Exam 7: Blowing the Whistle

It is difficult to track the history of internal whistle-blowing because:

The _____ Act of 2010 introduced a new reward program for whistle-blowers who report securities law violations to the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) or the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC).

The two types of whistle-blowing, internal and external, are categorized based on:

The Whistleblower Protection Act of 1989 is also known as the Corporate and Criminal Fraud Accountability Act.

Whistle-blowers, throughout history, have always been granted legal protection against retaliatory behavior.

In internal whistle-blowing, an employee who discovers corporate misconduct brings it to the attention of:

An employee can never benefit from whistle-blowing in the corporate sector.

The abbreviation "qui tam" establishes a whistle-blower as a deputized petitioner for the government in cases that expose fraudulent behavior of companies.

Internal whistle-blowing involves an employee bringing the organization's misconduct to the attention of his or her manager or supervisor and taking the complaint through appropriate channels within the organization.

Ken reported misconduct in his organization to the Securities and Exchange Commission. He was able to provide substantial evidence and won the case. The amount recovered was over $1 billion. Which of the following laws states that Ken is eligible to receive between 10 and 30 percent of the amount recovered?

The "Office of the Whistleblower" was created by the _____.

The False Claims Act was amended in 1986 to make the penalization for whistle-blowers stiffer.

Which of the following statements is true of qui tam lawsuits?

_____ whistle-blowing involves an employee bringing corporate misconduct to the attention of his or her manager or supervisor, who then follows established procedures to address the misconduct within the organization.

Under the federal Civil False Claims Act, whistle-blowers are referred to as _____.

The Corporate and Criminal Fraud Accountability Act is also called the _____ Act.

Becoming a whistle-blower and taking the story public should be seen as the first resort rather than the last.

A(n) _____ is a telephone line where employees can leave messages to alert a company of suspected corporate misconduct without revealing their identity.

Which of the following statements is true of whistle-blowers?

A _____ is a lawsuit brought on behalf of the federal government by a whistle-blower under the False Claims Act of 1863.