A federal judge in Baltimore has awarded $462,500 to a low-level merchant officer who alerted Coast Guard inspectors that his cargo ship was intentionally polluting the
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On the night of July 25, 2010, a section of the continent's vast pipeline network spilled around a million gallons of chemical-laden crude into western Michigan waterways. Though
The City Council considered a package of bills aimed at preventing fraud in city contracting and strengthening protections for the people who expose it during a hearing
Sen. Charles Grassley (R-Iowa), the senior Republican on a Senate committee overseeing immigration and visa policy is calling for action following a CBS News report
We've all had this happen: you call an American company's 800 number for help, and end up talking to someone in a foreign country. It's called outsourcing. American
A former state advocate for seniors in nursing homes fired by the Department of Elder Affairs will have his day in court. Brian Lee was the former Ombudsman for the
The Consumer Justice Foundation, a for-profit corporation whose team of consumer advocates provides free online informational resources regarding the potential dangers
Hours after the internet release of the incriminating Gregg Williams audio encouraging New Orleans Saints players to injure San Francisco 49ers players, the leaker
The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) today filed and simultaneously settled charges against JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. (JPMorgan) for its
There were moments when William Zwicharowski wondered if he should bend to pressure from superiors at a mortuary at Dover Air Force Base in Delaware. An Archbald
Russia's leading corruption whistleblower on Friday accused Prime Minister Vladimir Putin's close ally Igor Shuvalov of graft. Alexei Navalny posted on his blog the
One of the government's longest-running whistleblower controversies recently took a new twist when three House Democrats successfully filed a friend of the court brief
Oracle Corp. (ORCL) directors, including Chief Executive Officer Larry Ellison, were sued by an investor for failing to mitigate damages when the company agreed to
Five Harbert construction companies, most of which reportedly are defunct, have agreed to pay $47 million to the U.S. government to settle allegations of bid-rigging on
The U.S. Office of Special Counsel has called for disciplinary action against three Port Mortuary supervisors at the Dover Air Force Base who retaliated against whistleblowers
BP Plc's (BP/) Atlantis platform, its second-largest oil producer in the Gulf of Mexico, should be shut down until it's proven to comply with U.S. safety and environmental laws
When we first met Lynn Szymoniak on 60 Minutes last year, she was an angry homeowner facing foreclosure. Now, Szymoniak is walking away with an $18 million settlement
Yet another surprise has bubbled forth in the $25 billion settlement between big banks and various state and federal officials: JPMorgan will pay $45 million to settle
Company informants tempted by the prospect of multimillion dollar payouts are rushing to US regulators with audio recordings and internal documents to take advantage
Gerald Zirnstein grinds his own hamburger these days. Why? Because this former United States Department of Agriculture scientist and, now, whistleblower, knows
