All Whistleblowers articles – Page 12
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ArticleSEC whistleblower awards surpass $1B with $110M payout
The Securities and Exchange Commission surpassed $1 billion in whistleblower awards with the announcement of a $110 million payout to a whistleblower whose independent analysis led to two successful enforcement actions against a company.
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ArticleCompliance officials to split $1M SEC whistleblower award
Three compliance practitioners received shares of a more than $1 million whistleblower award announced by the Securities and Exchange Commission.
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ArticleBSI guidance offers whistleblower management best practices
The British Standards Institution has created international guidance to help companies set up an effective whistleblowing management system.
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ArticleEncouraging whistleblowing could mean casting the word aside
Whistleblower is a loaded term, one that conjures up images of rats, snitches, and backstabbers. Maybe it’s time to call it something different.
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ArticleFive pieces of advice for potential whistleblowers
Thinking of becoming a whistleblower? The path ahead likely won’t be easy. Learn from others that have been through the process.
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ArticleSeven things whistleblowers want compliance officers to know
Aaron Nicodemus explains what whistleblowers, their supporters, and advocates would like compliance officers who handle internal complaints to understand about the process from their side of the table.
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ArticleSEC to revisit Trump-era whistleblower changes
The Securities and Exchange Commission will review two Trump-era changes to the agency’s whistleblower program, with an eye toward encouraging individuals to report wrongdoing.
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ArticleThree ideas to improve the whistleblowing process
It’s important to take stock of how far whistleblowing has advanced over the last few years. That said, there is still room for improvement. Aaron Nicodemus offers three suggestions.
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ArticlePart 5: Waiting for payout a grueling test of tenacity for whistleblowers
The road to a payout for whistleblowers is long, lonely, and full of obstacles. Commitment to the idea that they are doing the right thing helped our whistleblower subjects endure years of hardship to bring their cases to conclusion.
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ArticlePart 4: Retaliation pervades while whistleblowers persevere
Retaliation for blowing the whistle comes in all kinds of forms. Our whistleblower subjects share their stories—from losing jobs to getting blacklisted to being the target of a newspaper hit piece.
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ArticlePart 3: Blowing the whistle weighs uncertainty against moral duty
Once someone decides to blow the whistle, their life is forever changed. Their action stands to benefit many people they don’t even know while putting much in jeopardy on a personal level. Our whistleblower subjects each explain what led them to their determinations.
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ArticleProposed bill seeks to broaden False Claims Act whistleblower protections
A bipartisan bill before Congress proposes tweaking the False Claims Act to extend anti-retaliation protections for whistleblowers who are not formally employed by the company or organization on which they blew the whistle.
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ArticlePart 2: Internal reporting sends whistleblowers down path alone
Almost no one becomes a whistleblower by choice. A slow and steady whittling down of options often leads individuals to isolation in coming to their decision. Our whistleblower subjects share the roadblocks they faced in reporting internally.
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ArticlePart 1: Finding the fraud launches whistleblowers on life-changing journey
Whistleblowers aren’t born—they’re made. For five individuals that have taken on that mantle, the story began with discovering a problem that could no longer be ignored.
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ArticleCW whistleblower series: ‘Witness to Wrongdoing’
This in-depth CW series chronicles the timeline of a whistleblower—from identifying wrongdoing to reporting and enduring subsequent hardships. Exclusive interviews impart key lessons for compliance officers seeking to become an ally to these individuals.
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ArticleFive steps to elevate your average compliance program
Why settle for an average compliance program when you can have so much more? It isn’t easy, but commitment to a handful of key requirements can push your program to the next level.
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ArticleNew bill saves CFTC whistleblower program, but for how long?
A measure to save the whistleblower program at the CFTC was signed into law by President Joe Biden, providing enough funding to keep the program running through October 2022. What lies beyond the bill’s support?
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ArticleGuggenheim Securities fined $209K for allegedly stifling whistleblowers
New York-based broker-dealer Guggenheim Securities has agreed to pay a $208,912 civil penalty for violating SEC whistleblower protection rules regarding language in its compliance manual.
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ArticleWhat might an overhauled PCAOB look to accomplish?
With no requirements for the PCAOB to feature a certain number of members from each political party, the SEC has the chance to staff the organization with a decidedly Democratic majority. What might such a Board set out to change?
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Article‘FinCEN Files’ source sentenced to 6 months in prison for disclosing SARs
Natalie Mayflower Sours Edwards, a former senior advisor at FinCEN who provided 2,100 SARs to BuzzFeed News that would form the basis of 2020’s “FinCEN Files” investigation, was sentenced to six months in prison.