower provisions allow insiders to anonymously report financial fraud to regulators and receive 10-30 percent of recovered funds,…
July 26, 2010The Justice Department is exploring use of the False Claims Act to recover damages from responsible parties in the Deepwater…- July 21, 2010The Dodd-Frank Act introduces landmark protections for whistleblowers reporting securities and commodities fraud, including new qui tam provisions, extended statute…
- July 20, 2010Switzerland's parliament approved an agreement granting the United States access to confidential UBS client data, ending banking secrecy protections. Swiss…
- July 19, 2010Switzerland's parliament approved legislation enabling the government to share thousands of American tax evaders' names with the IRS, fulfilling a…
- July 15, 2010Senator Grassley urged Treasury and IRS officials to account for their use of whistleblower Bradley Birkenfeld's evidence exposing a Swiss…
- July 15, 2010The legislation establishes monetary incentives and strengthened anti-retaliation protections for employees reporting fraud at financial institutions, rating agencies, and their…
- June 17, 2010A DOJ-UBS agreement resulting from whistleblower disclosures will reveal 4,450 U.S. tax evaders, though advocates argue the deal is inadequate…
- June 15, 2010The National Whistleblower Center urged the Department of Justice to prosecute BP and offshore oil contractors under the False Claims…