Whistleblower Awarded $700,000 for Prompting SEC Investigation
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) awarded almost $700,000 to a whistleblower whose vital information helped the agency bring a successful e ...
COVID-19 Whistleblower Protection Bill Introduced as Part of CORE Act
The COVID-19 Whistleblower Protection Act, introduced yesterday, is the first coronavirus related whistleblower legislation introduced since the COVID ...
Whistleblower Consortium Claims Facebook Allows Illegal Activity to Flourish
According to a report by The Washington Post, a group of whistleblowers filed a complaint with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on Tuesday, ...
Loophole in Coronavirus Whistleblower Protections: Public Health Workers at Risk For Retaliation
An opinion piece published by today by The Hill, calls on Congress to enact a private sector whistleblower law to cover the disclosure of violations o ...
SEC Whistleblower Program Tops $400 Million in Awards
Today, the Securities and Exchange Commission announced a whistleblower award of $27 million given to an individual who reported misconduct overseas. ...
Statement by the Partners of Kohn, Kohn and Colapinto Attorneys for Linda Tripp in her Privacy Act Lawsuit
We are saddened to hear the news that Linda Tripp has died. Linda understood how people in power can abuse their positions. She had incredible courag ...
SEC Sends Warning about Coronavirus-Related Securities Fraud and Insider Trading
The U.S. Securities Exchange Commission’s Enforcement Division released a public statement on March 23, 2020, warning that the Commission will investi ...
Whistleblower Attorney Urges DOJ to Protect Confidentiality Rights of Coronavirus Fraud Whistleblowers
Today, whistleblower attorney Stephen M. Kohn submitted a letter to the Attorney General urging the Department of Justice (DOJ) to protect the confide ...
DOJ Prepares to Fight Against COVID-19 Fraud
The Department of Justice (DOJ) announced Friday that it would prioritize the investigation and prosecution of Coronavirus, or COVID-19 fraud. The ann ...
Whistleblower Advocates Call on Attorney General to Establish Special Anti-Fraud Coronavirus Task Force
The Chairman of the Board of Directors of the National Whistleblower Center has called upon Attorney General William Barr to establish a special task ...