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The U.S. Chamber of Commerce and other corporate lobbying groups have kicked off a major push to force the federal government to update and revise existing anti-foreign bribery laws. Specifically, the corporate groups have urged regulators to provide… Read More

According to recently released data from the federal government, the Internal Revenue Service paid a record setting $125.4 million to whistleblowers in 2012. The total includes an especially massive payout to a former employee of UBS, a Swiss bank th… Read More

Given the relatively positive news recently released about the IRS whistleblower program (payouts are up dramatically), it’s sad to hear that the SEC has not had similar luck. The newly created SEC whistleblower program, enacted under the Dodd-… Read More

Just a few months back we wrote about a long overdue update to the Whistleblower Protection Act of 1989. Senator Chuck Grassley pushed the new legislation for more than a decade and the new rules helped implement much needed protections for federal w… Read More

A host of information was recently released by the federal government regarding last year’s Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) enforcement effort. One thing that’s clear from the numbers is that the Justice Department and the SEC have d… Read More

As Lance Armstrong readies for his big Oprah appearance, an important legal issue looms in the background, one that won’t be smoothed over by any forced apologies. It’s been revealed by several news organizations that Floyd Landis, a form… Read More

Recent news involving a massive fine leveled against HSBC might, at first glance, appear to be a good thing. After all, $1.9 billion in penalties against a major international financial conglomerate over an international money laundering scandal migh… Read More

A vote late last month by the Senate cleared the way for final approval of legislation meant to strengthen legal protections for federal whistleblowers. Finally, this week, President Barack Obama signed S. 743, the Whistleblower Protection Enhancemen… Read More