What is the FinCEN whistleblower program and should I be worried about former employees reporting my LLC?
I recently had a disagreement with a contractor who worked for my foreign-owned LLC. He threatened to 'report me to FinCEN' for money laundering. My LLC is a legitimate software company and I have never been involved in money laundering. But now I am worried. Can anyone just file a complaint with FinCEN about my LLC? Is there a whistleblower program that rewards people for reporting? What happens if someone files a false complaint? I do not want to deal with a government investigation based on a disgruntled contractor's lies.
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