Interestingly, Feldman and Lobel concluded, "often, offering monetary rewards to
whistle-blowers will lead to less, rather than more, reporting of illegality."
External
whistle-blowers report misconduct on outside persons or entities, such as lawyers, the media, law enforcement or watchdog agencies, or other local, state, or federal agencies, being in some cases encouraged by monetary reward.
When
whistle-blower Peter Daly, 49, attempted to tell managers about what he believed was going on, he said he received a threatening phone call.
But when
whistle-blower Peter Daly, 49, attempted to tell managers about what he believed was going on, he received a threatening phone call from an unknown man.
In the corporate context,
whistle-blowers is a term used to describe those employees who report wrongdoings to those in authority, or to the public.
Adding another level of enforcement, the state laws will enable the federal government to reclaim monies without getting involved in smaller
whistle-blower cases.
By itemizing the types of misconduct, the definition introduces greater precision into the justifiable grounds for disclosure, but it probably also limits the scope of the legal protection provided to
whistle-blowers.
Under the False Claims Act,
whistle-blowers can receive up to one-quarter of government-recovered monies.
Fraud detection seems to have a strong support group in
whistle-blowers. In the ACFE 2004 study, about 40% of frauds were discovered through
whistle-blowers.
One of the outcomes of the recent financial scandals at Enron, WorldCom, and a number of other large corporations is a recognition of the value of
whistle-blowers in exposing fraud, corruption, and other wrongdoing within organizations.
ISLAMABAD -- Prime Minister Imran Khan on Friday said the reward money for the
whistle-blowers, helping the government authorities in detection and confiscation of Benami properties, would be increased from 3 to 10 percent.