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daveszt

Review: Did You Ever See… Rounders?

Hey U Guys | November 18th 2009

This week sees the UK release of Steven Soderbergh’s whistle blower movie The Informant. Based on the true story of Mark Whitacre, an executive who reported his corporation’s price-fixing tactics to the FBI, Soderbergh has put a comedic read more

ASHtalks

All Blacks get Paddy O'Brien referee apology

Life at Work | November 17th 2009 by Andrew Scott-Howman

Aussie whistle blower Stu Dickinson got it badly wrong when he repeatedly penalised the All Blacks in their disputed match against Italy on Saturday (Sunday NZT), referees' boss Paddy O'Brien has admitted. read more

AJFarro

Obtaining a Lawsuit Loan in the Whistleblower (Qui Tam) Action

Work Laws Exposed | November 17th 2009 by AJFarro

By Dr. Tom Rhudy Qui tam, according to the Qui Tam Information Center, is a provision of the Federal Civil False Claims Act (1863) that allows private citizens to file a lawsuit in the name of the United States government. These claims allege fraud b read more

jyhrus

The peak oil theory, has oil production levelled off already?

disassociated.com | November 16th 2009 by John Lampard

Oil production estimates have been over-stated according to a whistle-blower within the International Energy Agency (IEA), and is a revelation that many people do not want publicised. Now the “peak oil” theory is gaining support at the read more

BlackPoliticalBuzz

Countrywide Gave Political VIPs "Special Loans" Why?...…

BlackPoliticalBuzz | November 16th 2009

View Larger MapSources: Committee On Gov't Oversight and Reform, CBS News, Fox News, Youtube, Google Maps read more

david01

Camp Lejeune whistle-blower fired

gen x | November 15th 2009 by hassan

A psychiatrist who tried to prevent Fort Hood-style violence among Marines about to "lose it" instead loses his job read more

kon5518

Cigna Health Insurance Industry Whistle Blower Perseveres

Economic World Today Blog | November 14th 2009 by kon5518

Americans exist in a Zombie state because they think our employer based healthcare system is acceptable or inevitable. Just because it's what we've always had doesn't mean we have to continue with an insanity where we keep chipping away read more

4structures

New York Daily News and Reuters Missing Fundamentals in Reports o…

Structured Settlements 4Real | November 13th 2009 by John D. Darer

A New York Daily News article about the Scott Rothstein "structured settlement" Ponzi scheme demonstrates the continued laziness of reporters who fail to seek out qualified information sources about structured settlements, or even basic legal informa read more

AaronT

IEA Forecasts Global Oil Production by Gaming the Numbers

Militant Libertarian | November 12th 2009 by Aaron

by Aaron TurpenNot only has the International Energy Agency (IEA) shown that oil extraction peaked in 2007/08, but a whistle blower has now come forward to say that the number of existing and “future” reserves have been overstated to prevent pani read more

AaronT

IEA Forecasts Global Oil Production by Gaming the Numbers

Aaron's EnvironMental Corner | November 11th 2009 by Aaron

Not only has the International Energy Agency (IEA) shown that oil extraction peaked in 2007/08, but a whistle blower has now come forward to say that the number of existing and “future” reserves have been overstated to prevent panic. Acco read more

saint79

Senate body recommends graft raps vs Mike Arroyo, others in ZTE m…

Halalan 2010 | November 10th 2009 by jon

The Senate blue ribbon committee has recommended the filing of graft charges against First Gentleman Jose Miguel “Mike” Arroyo and other personalities involved in the alleged anomalous $329-million National Broadband Network (NBN) governm read more

mikebuf

More Turmoil at St. Teresa's

My Unbalanced Opinions | November 9th 2009 by Mike Blake

Looks like St. Teresa's Church is in the news again. Karen Krajewski, an alleged whistleblower to financial irregularities at the church, was shown the door by the new pastor. She will be replaced by a yet to be named deacon. This story will provide read more

movies2see

Class Action (1991)

Watch Full Movies Online - Free Movie Downloads | November 8th 2009

Rating: 6.20 out of 10 (2191 votes)Link: Download Class Action Iceland:L is the director of the Drama movie Class Action released in 1991.Synopsis: Jeb Ward is an attorney who specializes in whistle blower, David vs. Goliath, type cases. He finds a read more

Hud

Puppy Number: 199287

Can I Keep It? | November 6th 2009 by Hud Andrews

On the first full day of office, Mayor AC Wharton broke the scandalous behavior at the Memphis Shelter wide open.  A whistle blower had been documenting the atrocities happening at the facility for quite some time.  These pictures are of read more

adkalmanack

This Week's Top Adirondack News Stories

Adirondack Almanack | November 6th 2009 by Adirondack Almanack - New York History Blog

Dems, Women, Win In Essex County 1845 Wesleyan Methodist Church Left To Rot Crown Point Bridge Whistle Blower Champlain Ferry A Race Against Winter Voters OK Land Swap, Inmate Work 23rd CD: Owens Wins; Hoffman Concedes Essex County Bans Reporters Fro read more

fco

UBS fined for plundering accounts

Financial Crime Online | November 6th 2009 by Financial Crime Online

Regulators in Britain fined UBS £8 million ($13.3 million) on Thursday after finding that four employees at the bank’s international wealth-management unit in London had carried out unauthorized trading on at least 39 accounts. The (now former) de read more

Dick Cheney, Scooter Libby, and the “unremarkable” meat grind…

Needlenose | November 5th 2009

Ever since they were released last Friday, I’ve been meaning to write about the FBI notes of Dick Cheney’s interview with Plamemania special prosecutor Patrick Fitzgerald.  As is her wont, Marcy Wheeler has already critiqued Cheney’ read more

4structures

Selling Whistleblower Settlement To Scott Rothstein Scheme Never…

Structured Settlements 4Real | November 4th 2009 by John D. Darer

Law.com's Jordan Mishory reports that one prospective investor was made an offer by Scott Rothstein "to pay about 75 percent of the whistleblowers' pre-suit settlement of $900,000 up front in exchange for full payment over time. The investor said the read more

BasilandSpice

Crime Cost In Catholic Church To Reach $65 Billion By 2025

Basil & Spice | November 3rd 2009 by Basil & Spice

Reviewed By Kelly Jad'on Whistle-blower Randall Radic, a former Catholic priest, exposes the well kept secrets hidden behind the doors of modern-day Catholicism in his new release Gone To Hell: True Crimes of America's Clergy (ECW Press/ 2009). Rand read more

theattorneysguy

Whistle-blower Lawsuit Brings About $27.5 Million Settlement By H…

San Francisco Personal Injury Blog | November 2nd 2009

McAllen-based South Texas Health Systems has agreed to pay $27.5 million to settle allegations by the Department of Justice that it provided kickbacks to doctors for referring patients to hospitals within its system, according to the San Antonio Expr read more

civiljustice

Don’t Cry for Me AstraZeneca

Illinois Deserves the Truth | November 2nd 2009 by Illinois Deserves the Truth

AstraZeneca has now joined the ranks of drugs companies that admit to trying to cash in on popular drugs by promoting their off label use, hurting lots of people in the meantime.  According to its recently released third-quarter earnings report read more

Woodlass

Raw experience into words

Under Assault: Teaching in NYC | November 2nd 2009 by Woodlass

I've posted David Pakter before (feisty alliteration) and need to do it again, not only for the breadth of his commentary, but for his insight into the way this malevolent chancellorship distorts a profession and maims a generation of kids.He wrote t read more

cole69ruiz

Systemic Risk Bill: Amendment suggestion

30 Years Later: A Belated Chrysler/GM Bankruptcy | October 31st 2009 by cole

I have another suggestion for the Systemic Bill. Someone should demand language, or file an amendment, that states: ‘Directors, Officers, senior management and consultants of any institution that draws on the industry funds created under this t read more

protectthepaint

The Tim Donaghy Book Deserves Publishing

Protect the Paint | October 30th 2009 by adam sedie

Why can’t Tim Donaghy’s “Blowing the Whistle: The Culture of Fraud in the NBA” not be published? I think we all have the right to hear what he has to say.I believe that if congressional hearings can be occur to indict athletes who use ill read more

papreps

Mids give whole new meaning to term whistle-blower

Temple Football Forever | October 30th 2009 by Mike Gibson

Mike Gerardi (14), the QB phenom of spring ball, cheers on Peanut Joseph during TD run.By Mike GibsonNothing could be more fitting this year than Temple playing at Navy on Halloween.Navy played a dirty trick on Temple and it could turn out to be an u read more

EbonyInspired

Former Detroit mayor files lawsuit over racy texts

Ebony Inspired | October 28th 2009

DETROIT — Former Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick filed a lawsuit Wednesday against a lawyer who leaked racy text messages to the Detroit Free Press and kicked off a scandal that brought down Kilpatrick’s administration and sent him to jail. Th read more

411

Rat On Tax Cheats OK, But Illegal Aliens Not OK

Blog | October 27th 2009 by rb

The city of Chicago is promoting a “tax whistle blower” plan that will pay cash bounties to informants who turn in business tax cheats. The payout will be based on a percentage of the amount recovered. Ed Walsh, Revenue Department spokesm read more

Onelove12

Chicago, Cook County to Pay Cash Bounties for Informants on Busin…

Black Political Thought | October 27th 2009 by Janet Shan

Attention all rats in Chicago and Cook County, the city is debuting a "tax whistle-blower" program that could literally pit neighbor against neighbor in the city and county's business community. The geniuses at city hall will pay cash bounties to in read more

myrnatheminx

Progressive Author John Dean Headlines Virginia Demmler Honor Rol…

Reno and Its Discontents | October 24th 2009 by myrnatheminx

It’s time to celebrate your local Washoe County Democratic Party and what a great event! Dirty Tricks: Politics from Watergate to the Silver State Progressive author John Dean headlines Democratic Party dinner, Nov. 7 RENO — Former Nixon ad read more

Yipe

Umuro Wario’s reinstatement at Kenya’s Youth Fund is a victor…

Yipe Weblog | October 24th 2009 by Fiona Mwende

The government’s decision to reinstate Mr. Umuro Wario to continue serving as the Chief Executive Officer of the Youth Enterprise Development Fund should be highly lauded. It’s a point of victory for public officers who risk their jobs by committ read more

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