ALBANY — In New York, whistleblower lawsuits alleging corporations or wealthy individuals have submitted false records to cheat on their taxes have led to state and local governments recouping hundreds of millions of dollars.
But when they intentionally avoid paying required taxes by not filing documents at all, the whistleblower law does not apply — and for the third time the State Legislature is trying to change that.
Dangote Group has dismissed as false and malicious a publication alleging that its President, Aliko Dangote, distanced himself from Tony Elumelu, describing the report as entirely baseless. In a s...