Gordy Mergoz

freelance journalist

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Thanks to a little-known provision in the law that compensates whistleblowers for the fraud they expose, one man has turned it into a lucrative business.

Whistleblowing is making one man millions of dollars

Thanks to a little-known provision in the law that compensates whistleblowers for the fraud they expose, one man has turned it into a lucrative business.

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