NYT: Tattletales Embraced as Whistle-Blower Programs Gain Support
Criminal organizations enforce a code of silence. As a culture, we have come to realize that whistleblowers are a necessary component of a free society and a necessary means of ferreting out fraud and other criminal activity that harms us. The Dodd-Frank whistleblower programs of the SEC and the CFTC, modeled on the successful False Claims Act, are gaining strength as more and more whistleblowers turn to experienced whistleblower attorneys to present powerful evidence of wrongdoing across financial and other markets. — Shayne Stevenson
"When we were children, one of the worst things to be known as was a tattletale. But as grown-ups, disclosing secrets that get others in trouble goes by a more favorable nickname: whistleblower. Whistleblowing as a means to police corporate misconduct is gaining support. The federal government has trumpeted its accomplishments in recovering money based on tips, and Congress appears poised to extend the incentives provided to those with information about wrongdoing." Full article »
