The Securities and Exchange Commission charged the founder and former CEO of Slync, Inc., Christopher S. Kirchner, with fraud. The charges involve offering more than $67 million in securities to Slync investors. Kirchner then misappropriated over $28 million of that...
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Employer Fraud
What is the Sarabanes-Oxley Act?
Enacted in the aftermath of Enron, WorldCom. and several other scandals, the Sarabanes-Oxley Act (SOX) of 2002 contains 11 sections that regulate how all publicly traded companies in the U.S. handle their accounting and record keeping. Also known as the "Public...
Ernst & Young to pay $100 million to SEC for ethics lapses
The Securities and Exchange Commission recently charged Ernst & Young LLP for ethics lapses involving audit professionals cheating on their ethics exams, which are required for acquiring and maintaining a CPA license. The company then covered up the lapse by...
SEC issues $6 million to five whistleblowers
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) announced on April 25 that it awarded $6 million to two groups of whistleblowers. According to a redacted order, both provided information assistance to a single covered action. The SEC published no names and did not...
IRS responds to AmEx whistleblower claim
A whistleblower filed a claim in 2021 with the IRS alleging that American Express sales staff knowingly encouraged businesses to underreport their taxes. According to the Wall Street Journal, this was done as part of a sales pitch stating that companies could use...
NYPD cop calls on mayor to launch probe
Former New York cop Frank Serpico is probably one of the most famous whistleblowers in U.S. history. Now 85, he recently received a medal of honor 50 years after testifying to corruption in the NYPD. But there have been others who stepped forward. New York Police...
What is the process during an OSHA whistleblower investigation?
Every whistleblower case handled by the United States Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) involves different circumstances and outcomes. Nonetheless, there are some general steps in the process. The complete process consists of...
New York to expand whistleblower protections
Governor Kathy Hochul has hit the ground running in many respects. Amidst this flurry of activity was to sign an update of New York Labor Law Section 740 that dramatically expands the whistleblower protections in the state. Some notable changes These changes will go...
Put a stop to Medicare / Medicaid fraud
No one wants to work for a company that is knowingly committing fraud or other workplace violations. When an employee does notice their employer committing fraud, they may not say anything for fear of retaliation. There are whistleblower laws in place to protect you...
Theranos whistleblower takes the stand
Fallen tech icon Elizabeth Holmes dropped out of Stanford at age 19 to start Theranos. She grew the medical device company to a $9 billion valuation and made herself the world’s youngest self-made female billionaire. Favorably compared to innovators like Apple,...
