Gregory Lynam was watching President Obama's helicopter land at the White House several blocks away from his 12th-floor office when his desk phone rang. A middle-aged man speaking nervously in a vaguely European accent identified himself as "John," then blurted out a secret: He knew the inner workings of a multibillion-dollar tax-evasion scheme by his employer, a Fortune 500 company.
Lynam, a tax lawyer who specializes in corporate whistle-blowers, knew instantly that the ridiculously fake name was a promising sign. No legitimate snitch immediately discloses his true identity.
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