Mary Jane Wilmoth

Firm/Organization: National Whistleblower Legal Defense

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New editor-in-chief will bring a journalist’s voice to the whistleblower beat

By Mary Jane Wilmoth on January 10, 2019

Tinker Ready, a journalist who has worked with whistleblowers throughout her career as a writer and investigative reporter, is the new editor of the Whistleblower Protection Blog. With the help of whistleblowers, Ready has written important stories about medical conflicts of interest, poor conditions in nursing homes, and disease in an industrial slaughterhouse. Find her coverage of health, science and general news in NEO.LIFE, The Boston Globe, Undark, Nature Boston, Fast …

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NWC Meets with SEC to Strongly Oppose “Caps” on SEC Whistleblower Rewards

By Mary Jane Wilmoth & Maya Efrati on December 18, 2018

On Wednesday, December 12, 2018, National Whistleblower Center (NWC) Executive Director Stephen M. Kohn made a formal presentation to representatives from the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) opposing the proposed SEC rule limiting awards in major fraud cases. Kohn was joined by NWC Policy Counsel Maya Efrati and NWC Legal Fellow Sarah Khan. The packed room included SEC leadership from the Office of General Counsel, the SEC Whistleblower Office and the Office of the…

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Corruption: Planet earth is being sold out

By Mary Jane Wilmoth on December 9, 2018

Protecting and incentivizing whistleblowers is essential to combat environmental crimes The world is facing daunting environmental challenges, many exacerbated by corruption. A number of the planet’s protected species are disappearing rapidly, due in part to the illegal trade in flora and fauna, and corruption comes into play as traffickers often rely on fraudulent paperwork to move parts from endangered species and illegal timber across borders.…

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Failure to Implement Whistleblower Program Linked to the Vaquita’s Impending Extinction

By Mary Jane Wilmoth on December 4, 2018

https-whistleblowersblogboutique-lexblogplatformthree-com-wp-content-uploads-sites-778-2018-12-vaquita-1-294x300-jpg — The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is unable to account for millions of dollars that congress allocated to pay whistleblower incentives.

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service unable to account for millions of dollars Congress allocated to pay whistleblower incentives. According to an exposé by environmental journalist Richard Schiffman, published today by Earth Island Journal, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) has no “proactive whistleblower program despite receiving $13 million” from the federal government earmarked to pay whistleblower incentive rewards. The report states that in response to a Freedom of Information Act Request (FOIA) filed…

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National Whistleblower Center Supports Global Anti-Corruption Efforts

By Mary Jane Wilmoth on December 4, 2018

International Anti-Corruption Day recognizes the critical fight against fraud and corruption. This coming Sunday, December 9, the United Nations and anti-corruption organizations around the world will celebrate International Anti-Corruption Day. The joint global campaign, “United Against Corruption,” focuses on how corruption impacts rich and poor countries alike and must be addressed through a unified international approach.…

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On GivingTuesday Help the National Whistleblower Center Fight Corruption

By Mary Jane Wilmoth on November 27, 2018

Today is GivingTuesday– a global day of giving that harnesses the collective power of individuals, communities and organizations worldwide to encourage people to donate to the causes close to their heart. The National Whistleblower Center, the nation’s leading whistleblower advocacy organization, has a 30-year history of fighting corruption. The NWC announced its 2018 GivingTuesday campaign by sharing a few highlights from the year.…

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Bank Whistleblower Releases Contents to Danske Bank Secrecy Agreement

By Mary Jane Wilmoth on November 21, 2018

Whistleblower’s Lawyer Calls for End to NDAs that Restrict Rights of Whistleblowers to Report Crimes to Law Enforcement November 21, 2018. Washington, D.C. In testimony given today in Brussels, Belgium before the European Parliament’s Special Committee on Financial Crimes, Tax Evasion and Tax Avoidance Danske, Bank whistleblower Howard Wilkinson testified concerning the contents of the nondisclosure agreement (NDA) he was required to sign as a condition of obtaining severance pay at the Danske Bank.…

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Bank Whistleblower’s Attorney to Testify before European Parliament

By Mary Jane Wilmoth on November 21, 2018

Qui Tam attorney Stephen Kohn asked to offer Expert Testimony on “best practice” for European Whistleblower Law November 21, 2018. Washington, D.C. The attorney for Danske Bank money-laundering whistleblower Howard Wilkinson has been invited to testify before the European Parliament’s Special Committee on Financial crimes, Tax Evasion and Tax Avoidance in Brussels, Belgium as an expert witness on whistleblower rights. …

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Bank Whistleblower to Testify before European Parliament on the International Scope of the Danske Bank Money Laundering Scandal

By Mary Jane Wilmoth on November 20, 2018

November 20, 2018. Washington, D.C. On November 21, at 9:20am (Central European Standard Time – 3:30am Eastern Standard Time). The Danske Bank money-laundering whistleblower Howard Wilkinson will testify before the European Parliament’s Special Committee on Financial Crimes, Tax Evasion and Tax Avoidance in Brussels, Belgium. Wilkinson, a former employee at Danske Bank’s Estonia office, uncovered a massive money-laundering scandal involving billions of dollars flowing out of Russia. …

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Danske Bank Whistleblower’s Testimony at Danish Parliament Causes Media Frenzy

By Mary Jane Wilmoth on November 19, 2018

Former Employee’s Warnings Were Ignored by Danske Bank Officials Today the Danish Parliament heard testimony from Howard Wilkinson, the lone whistleblower in the Danske Bank money laundering scandal. Outside the hearing room the hall was full of reporters looking for comment from Mr. Wilkinson and his whistleblower lawyer, Stephen M. Kohn. Due to warnings from Danske Bank, which explicitly warned him that he could face criminal or civil prosecution for speaking on the…

Mary Jane Wilmoth

New editor-in-chief will bring a journalist’s voice to the whistleblower beat

NWC Meets with SEC to Strongly Oppose “Caps” on SEC Whistleblower Rewards

Corruption: Planet earth is being sold out

Failure to Implement Whistleblower Program Linked to the Vaquita’s Impending Extinction

National Whistleblower Center Supports Global Anti-Corruption Efforts

On GivingTuesday Help the National Whistleblower Center Fight Corruption

Bank Whistleblower Releases Contents to Danske Bank Secrecy Agreement

Bank Whistleblower’s Attorney to Testify before European Parliament

Bank Whistleblower to Testify before European Parliament on the International Scope of the Danske Bank Money Laundering Scandal

Danske Bank Whistleblower’s Testimony at Danish Parliament Causes Media Frenzy

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