Press Releases

Major Audit Firm Releases Corporate Crime Survey Results According to the survey, While professional auditors were only able to detect 19% of the frauds on private corporations, whistleblowers exposed 43%.  Executives surveyed estimated that the whistleblowers saved their shareholders billions of dollars. “This survey is proof that corporate shareholders directly benefit from whistleblower disclosures. Instead […]

New decision setback for whistleblowers and civil rights victims. Washing, D.C. – July 3, 2007. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit reversed itself on a key civil rights tax case and held that the IRS can tax damage awards based solely on compensating victims who suffer emotional injuries. On August […]

Washington, D.C. May 25, 2007.  As part of its voter education program, the National Whistleblowers Center has requested that each major Presidential candidate respond to a six question survey setting forth their position on whistleblower protections.  The questions seek to clarify the candidates’ position on the key legislative and appointment issues the candidate would face […]

Washington, D.C. – In recognition of Senator Chuck Grassley’s “Quarter Century as the Champion for Whistleblowers in the United States Senate,” twenty-five public interest groups – from across the political spectrum – joined together to present Senator Grassley with a Lifetime Achievement Award. The award honors the Senator’s “leadership” in obtaining Congress’ approval of “landmark […]