This program is a great example how setting the right incentives can destabilize a criminal conspiracy. It’s also worth noting that “traditional” law enforcement in white collar crimes is essentially the same: the possibility of criminal proceedings almost always outweighs the sort of incentives a corporation can offer lower-level employees. Would you risk jail time as a bookkeeper earning a 5-figure salary at #bigCorp Inc?
It’s arguably the same dynamic now befalling the presidential administration, only that the salaries are even lower than in the private sector, and you’re almost certainly looking at 6-digit bills from your lawyer just because working in the building will make you a potential witness.
Those incentives cut both ways. It also creates a huge avenue for rogue employees to suddenly craft themselves payout strategies.
The law firm that we use recently told about such an action they defended for another client. A disgruntled employee, who suspected they would soon be fired for lack of performance, "setup" certain actions, documents, prompted specific executive responses to emails, etc. The claim was that there was prejudiced hiring practices ongoing. However very little true evidence existed...most of it was in fact crafted by the employee.
The whistleblower action resulted in a meager voluntary fine that the company paid (didn't make financial sense for company to fight, easier to pay the $10K and move on). The ex-employee for their part received $1500. Currently they are in a recovery program for crack addiction.
In both East Germany and Revolutionary France people had their enemies destroyed through these kinds of methods. They either found some dirt on them (not hard to do when everything is illegal), and reported it to the authorities, or simply fabricated allegations and reported those.
In East Germany it meant loss of their job, and possibly imprisonment. In Revolutionary France it was off with their heads.
It’s arguably the same dynamic now befalling the presidential administration, only that the salaries are even lower than in the private sector, and you’re almost certainly looking at 6-digit bills from your lawyer just because working in the building will make you a potential witness.