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Mary Jane Wilmoth - Whistleblower Attorney

Mary Jane Wilmoth

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“Among the most experienced and skilled attorneys practicing in the specialization of whistleblower law”

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“I couldn’t have navigated the shark invested waters whistleblower face without the passion, dedication, determination, and brilliance of my incredible attorneys.”

“…the three co-founders of the National Whistleblower Center, these are important names, Stephen Kohn, Michael Kohn and David Colapinto, thank you so much for all that you do, they broke the mold with these visionaries and we are all better for it.” – National Whistleblower Day, 2018

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Mary Jane's Latest Thinking

The SEC Should Utilize its Whistleblower Program to Combat Climate Change

June 16th, 2021|ESG, Media, Securities, Whistleblower News and Qui Tam Blog|

This article was original published in JD Supra. In March, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) alerted the public it was seeking input on its requirements for Environmental, Social, and Corporate Governance (ESG) disclosures by corporations. Increasingly investors base their decisions on the climate and environmental impacts of companies. According to Forbes, investments that consider "ESG issues now represent one in every four dollars invested in the US and has risen to nearly $23 trillion globally." Additionally, the SEC notes that "Since 2010, investor demand for, and company disclosure of information about, climate change risks, impacts, and opportunities has grown dramatically." This, in turn, raised questions about the adequacy of corporate ESG disclosures to inform investors about known material risks, uncertainties, impacts, and opportunities. The SEC also created a task force to focus on violations of Climate and ESG disclosure requirements to address investor concerns. In response to the request for public comment, the Duke University ...

Whistleblower Attorneys Applaud New Bill to Strengthen IRS Whistleblower Program

June 16th, 2021|Tax Fraud, Whistleblower News and Qui Tam Blog|

Yesterday, Sens. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) and Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) introduced the IRS Whistleblower Program Improvement Act. This legislation will strengthen the Internal Revenue Service’s (IRS) successful Whistleblower Awards Program. The IRS Whistleblower Program has enabled the agency to collect over $6 billion from wealthy individuals and businesses caught dodging taxes. “The tax whistleblower law has recovered billions of dollars to the US treasury. Tens of thousands of illegal offshore accounts have been shut down by whistleblower disclosures.  It’s time for the Department of Treasury to properly implement the IRS whistleblower law. This bill will achieve that goal,” said whistleblower attorney Stephen M. Kohn. Kohn, who also serves as the Chairman of the Board of Directors of the National Whistleblower Center, praised the bi-partisan nature of the amendments:  “Senators Charles Grassley and Ron Wyden exemplify the bipartisanship needed to hold tax cheats accountable.” “These proposed amendments to the IRS whistleblower program are ...

SEC Issues More Than $31 Million in Whistleblower Awards

May 17th, 2021|Securities, Whistleblower News and Qui Tam Blog|

Today, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) announced two whistleblower awards of over $31 million to whistleblowers that assisted the agency in investigating securities law violations. The whistleblower whose original information triggered the payment of almost $27 million in rewards was represented by the SEC whistleblower law firm Kohn, Kohn & Colapinto. The anonymous whistleblower’s attorney made the following statement regarding the SEC’s Award: “We congratulate our client for his or her courage, perseverance, and determination in holding fraudsters accountable,” said Stephen M. Kohn, the anonymous whistleblower’s attorney. In its release, the SEC acknowledged that the anonymous whistleblower’s “information and cooperation” “resulted in the return of millions of dollars to harmed investors.” Whistleblower Attorney Stephen Kohn further stated: “These awards further demonstrate that the Dodd-Frank Act whistleblower laws covering securities frauds and foreign bribery deter crime, put fraudsters in jail, help recover billions for investors, and protect the integrity of ...

Our Client Received the Largest Whistleblower Reward in World History of $104 Million

Bradley Birkenfeld broke the back of Swiss bank secrecy. He was the first Swiss banker to file a case under the IRS whistleblower law. The results were unprecedented. UBS bank (at the time the largest bank in the world) had to pay a fine of $780 million. They also had to close all known U.S. accounts, and for the first time in history, the bank turned over the names of 4450 U.S. taxpayers for prosecution in the United States. Mr. Birkenfeld obtained the largest ever individual qui tam whistleblower award in history, $104 million.

Mary Jane's Successful Legal Advocacy

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Dedicated to protecting whistleblowers, the National Whistleblower Center (NWC) was founded in 1988 by three experienced whistleblower-rights attorneys, Stephen M. Kohn, Michael D. Kohn and David K. Colapinto. Mary Jane was selected as the NWC's first Public Interest Law Fellow, and soon became a major leader in the NWC. She currently is the NWC corporate Treasure and serves on its Board of Directors. She founded the whistleblower protection blog, and for years managed many of the NWC's highly successful programs.

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