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Whistleblower disclosure backfires, protections in question

The key whistleblower says prosecutors made false statements to a judge who sentenced him to prison.

Federal News Network Staff

January 7, 2010 9:39 am

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A former UBS banker, turned informant says federal prosecutors made false statements about him to a judge who then sentenced him to 40 months in prison. Bradley Birkenfeld has asked the Justice Department to investigate the matter. Bill Bransford, partner at the law firm Shaw, Bransford, and Roth, joins us for our weekly Legal Loop segment to discuss this case and the future for whistleblower protections.

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