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Trudeau Liberals used government funds to pay $100,000 to Facebook data whistleblower Christopher Wylie

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s Liberals used government funds to pay $100,000 to the firm of Facebook data whistleblower Christopher Wylie, a party official said on Wednesday.

“In early 2016, Mr. Wylie’s company Eunoia Technologies ran a pilot project for the Liberal Caucus Research Bureau,” said Melissa Cotton, director of the party’s research bureau in a statement sent to media outlets. “The total fees for services was $100,000 and was done in accordance with the House of Commons procurement rules.”

Read more at National Observer

3 Whistleblower Suits Net over $60 Million in Medicare Fraud

June 12, 2017 – Whistleblower lawsuits alleging Medicare fraud have been settled against two diagnostic testing companies, and a California doctor who was alleged to have falsely diagnosed cancer as a means to bill Medicare for expensive surgeries.

Medicare fraud remains a prominent issue that has recently garnered renewed calls for increased federal audits and investigation. A key factor for the prosecution of these suits comes from the involvement of whistleblowers, who were central to these three recent settlements.

read more at healthpayerintelligence.com

Whistleblower sues health authority and lawyers, alleging identity revealed

Personal care home employee raised alarm bells in 2011 about financial mismanagement.

A whistleblower who sounded the alarm about financial mismanagement, nepotism and fraud at a West St. Paul personal care home is suing the Winnipeg Regional Health Authority and three lawyers after the person’s identity was allegedly revealed in court documents.

Read more at cbc.ca