IRS red tape, old guard slow whistleblowing on corporate tax cheats

By Michael Hudson

IRS stingy in rewarding tipsters who turn in corporate tax cheats

Excerpts from this story referencing "whistleblower law":

"… t awards,” said Dean Zerbe, a former Senate staffer who drafted the 2006 whistleblower law on behalf of Grassley. “My hope is that we’re going to see a real brea …"

"… e noted, have been used with much success when it comes to another federal whistleblower law, the False Claims Act, which offers rewards to informants who expose feder …"

"… histleblowers who were themselves involved in the tax schemes.The 2006 IRS whistleblower law says awards should be made even to whistleblowers who are culpable in the …"

Less than 2 percent of 'Sarbox' corporate whistleblowers win inside federal bureaucracy

By Michael Hudson

Less than 2% of 'Sarbox' whistleblowers win

Excerpts from this story referencing "whistleblower law":

"… ed when it passed this historic law in 2002.” …"

"… ment of Labor bureaucracy, the agency is also responsible for enforcing 21 whistleblower laws, ranging from tipsters of corporate fraud to railroad workers and commerc …"

"… e regions cases “had to go through managers who were not well-trained in whistleblower law.” He said the agency is working to reverse anti-whistleblower policies a …"

"… Companies worry that the SEC bounty program and the proliferation of other whistleblower laws could undermine corporate efforts to police themselves by encouraging wor …"