For many years, Michael Sullivan of our firm and his colleague Jim Breen have organized the “Whistleblower Law Symposium.” It has consistently received high marks from participants. This year’s Symposium will be available either in-person or online on Wednesday, March 13, starting at 815 am EDT. It offers 7.5 CLE…
After reporting on the SEC’s investigation and findings of 20 years of “misstatements” by the LDS Church and Ensign Peak Advisors, Inc., the Wall Street Journal‘s Jonathan Weil again reports on facts revealed by our SEC and IRS whistleblower submissions on behalf of our client, David Nielsen. Mr. Nielsen exposed…
Regarding this past Sunday’s 60 Minutes interview of our client David Nielsen, Mormon blows whistle on church’s alleged “clandestine hedge fund” (https://www.cbsnews.com/60-minutes/ ): Please see attached Statement, which is also reprinted below. FINCH MCCRANIE, LLP 229 PEACHTREE STREET, N.E. SUITE 2500 ATLANTA, GEORGIA 30303 Phone: (404) 658-9070 www.finchmccranie.com May…
On Sunday, May 14, 60 Minutes featured an interview with our IRS and SEC whistleblower client David Nielsen. My colleague Richard Rubin and I are proud to represent this principled whistleblower. #cbs #60minutes #whistleblower #finchmccranie #secwhistleblower #irswhistleblower #ensignpeak
FATCA is being implemented in a number of countries outside the U.S., with the result that U.S. individuals who hold foreign bank or financial accounts and have not disclosed these accounts in the U.S., are about to be reported to the IRS. (This post is by our colleague Richard Rubin…
The just-released FY 2013 IRS Whistleblower Office Annual Report reveals clues to what the future holds for tax whistleblowers. Steve Whitlock, Director of the IRS Whistleblower Office, gave a preview last Fall. Listening to an audience react enthusiastically to his SEC counterpart Sean McKessy discuss awarding more than $14 million…
Another shoe dropped for offshore tax evaders today, in an encouraging sign for the IRS Whistleblower Office. A Liechtenstein bank avoided prosecution by agreeing to turn over files on 200 U.S. customers and to pay $23.8 million for assisting U.S. taxpayers in opening and maintaining undeclared bank accounts from 2001…
When New York amended its state False Claims Act in 2010, it broke new ground by including tax whistleblower cases. New York’s decision to attract tax whistleblowers bore fruit when the NY Supreme Court recently ruled that New York’s $100 million tax whistleblower case against Sprint-Nextel Corp. may proceed. If…
Now is the time to tell the story of Bob Gardner. Bob retires this week after 37 years of service with the IRS, most recently with the IRS Whistleblower Office. Bob understands that public service is a noble calling for so many in our government. He epitomizes all that is…
Could the IRS and Treasury Department have done a worse job in how they have handled the alleged “targeting” of conservative groups that applied for tax-exempt status before the 2012 elections? My criticism starts–but does not end–with any IRS personnel who singled out “Tea Party” and similar groups for extra…