By MARY SHANKLIN

Several nonprofit groups plan to distribute leaflets at local bank branches in downtown Orlando on Friday afternoon to educate bank employees about their rights should they choose to become “whistleblowers.”

The groups planning to “leaflet” downtown include Government Accountability Project, Defenders League and Occupy Wall Street.

Their action follows a court filing this week by the New York State Attorney General accusing the financial institution Bear Stearns Cos. of corruption.