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Episode Synopsis
Welcome back to Womble Perspectives. Today, we’re diving into a case that’s raising questions about corporate compliance, whistleblower protections, and the future of deferred prosecution agreements.A recent whistleblower lawsuit filed in New York State Supreme Court could have major implications for Freepoint Commodities, a Connecticut-based energy trading firm. The suit alleges insider trading violations and retaliation, and it comes just two years after Freepoint entered into a three-year deferred prosecution agreement with the Department of Justice for violations of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act.Read the articleCan a Whistleblower Derail a Deferred Prosecution Agreement?About the authorsAudrey N. KarmanLuke Cass
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