Why Whistleblowing Works: Making Blowing the Whistle a Rational Economic Activity
An op-ed written by Kohn, Kohn & Colapinto founding partner, Stephen M. Kohn.
The most important question in whistleblowing is a straightforward one: Why does whistleblowing work? Modernized whistleblower award laws, such as the False Claims Act and Dodd-Frank Act, have had immense impacts on the detection and prosecution of white-collar crimes. But why have these laws and the programs they created been such an effective tool in combating fraud and corruption?
