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Infosys whistleblower controversy: Here is what's happened so far

Infosys recently made headlines after some employees anonymously wrote to the US Securities and Exchange Commission, alleging that the IT major took unethical measures to boost profits and short-term revenue

Moneycontrol News | October 23, 2019 / 09:55 IST
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2011 - Whistleblower Jack Palmer claims they Infosys misused short-term visitors’ visas to bring in low-cost workers from India (Image: Pixabay)
2011 | Whistleblower Jack Palmer has claimed that Infosys misused short-term visitors' visas to bring in low-cost workers from India. (Image: Pixabay)
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2014 - Whistleblower Jack Palmer files new lawsuit against Infosys seeking damages after being discriminated against because he had flagged that the company was flouting US visa rules back in 2011. (Image: Reuters)
2014 | Palmer filed new lawsuit against Infosys seeking damages after being discriminated against, because he had flagged that the company was flouting US visa rules back in 2011. (Image: Reuters)
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2017- Whistleblower sends letter to market regulator SEBI claiming irregularities in the Panaya acquisition and severance pay to former CFO Rajiv Bansal (Image: PTI)
2017 | Whistleblower sends letter to market regulator SEBI claiming irregularities in the Panaya acquisition and severance pay to former CFO Rajiv Bansal. (Image: Reuters)
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2018 - Whistleblower sends letter to SEBI flagging concerns over the agreements for a mutual release of claims signed between Infosys and its former board members R Seshasayee, Jeffrey Lehman, and John Etchemendy. (Image: Reuters)
2018 | Whistleblower sends letter to SEBI flagging concerns over the agreements for a mutual release of claims signed between Infosys and its former board members R Seshasayee, Jeffrey Lehman, and John Etchemendy. (Image: Reuters)
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2019 - Whistleblower letter accuses Infosys of ‘unethical’ practices to boost numbers.(Image: Reuters)
2019 | Whistleblower letter accuses Infosys of 'unethical' practices to boost short-term revenue and profit. (Image: Reuters)
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2019 - Rosen Law Firm, an American law firm, states it is preparing a class action lawsuit to recover losses suffered by Infosys investors. (Image: Reuters)
2019 | America-based Rosen Law Firm states it is preparing a class action lawsuit to recover alleged losses suffered by Infosys investors. (Image: Reuters)
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2019 - Infosys has retained the law firm Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas & Co to conduct an investigation into the allegations against the senior executives. However, only the whistleblower office of the US Securities and Exchange Commission has access to the evidence supposedly in the hands of the whistleblowers. (Image: Reuters)
2019 | Infosys retains law firm Shardul Amarchand Mangaldas & Co to conduct an investigation into the allegations against the senior executives. However, only the whistleblower office of the US Securities and Exchange Commission has access to the evidence, which is apparently in the hands of the whistleblowers. (Image: Reuters)

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