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Whistleblower Advocates Appeal to FinCEN To Improve Proposed Whistleblower Rules: National Whistleblower Center files supplemental comments to help whistleblowers https://lnkd.in/eYNscWDt

Out in the Rain: FinCEN Leaves International Whistleblowers Unprotected Despite the AML laws’ global aims and the proven importance of international whistleblowers, FinCEN’s Proposed Rules fail to seriously address the challenges whistleblowers face abroad. NWC Chairman Stephen Kohn: “We’re at a pivotal turning point in the struggle against corruption." https://lnkd.in/eAQRkCf3

FinCEN’s proposed rules for Anti-Money Laundering Whistleblower Improvement Act (AML WIA) must address the right of whistleblowers to submit original information directly, confidentially and anonymously, to the DOJ. The DOJ is required to accept confidential AML WIA complaints. Per the statute, the whistleblowers must be explicitly guaranteed full confidentiality and anonymity within the Department of the Treasury and throughout the award application process. Currently, the proposed regulation does not guarantee protection. Join NWC in urging FinCEN to revise the rules to protect whistleblowers' right to directly submit original information to the DOJ. Learn more and submit your comment: https://lnkd.in/eNiWh7cH

Media-First Deutsche Bank Whistleblower Denied SEC Award: The SEC recently held that Desiree Fixler, who spent two years and over 100 hours assisting with an investigation into Deutsche Bank, was not “voluntary” and was therefore ineligible for an award https://lnkd.in/eSRYSK9B

Two whistleblowers awarded $2,940,000 for reporting Medicare Fraud: Advanced Urology agrees to pay $14 million to settle False Claims Act allegations https://lnkd.in/e94kXEV7

Whistleblower Advocates Urge Changes To FinCEN’s Proposed Whistleblower Rules: National Whistleblower Center warns FinCEN's proposal could gut protections for whistleblowers Learn more and take action: https://lnkd.in/eZGn5Jh5

An urgent message to whistleblower and anti-corruption advocates! FinCEN’s proposed rules for implementing the Anti-Money Laundering Whistleblower Improvement Act (AML WIA) have serious gaps that will pose challenges for whistleblowers around the world. In our comments submitted to FinCEN we highlight various problems: - Strict, non-statutory filing requirements that will disqualify countless whistleblowers who Congress intended to be eligible for awards, - A failure to acknowledge and protect international whistleblowers, who provide the U.S. with critical whistleblower tips at great risk to their lives, and - Weakened confidentiality requirements, which are inconsistent with the statutory requirements and put whistleblowers at risk. FinCEN must address these problems to ensure that the AML WIA properly protects whistleblowers, increases in enforcement, and targets financial networks that facilitate crime. Join our campaign to weigh in on the most significant whistleblower rulemaking in the past 15 years. Go to our webpage to read our comment and learn how to file your own: https://lnkd.in/eNiWh7cH

URGENT: Tell FinCEN to Defend Whistleblower Confidentiality and Fight Global Corruption. Whistleblowers need your help! Learn how to take action for whistleblowers in this special episode: https://lnkd.in/gca7dw37

While the interests of corporate defense firms and whistleblowers may seem diametrically opposed, defense firms can actually benefit from representing whistleblowers. Read our latest article in the Oxford Business Law Blog by Alice Wanamaker (KKC), Jeana Lee (NWC), and Benjamin Calitri (KKC) to learn what places these firms in a unique position to benefit from representing whistleblowers and how some major firms are already taking advantage of this. 

“Major victory for all whistleblowers”: The House Passes IRS Whistleblower Program Improvement Act The bill is now headed to the Senate. Learn what this means for whistleblowers and tax fraudsters: https://lnkd.in/dDQyc99g