A former executive at the world’s leading cryptocurrency exchange, Binance, sued the company, claiming that she was fired after blowing the whistle on bribery concerns.

Former London-based senior Binance employee Amrita Srivastava made the claims at an employment tribunal, according to a Nov. 28 Bloomberg report. She claims that a co-worker took a bribe “under the guise of providing consultative services” that would speed up the integration of the customer into Binance.

“My experience at Binance has been personally damaging to my career, an impact I will continue to have to undo over the next few years,” Srivastava said in a filing for the hearing.

The news follows May reports of Binance terminating the investigator who uncovered some customer’s involvement in pump-and-dump schemes and wash trading. The company deemed the proof against its “VIP” customers insufficient and fired the investigation team’s head a week after receiving the report.

The co-worker in question—who has since left Binance—was also allegedly pretending not to work for the company. Srivastava worked remotely at the firm’s Binance link platform, which connects external brokers and customers to the exchange.

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Author: Adrian Zmudzinski