Taking on Halliburton: A Whistleblower’s tale
In an article, dated April 21, 2015, ProPublica told the story of a whistleblower who took on Halliburton. Read the article ” A Whistleblower’s Tale: How An Accountant took on Halliburton.”
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In an article, dated April 21, 2015, ProPublica told the story of a whistleblower who took on Halliburton. Read the article ” A Whistleblower’s Tale: How An Accountant took on Halliburton.”
Whistleblower, Ben Carter, has been fighting to keep his case against KBR going in the courts since 2006. A case our company worked on for many years. Despite DOJ dismissals, not based on the merits, the case finally gets to the Supreme Court thanks to a federal Appeals Court decision. Read the article
Congress again held hearings on the False Claims Act law with both supporters and detractors testifying. Affected industries such as defense and healthcare are trying, once again, to have the law gutted. Read the article:
Congress is close to passing a new federal whistleblower protection law aimed at the intelligence and national security community. Read the article
Federal contractors are taking steps to stifle whistleblowers from blowing the whistle on fraud by demanding they sign confidentiality agreements to not talk. Read article
Good article of an interview with NSA whistleblower Thomas Drake on the risks of being a whistleblower. A good read for all potential whistleblowers who try to resolve fraud or abuse internally. Read the article
Congress is going after the Commerce Inspector General for whistleblower retaliation and creating a hostile culture that would prevent whistleblowers from coming forward. Read the article
The Department of Justice has intervened in a quitam lawsuit against KBR and two of their subcontractors alleging kickbacks and unsanitary conditions in the transport of food. Read the article: http://www.pogo.org/blog/2014/01/20140128-kbr-accused-of-kickbacks-gouging-unsafe-practices-in-iraq.html
It is not unusual for a whistleblower, especially a federal employee, to undergo years of a painful journey to restore their career, their credibility. This article “The Whistleblower Who Wouldn’t Go Away” was published by the Project on Government Oversight (POGO) that chronicles the journey of one such whistleblower. Read the article
Companies are setting policies that could be a roadblock for potential whistleblowers to report fraud through the SEC’s Dodd-Frank program. Read the article
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