The road to a payout for whistleblowers is long, lonely, and full of obstacles.
The process is naturally isolating—whistleblowers’ identities are protected, but in exchange, they cannot talk about their case with anyone but their lawyer or risk jeopardizing the reward. Further, their employer or industry often shuns them, boxing them into a corner on the suspicion they are telling a truth likely to result in financial pain for whatever entity is accused of fraud or malfeasance.
