Posted: January 28, 2019
Blowing the whistle on wrongdoing is an act of bravery - both because it requires speaking out and because it places the whistleblower in a vulnerable position for retaliation. Retaliating against a whistleblower is illegal. In many cases, so too is the behavior being reported. This is not reassuring. Especially when the actions being reported may involve supervisors or those in a position to harm you and your family financially.
Posted: June 22, 2016
If you have witnessed fraudulent activity that involved your company or corporation defrauding the government, you may want to choose to be a whistleblower and reveal this fraud to an attorney and the government. Whistleblowers are protected under the Federal Claims Act and can receive a percentage of a cash award or settlement should the case go agains the fraudulent company. Please view this infographic for more information:
Posted: February 9, 2015
Because of the federal government's size and the amount of money it can bring to bear on certain problems, it is a tempting target for fraudsters. The False Claims Act, initially passed during the Civil War, imposes financial penalties on companies that defraud federal programs.
Posted: August 29, 2012
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission has been running a new bounty program for about a year, promising cash pay outs to those who submit valid tips against fraudulent business practices. Those that alert the SEC - whistleblowers - could make hundreds of thousands of dollars for alerting the SEC of wrongdoing.
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