International Business News - Whistleblower http://www.ibtimes.com All articles are copyrighted by IBTimes.com 400 100 http://www.ibtimes.com/ http://www.ibtimes.com/images/top_logo_ibt2_3.gif A U.S. attorney who recused herself from the corruption case against former Alabama Gov. Don Siegelman because of potential political conflicts still closely monitored the case and communicated with prosecutors about it, according to information from a whistleblower. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081114/recused-us-attorney-discussed-siegelman-case.htm Fri, 14 Nov 2008 17:15:34 EST A federal panel has upheld an administrative law judge's ruling that the U.S. Bureau of Land Management illegally fired a former supervisor for speaking out about the health and safety dangers at a toxic mine site. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080903/ruling-upheld-for-blm-whistle-blower-at-nev-mine.htm Wed, 03 Sep 2008 18:19:38 EDT A fired bank executive who became the first person to win protection under a federal law that shields whistleblowers, only to see his victory overturned, suffered another setback in a federal appeals court Tuesday. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080805/first-whistleblower-loses-bid-for-reinstatement.htm Tue, 05 Aug 2008 18:08:56 EDT St. Louis University has agreed to pay $1 million to settle a whistleblower lawsuit claiming its School of Public Health tried to defraud the government by overstating faculty time spent on projects involving federal grants, officials said Tuesday. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080709/st-louis-university-to-pay-1m-lawsuit-settlement.htm Wed, 09 Jul 2008 11:04:23 EDT St. Louis University has agreed to pay $1 million to settle a whistleblower lawsuit claiming its School of Public Health tried to defraud the government by overstating faculty time spent on projects involving federal grants, officials said Tuesday. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080708/university-to-pay-1m-to-settle-overbilling-suit.htm Tue, 08 Jul 2008 17:46:22 EDT A former broker with UBS AG filed a whistle-blower complaint alleging the firm forced him to resign after he cooperated with state regulators investigating sales of risky investments to Massachusetts cities and towns. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080703/ex-ubs-broker-files-whistle-blower-complaint.htm Thu, 03 Jul 2008 13:55:07 EDT An employee in Wal-Mart's labor relations department has settled her discrimination lawsuit with the world's largest retailer. Rita Miles sued in 2006, saying she was harassed and given poor evaluation scores because she refused to shred documents relating to the investigation of Tom Coughlin, a former vice chairman convicted of fraud. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080520/wal-mart-settles-whistleblower-case-terms-not-disclosed.htm Tue, 20 May 2008 11:40:30 EDT