Whistleblower News From The Inside -- October 27, 2017
Posted 10/27/17
By the C|C Whistleblower Lawyer Team
Former FBI agent can’t bring whistleblower retaliation claim -- A federal appeals court on Thursday said a former Federal Bureau of Investigation special agent who claims he was fired for reporting sexual misconduct by colleagues cannot challenge his termination on whistleblower retaliation grounds. The en banc U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit in a 12-2 decision...
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UN Rights Expert: UN Not Protecting Whistleblowers Enough – An independent U.N. human rights expert says the United Nations has “room for improvement” in protecting whistleblowers. Special rapporteur on freedom of expression David Kaye also faults the U.N. and other international organizations for not adopting “robust” policies on access to information, saying they can...
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TIAA (formerly known as TIAA-CREF) is an investment advisor that advertises itself as a committed company guided by “
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Mark DeSio, a former deputy director of the state Board of Equalization who was fired on October 12, has filed a whistleblower complaint and appeal with the state Personnel Board seeking reinstatement to his position. DeSio asserts that he was fired for cooperating with a California Department of Justice investigation into allegations that the Board misused public...
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Former HSBC Executive Mark Johnson Found Guilty of Fraud in $3.5 Billion Currency Trade — “A U.S. jury on Monday found a former HSBC Holdings executive guilty of defrauding Cairn Energy in a $3.5 billion 
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Yesterday, the DOJ announced the filing of a civil complaint against New York-based dietary supplement maker Riddhi USA Inc. and its owner Mohd M. Alam. The complaint charges the company with distributing adulterated and misbranded dietary supplements and failing to comply with FDA required current good manufacturing practices. See 
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New investigative website fights rich and powerful -- "Corporate insider-turned-whistleblower Wendell Potter starts up an investigative website to expose corruption and show the public how to fight back."