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Podcast: Investor Connect Podcast
Episode: Startup Funding Espresso – What Is a Whistleblower?
Description: What is a whistleblower? Hello, this is Hall T. Martin with the Startup Funding Espresso -- your daily shot of startup funding and investing. Internal fraud is often caught by an employee. The employee who sounds the alarm is called a whistle-blower. The whistleblower is someone who reports fraud to the authorities. Whistleblowers fear retaliation for outing a manager or other employee. Those who want protections for keeping their job or avoiding criminal charges must follow these rules: The whistleblower must have good reason to suspect the fraud. The whistleblower must take steps to report the fraud to the authorities...