Qualcomm Agrees to $7.5M Settlement with SEC Over FCPA Case
Another princeling investigation has wrapped up at the Securities and Exchange Commission, although this one didn’t involve suspicions of violations of the Foreign Corrupt Practices
New Bill for Bank Whistleblowers in Congress
Last week, Representative Elijah E. Cummings and Senator Tammy Baldwin proposed a bill to modify several financial industry laws including the Dodd-Frank Act and Sarbanes
Highlights of SEC Speaks 2016 for Whistleblowers
At the end of last week, the Practicing Law Institute held its annual SEC Speaks conference with employees of the Securities And Exchange Commission. The
Award Determination Appeals Offer Whistleblowers Hope
A Forbes article written by another whistleblower attorney is reporting the first settlements following appeals of award determinations by the Internal Revenue Service whistleblower program.
IRS and CFTC Funding Fights Hamper Enforcement
Whistleblowers should continue to expect the government’s pursuit of some enforcement actions to be tempered by limited resources as both the IRS and CFTC have
FCPA Enforcement in 2016 Continues with VimpelCom Settlement
2015 might have been a slow year for the FCPA in terms of enforcement resolutions, but 2016 is already off to the races. Sciclone, SAP
CMS Issues Final Rule on Retention of Medicare Overpayments
CMS has issued the final rule to implement section 6402(a) of the Affordable Care Act, which relates to the obligation of providers to repay an
FCPA News: PTC Settles for $28 Million; GCC Ups Reserve
There continues to be the release of significant FCPA news this year despite a report from law firm Miller & Chevalier noting that the number of resolved
Wyeth Rebate Case Joins Top Ten False Claims Settlements
Pfizer announced an agreement in principle to resolve a long running False Claims Act lawsuit against its subsidiary Wyeth for $785 million a few weeks
Final Round of CFTC Fines Expected for LIBOR Manipulation
The Wall Street Journal reported on Friday that the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission and the U.K. Financial Conduct Authority are preparing charges against additional
In Remembrance of Justice Scalia, His FCA & Whistleblower Opinions
Justice Antonin Scalia’s passing on Saturday has been the talk of the political and legal community over the past 48 hours. Justice Scalia joined the
IRS Whistleblower Rewards in FY 2015 Nearly Double
The Internal Revenue Service Whistleblower program has released its annual report to Congress for Fiscal Year 2015. The office awarded just over $103 million to
Any CoCo Bond Whistleblowers?
Over the past few days, we’ve seen the “coco bond carnage” (Bloomberg) play out in newspaper articles as “investors are freaking out” (Business Insider) and
More DOJ Resources for FCPA Whistleblower Tips
In an interview on the TRACE Blog published January 26, 2016, Andrew Weissmann, Chief of the DOJ Criminal Division’s Fraud Section, discussed several aspects of its
Another SEC Whistleblower in Accounting Emerges
Bloomberg has reported that the Securities and Exchange Commission is investigating the accounting of costs and sales at Boeing of two popular aircraft after a
Monsanto Pays $80 Million to SEC for Accounting Issues after Whistleblower Tip
Monsanto, the multinational agriculture company headquartered in the St. Louis area, has agreed to pay the Securities & Exchange Commission an $80 million penalty and
President Obama Calls for SEC, CFTC Budgets to Double
One of the key aspects of President Obama’s proposed Fiscal Year 2017 budget has been an early push for the budgets of Wall Street regulators
WSJ Criticizes CFTC Whistleblower Program
The Wall Street Journal took aim at the CFTC whistleblower program this weekend, claiming that the agency has spent more than it has paid out since launching