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Whistleblower News from the Inside - January 2, 2014

Posted  January 2, 2014

By the C|C Whistleblower Lawyer Team

NYT calls for clemency for Snowden – ”When someone reveals that government officials have routinely and deliberately broken the law, that person should not face life in prison at the hands of the same government.”  NYT

Snapchat hacked, millions of users exposed – Only names and phone numbers were released, but the breach is disturbing since the service is considered very private and yet it ignored warnings last year that its data was at risk. WSJ

Decade-long academic fraud for Tar Heel team – UNC professor accused of handing out A’s to college athletes in faux classes.  NYT

Banker who faked his own death found alive, and arrested – When he was pulled over for a minor traffic violation in Georgia police discovered he was wanted by the FBI in connection with a $21 million fraud. ABC News

The British are coming . . . to help whistleblowers – British ex-spy who blew the whistle on UK spying activities in the 90’s launches the Courage Fund to Protect Journalistic Sources to encourage whistleblowers to come forward.  Wired

Man accused of ripping off Boston Marathon bomb victims’ fund fights back – The man accused of trying to defraud the fund for over $2 million has filed a lawsuit against the police alleging misconduct in how they arrested him.  Business Insider