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$14 Million Whistleblower Award w/o Details

Posted by Larry Doyle on October 2nd, 2013 7:23 AM |

What state mottoes do you like most?

I am personally partial to New Hampshire’s “Live Free or Die” but in light of the opacity displayed across Wall Street and Washington over the last 4 to 5 years, I have a growing appreciation for Missouri as the “Show Me” state:

A name attributed to Representative Willard Van Diver. It connotes a certain self-deprecating stubbornness and devotion to simple common sense.

How about that? Common sense? What a novel concept in light of recent events in our nation and certainly applicable for my blog.

But I think about Missouri this morning given breaking news out of the SEC regarding its first meaningful whistleblower award in perhaps the last 25 years and its largest award ever. Isn’t this the type of thing to highlight and promote?   (more…)






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