Whistleblower News from the Inside - August 27, 2013
US Olympic speed skater suspended for skate tampering – 2010 Olympic bronze medalist Simon Cho is suspended for two years by the International Skating Union after admitting he sabotaged the skates of his Canadian rival, Olivier Jean, during the 2011 World Team Championship. ESPN
NSA spied at UN – Citing to documents obtained from NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden, Germany’s Der Spiegel weekly reports that the NSA systematically bugged the United Nation’s New York headquarters. Reuters
NY sues Trump over university scam – NY AG Eric Schneiderman says the real estate mogul helped run a phony “Trump University” that promised riches but steered students into expensive and useless classes instead. AP
Trader in “London Whale” scandal arrested in Spain – Former JP Morgan Chase trader Javier Martin-Artajo faces extradition to the US over the $6.2 billion financial scandal. NYT