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Whistleblower Network News is a standalone online publication dedicated to delivering current news related to whistleblowing. Our mission is to serve as the premier resource for insights into significant qui tam actions, anti-corruption efforts, compliance updates, and developments in whistleblower legislation. We concentrate on programs from the SEC, IRS, and Commodities, as well as qui tam and False Claims Act cases, alongside key anti-corruption initiatives, including those prosecuted by the Department of Justice under the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act. Our coverage spans both national and international legal updates, and we also feature editorial and opinion pieces discussing whistleblowing and compliance topics.

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Robyn Gritz: Exposing Gender Discrimination at the FBI

2 days ago | whistleblowersblog.org | Jane Turner

In this episode of the Whistleblower of the Week podcast, host Jane Turner speaks with former FBI agent Robyn Gritz. Gritz had a 16-plus year career at the FBI including serving as a supervisor over Washington Field Office’s elite Extraterritorial Counterterrorism squad. However, Gritz claims she faced gender discrimination, including numerous sexist comments and less preferential treatment, during her time at the Bureau and was eventually forced out of her job.
DOJ Whistleblower Alleges that Justice Department Planned to Defy Court Orders

3 days ago | whistleblowersblog.org | Geoff Schweller

On June 24, attorneys for former Department of Justice (DOJ) attorney Erez Reuveni sent Reuveni’s formal whistleblower disclosure to the DOJ Inspector General, the Office of the Special Counsel (OSC) and Ranking Members of the Senate and House Judiciary Committees.
Hanford Site Whistleblower Receives $1.4 Million for Alleging Government Contracting Fraud

3 days ago | whistleblowersblog.org | Geoff Schweller

On June 24, the U.S. Attorneys Office for the Eastern District of Washington announced that federal contractor Washington River Protection Solutions, LLC (WRPS) agreed to pay $6.5 million to settle whistleblower allegations that it violated the False Claims Act (FCA) by fraudulently overcharging the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) for millions of dollars in labor hours at the Hanford Nuclear Site’s “Tank Farms.”The case stems from a qui tam whistleblower suit filed by a WRPS employee.
IRS Awards $20 Million to Whistleblowers

4 days ago | whistleblowersblog.org | Geoff Schweller

On June 24, two whistleblower law firms, Kohn, Kohn & Colapinto and Zerbe, Miller, Fingeret, Frank & Jadav, working together at the Tax Whistleblower Attorney Group (TWAG), announced that the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) had issued a $20 million whistleblower award to clients of the firm. “Today is good news for all honest taxpayers,” stated Stephen M. Kohn, founding partner of Kohn, Kohn & Colapinto.
Whistleblowers Receive for $1.5 Million for Exposing Alleged Hospice Kickback Scheme

1 week ago | whistleblowersblog.org | Geoff Schweller

On June 11, the U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Georgia announced that Creative Hospice Care, Inc., and affiliated companies paid $9.2 million to settle whistleblower allegations that the entities violated the False Claims Act by entering into kickback arrangements with medical directors in exchange for referrals of hospice patients to Creative Hospice. The allegations were brought forward in three separate qui tam whistleblower lawsuits.
Will Kramer: From Whistleblower to Whistleblower Attorney

1 week ago | whistleblowersblog.org | Jane Turner

In this episode of the Whistleblower of the Week podcast, host Jane Turner speaks with whistleblower-turned-whistleblower attorney Will Kramer, an associate in the Litigation Practice Group of Pines Bach. Prior to becoming an attorney, Kramer was an occupational health and safety consultant who blew the whistle on deeply disturbing conditions and improper handling of hazardous waste at several plants in Wisconsin.
Head of CFTC Whistleblower Program to Speak at National Whistleblower Day

1 week ago | whistleblowersblog.org | Geoff Schweller

On July 30, whistleblowers, whistleblower advocates, and government officials will gather on Capitol Hill for the National Whistleblower Center’s annual National Whistleblower Day celebration. Among the speakers will be Cynthia Lie, the Acting Director of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission’s (CFTC) Whistleblower Office. In that role, Lie oversees the CFTC Whistleblower Program, which offers monetary awards and anti-retaliation protections to whistleblowers reporting commodities fraud.
Advocates Push for Inclusion of IRS Whistleblower Reforms in Budget Bill

2 weeks ago | whistleblowersblog.org | Geoff Schweller

On June 13, the National Whistleblower Center (NWC) sent a letter to the Senate Finance Committee urging for the provisions of the bipartisan IRS Whistleblower Improvement Act to be included in the budget reconciliation bill being debated in the Senate. Since 2006, the IRS Whistleblower Program has become an integral part of the IRS’s enforcement efforts by incentivizing insiders to come forward and disclose hard-to-detect misconduct.
Whistleblower Awards Could Bolster UK Sanctions Enforcement According to Researcher

2 weeks ago | whistleblowersblog.org | Geoff Schweller

A new article published by the UK think tank the Royal United Services Institute (RUSI) argues that the implementation of whistleblower awards in the UK would transform the country’s sanctions enforcement regime.
Advocacy Groups Call on Congress to Pass AI Whistleblower Protection Act

2 weeks ago | whistleblowersblog.org | Geoff Schweller

On June 10, a coalition of more than 20 technology safety and whistleblower advocacy groups sent a letter to Senator Bill Cassidy (R-LA), chair of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee, calling for the passage of the AI Whistleblower Protection Act.