SEC charges D.E. Shaw investment advisers with violating whistleblower protection rule, with fine of $10 million

The Securities and Exchange Commission has settled charges against New York-based registered investment adviser D. E. Shaw & Co., L.P. for raising impediments to whistleblowing by requiring employees to sign agreements prohibiting the disclosure of confidential corporate information to third parties, without an exception for potential SEC whistleblowers,...
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Feds file complaint against Brookline Massachusetts Bournewood Mental Health for kickbacks to free sober housing to choose Bournewood over other facilities

The United States Attorney’s Office has filed a complaint against Brookline-based Bournewood Health Systems and First Psychiatric Planners (FPP) for allegedly paying kickbacks in the form of free sober housing to induce patients to choose Bournewood and FPP over other treatment facilities. The extremely detailed and fulsome complaint containing much of the...
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