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In Their Own Words - Bharara

-- “Politicians are supposed to be on the people’s payroll, not on secret retainer to wealthy special interests they do favors for.”

-- US Attorney Preet Bharara on the government’s arrest of long-time New York State Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver on charges of bribery and corruption.  Click here for more.

DOJ Catch Of The Week -- New York State Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver

[caption id="" align="alignright" width="247"] Photo Credit: Sheldon Silver[/caption] By the C|C Whistleblower Lawyer Team This week's Department of Justice "catch of the week" goes to long-time New York State Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver. Yesterday, the US Attorney's Office for the Southern District of New York and the FBI's New York Field Office jointly announced their arrest of Silver on charges he used his...

Redemption For Air Marshal Whistleblower Robert Maclean

By Gordon Schnell In a much anticipated decision, the Supreme Court yesterday ruled former federal air marshal Robert J. MacLean did not violate the law when he publicly exposed the Transportation Security Administration's (TSA) plan to skimp on air marshal coverage. The decision was a narrow one and openly invited Congress or the President to take action if they see fit to prevent future TSA whistleblowers from...

The Mad Science of Animal Experiments for Cheaper Meat Production

By Marlene Koury The U.S. Meat Animal Research Center in southern Nebraska devotes itself to scientific experiments on animals aimed at reducing the cost and increasing the production of meat. Whistleblower James Keen, a scientist and veterinarian who worked at the center for 24 years, blew the whistle on the center’s appalling practices by taking his story to the New York Times.  The New York Times conducted an...

In Their Own Words - MacLean

-- “I think I did everything the right way based on the training and the information I had at the time. And I would do it again. I took a sworn oath as a law enforcement officer to risk my life to save other lives, and I’ve been lucky to get all of the support that I get. Most whistleblowers don’t get any support and throw in the towel. I just lost my job – better men and women than me have given up their...