Enron's cast of characters: Where they are 20 years after the fall
Here’s a look at some of the prominent players in the scandal — both fallen executives and those who investigated them — and where they are now.
Whistleblower Frances Haugen blasts Facebook's Meta rebrand at tech conference
Facebook has announced that it will hire 10,000 new staff in order to build the metaverse, a move the former Facebook engineer views as "unconscionable."
Frances Haugen, a 37-year-old data scientist from Iowa, shared documents with U.S. lawmakers and The Wall Street Journal that detailed how Facebook knew its products were causing harm.
Kansai Electric yet to regain trust two years after gifts scandal
To prevent irregularities, Kansai Electric has encouraged employees to make better use of its whistle-blowing system.
Fear and reprisals: How Nissan crushed its Ghosn probe whistleblower
The firm's former top lawyer says he endured retaliation, demotions and surveillance of his family after questioning the integrity of the investigation.
Beijing unveils protections for health emergency whistleblowers
China's capital Beijing will protect whistleblowers who disclose information about public health emergencies, it said on Sunday, part of the country's efforts to fix some of the systemic faults that hindered its initial response to the COVID-19 outbreak. The Beijing city government said it would ...
Hacking dirty government secrets is no crime
The "crime" of which Julian Assange stands accused pales next to the wrongdoing he helped to expose. Whistleblowers should never be prosecuted.
Examining Carlos Ghosn and Japan's system of 'hostage justice'
As the Carlos Ghosn saga continues to unfold, domestic and international attention continues to mount on what many are calling a "hostage justice" system. The ousted Nissan Motor Co. chairman, who had already spent 108 days at the Tokyo Detention House before being released on ...
The whistleblower protection law can't serve its purpose unless it features penalties for employers that seek to punish employees who report wrongdoing.
Japanese panel proposes measures to strengthen protection of whistleblowers
A government panel in a report released Wednesday proposed measures to strengthen protection for whistleblowers from retaliatory actions by companies. But the panel stopped short of recommending penalties for firms that take such punitive steps despite requests from some whistleblowers. Its proposals include protective measures for ...
Olympus lawyer blasts firm for failure to change corporate culture seven years after scandal
Seven years after corporate Japan was turned on its head when Olympus Corp. became the subject of a massive accounting scandal, a member of the company's legal team believes nothing has changed — and things may have actually gotten worse. At a news conference Wednesday, ...
The law on whistleblowers lacks the teeth to protect employees who reveal wrongdoings, a situation that needs correcting.
