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Thai Army Whistleblower Faces Up to Seven Years of Jail Time For Fleeing Retaliation
In February of this year, the Thai Army launched a new initiative to combat corruption and abuse within its ranks—a 24-hour hotline that reports direc ...
Iceland Passes First Comprehensive Whistleblower Law
At long last, Iceland has passed a law protecting whistleblowers. For years international organizations have pressured the Icelandic state to enact su ...
The International Nature of Corruption Requires the Global North to Step Up Enforcement Mechanisms
On April 20, 2020, the New Internationalist posted an article entitled: Who’s The Thief?, which discusses how tax havens in the “Global North” enable ...
Brazil and Papua New Guinea Consider Adding Reward Programs to Their Whistleblower Laws
Two countries are moving closer to providing whistleblower rewards as part of their anti-corruption programs. In December of 2019, the Brazilian House ...
Can Whistleblowers Stop Money Laundering? An Analysis Of The Illicit Cash Act’s Whistleblower Provision
This article was originally published in Mondaq Currently pending in the U.S. Congress is Senate Bill 2563, the Illicit Cash Act. This bipartisan bill ...
New Zealand Creates New Whistleblower Program in the Financial Sector
The Reserve Bank of New Zealand (RBNZ), New Zealand’s central bank (similar to the U.S. Federal Reserve but wholly owned by the government), has launc ...
Ukrainian Delegation Meets Top Whistleblower Lawyer to Learn about U.S. Anti-Corruption Laws
Last week, top whistleblower lawyer Stephen M. Kohn met visitors from the Ukraine State Border Guard Service and the National Anti-Corruption Bureau o ...
Coronavirus Whistleblower Suppressed by Chinese Officials, Tried to Warn of Epidemic
Li Wenliang, the courageous coronavirus whistleblower and doctor who tried to warn of a dangerous new virus in China, has passed away. After seeing th ...
Airbus to Pay Unprecedented $3.9 Billion for Multinational Bribery, FCPA Violations
Last week, the Department of Justice (DOJ) announced the largest deferred prosecution agreement for violations of the Arms Export Control Act (AECA), ...
The Rise Of International Whistleblowers: Qui Tam Rewards For Non-U.S. Citizens
Originally published in Mondaq Thousands of non-U.S. citizens, from over 120 countries, are actively using U.S. laws to report serious economic crimes ...