but these people would time and time again say to me, “I hate the term whistle-blower. I was just doing my job. I was paid as a compliance person to call out problems and educate people as to what fraud is. And I was doing that and they crushed me.” ...
Although the February 2022 Similac recall due to bacterial infections (discussed in detail below) is among the main causes of the formula shortage, authorities explained that supply chain issues and higher demands were already causing a shortage even in 2021. (4) That’s why there’s also a s...
One thing to keep in mind is that Inspector General Michael Atkinson told lawmakers that the whistleblower report concerned “multiple actions,” and it’s not at all clear that those actions were all contained within Trump’s phone conversation with the Ukrainian president. One additional element ...
The company declined to make executives available for interviews for this article, but responded to questions with written comments. “WhatsApp is a lifeline for millions of people around the world,” the company said. “The decisions we make around how we build our app are focused aroun...
FDA Commissioner Dr. Robert Califf faced Congress in an investigation of the baby formula shortage in a May 2022 bipartisan hearing. He was repeatedly asked by Rep. Rosa DeLauro and other lawmakers why it took the agency several months to investigate a whistleblower complaint about alleged safety...
The local pilot program offersnon-prosecution agreementsin exchange for the early and voluntary self-disclosures of criminal conduct. The Department’s pilot program offersfinancial rewards to a whistleblowerwho provides original and truthful information about corporate misconduct that results in a successfu...
“Companies getting fewer whistleblower reports don’t have fewer problems, management is just less aware of the problems,” Welch says. Safe, Attractive Culture for Employees A speak up culture helps employees two-fold. First, it ensures them that your organization takes concerns seriously, and ...
Earlier in July, Mr. Trump had ordered a freeze on $391 million in security aid to Ukraine that Congress had approved. The U.S. ultimately released the aid in September, after the whistleblower complaint, and Ukraine never launched either investigation. ...
Mark Zaid — an attorney for the whistleblower, whom Schiff claimed a month earlier was working to unveil his client — said on October 24 that the whistleblower “is completely irrelevant, as the complaint is now public, and the primary actors at senior levels are being interviewed by member...
Burisma Holdings has been thrust into the media limelight as the Democratic-controlled House presses forward with its impeachment inquiry into President Trump’s dealings in Ukraine. But lost in much of the coverage of the dramatic hearings is what this