whistleblower

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Adamus sued the office as a whistleblower in 2019, claiming he was pressured to give favorable treatment to connected taxpayers, and was awarded damages as a result.

From Los Angeles Times • May 1, 2026

If there were $500 billion in federal fraud each year that had previously gone unreported, it would mean that individuals with knowledge of that fraud were deliberately passing up over $100 billion in whistleblower payments.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 29, 2026

In a unanimous opinion issued Thursday, justices from the state’s first appellate district found that an oversight body in Sonoma County is legally authorized to subpoena the county sheriff’s office while probing whistleblower inquiries.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 1, 2026

Cipriani, a self-professed fixer, whistleblower and professional gambler who had been spreading innuendo about Shell on social media, according to court filings in a continuing legal dispute between the men.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 20, 2026

"There is another, more compelling, alternative to the claimant's overall theme of her being treated badly as a whistleblower," Judge Smith said.

From BBC • Mar. 10, 2026