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Entries in Dodd-Frank Act (10)

Friday
Mar222013

The perils of blowing the whistle

The FCPA Blog recently covered the plight of whistleblower and former U.N. diplomat James Wasserstrom, who was forced from his job after cooperating with an internal investigation of corruption by U.N. officials.

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Thursday
Jan172013

Former China compliance officer sues Siemens for retaliation

A compliance officer for Siemens' heathcare business in China said in a federal lawsuit this week that he was fired a week after complaining about the company's risky business practices.

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Tuesday
Dec112012

Are conflict mineral rules hurting Africans?

On a tarmac at Congo's Goma Airport, customs agents seized a Gulfstream jet with millions of dollars in cash on board.

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Thursday
Nov152012

SEC logged 3,001 whistleblower complaints last year

The SEC said today it received 3,001 whistleblower tips during the past fiscal year.

There were 115 FCPA-related complaints.

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Wednesday
Sep192012

EU moves to adopt natural resource disclosure rules

A European Parliamentary committee approved proposed legislation this week that would require European extractive companies to publish payments they make to governments.

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Tuesday
Sep112012

Birkenfeld's Bounty Will Boost FCPA Enforcement

The news today that former jailed banker Bradley Birkenfeld will be paid $104 million by the U.S. Internal Revenue Service as a whistleblower may be the biggest FCPA enforcement event of the year.

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Friday
Sep072012

Interview with Vincente Martinez of the CFTC Whistleblower Program: Part IV

Do whistleblowers have any protection against retaliation under your whistleblowing program?

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Thursday
Sep062012

Interview with Vincente Martinez of the CFTC Whistleblower Program: Part III

As companies adjust to the new whistleblowing regimes under the Dodd-Frank Act, what changes do you recommend that they make to their existing compliance programs to ensure they are adequately prepared to manage whistleblowers and/or CFTC inquiries in response to whistleblower complaints?

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Wednesday
Sep052012

Six Lessons from the SEC's First Whistleblower Reward

It's not an FCPA case.

But it is the first bounty paid to a whistleblower by the SEC under the 2010 Dodd-Frank Act.

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Tuesday
Sep042012

Interview with Vincente Martinez of the CFTC Whistleblower Program: Part I

I recently sat down with Vincente Martinez, Director of the CFTC Whistleblower Office (WBO), who graciously agreed to answer some of my questions about the WBO.

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