Price-fixing and other white collar conspiracies have been not only alleged, but prosecuted across many industries in recent years. Unfortunately, despite the Office of Attorney General’s (OAG) substantial authority to enforce laws and prosecute many of these crimes, their ability to do so effectively is often stymied by lack of access to evidence.
 
This lack creates a barrier to prosecuting crimes falling under statutes like the Racketeer-Influenced and Corruption Act (RICO), the Dodd-Frank Act, the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA), and the Sherman and Clayton Antitrust Acts.
 
The OAG needs to collaborate more closely with interested parties, those outside the office who may have information related to crimes, most especially employees wishing to blow the whistle.
 
It is crucial we make it easier for private individuals to share what they know safely, and furthermore, we should incentivize their doing so. Therefore, I will soon introduce legislation creating a tipline for individuals to provide information or evidence to the OAG. Additionally, this legislation would allow a percentage of monies recovered from suits brought by the OAG to be paid out to tipsters who enable said recovery.
 
Please join me in co-sponsoring this important legislation.
 

Statutes/Laws affected:
Printer's No. 0937: P.L.950, No.164