“The IRS took more than four years to reward a whistleblower through a new program to encourage tipsters and has drawn criticism from the Government Accountability Office for failing to move faster. A recent GAO study found that the program, which has attracted tips from more than 1,300 whistleblowers, doesn’t collect data that could speed…
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Pfizer whistleblower’s ordeal reaps big rewards
“(Reuters) – Taking on corporate giants can feel like tilting at windmills, but John Kopchinski’s six-year legal battle against Pfizer Inc just made him a rich man. The Gulf War veteran and former Pfizer sales representative will earn more than $51.5 million as a result of his whistleblower lawsuit against the world’s biggest drugmaker and…
The IRS Whistleblower Program Turns The Corner
The IRS whistleblower program has had a long, hard road but recent events have me a believer that for whistleblowers the land of milk and honey is finally in sight. Three actions have me buying my map for the promised land: 1) the June 20, 2012 memorandum by the Deputy Commissioner of the IRS Steven…
IRS Signals Willingness to Revise Whistleblower Program
” The Internal Revenue Service may be signaling a willingness to consider changes to its whistleblower program, following complaints that the program is stifling the initiative of informants around a kingpin who may have information about tax evasion. The National Whistleblowers Center released a letter Sept. 6 to IRS recommending changes to a key part…