In Their Own Words . . . .

In Their Own Words -- Vestager

Posted 03/17/17

--"If people are concerned by business practices that they think are wrong, they can help put things right…Information can contribute to the success of our investigations quickly and more efficiently to the benefit of consumers and the EU's economy as a whole"

EU Competition Commissioner Margrethe Vestager commenting on the EU’s new anonymous whistleblower tool to report antitrust violations. Click here for more.

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In Their Own Words -- O'Reilly

Posted 03/15/17

--“The allegations contained in today’s indictment expose flagrant corruption among several senior officers previously assigned to the U.S. Navy's Seventh Fleet. The charges and subsequent arrests are yet another deplorable example of those who place their own greed above their responsibility to serve this nation with honor‎.”

Dermot F. O'Reilly, Director of the Defense Criminal Investigative Service, on the...

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In Their Own Words -- Koss

Posted 03/14/17

--“Most of the big cases of cheating have been revealed because of whistleblowers. But most of the people who’ve come out and talked have been totally isolated afterward."

Johann Koss, Norwegian Olympic speedskating gold medalist and a founder of Fair Sport, a recently created foundation to encourage and protect international sports whistleblowers.

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In Their Own Words -- Bharara

Posted 03/13/17

--“I did not resign. Moments ago I was fired. Being the US Attorney in SDNY will forever be the greatest honor of my professional life.”

Former United States Attorney Preet Bharara’s tweet on Saturday March 12, regarding his firing by the Trump Administration.

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In Their Own Words -- Doess

Posted 03/10/17

"Your honor, VW AG is pleading guilty to all three counts because it is guilty on all three counts.”

VW Counsel Manfred Doess, entering guilty plea on behalf of the company relating to the emissions fraud case. Click here for more.

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In Their Own Words -- Reich

Posted 03/8/17

-- “We have a president who is either a dangerous paranoid who’s making judgments based on right-wing crackpots, or has in all likelihood committed treason, or is willing to sacrifice public trust in our basic institutions to further his selfish goals.”

Former Secretary of Labor Robert Reich on Trump’s wiretapping allegations

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In Their Own Words -- Mundell

Posted 03/7/17

-- "We need institutions to step up. We need to make our environment safe for our students."

Bath University Physics Professor and whistleblower Carole Mundell on the need for universities to do more to protect students from sexual harassment. Click here for more.

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In Their Own Words -- Sessions

Posted 03/3/17

“In retrospect…I should have slowed down and said, ‘But I did meet one Russian official a couple of times, and that would be the ambassador.’ ”

Jeff Sessions commenting on his previously-denied meetings with a Russian official during the Presidential campaign. Click here for more.

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In Their Own Words -- Stevens

Posted 03/1/17

-- Proove Biosciences CEO Brian Meshkin is “in it for the money. He wanted to swab as many people as possible. He wanted people who had a cold to be swabbed for opioid risk.”

Beth Stevens, a former Proove manager. Stat News

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In Their Own Words -- Tygart

Posted 02/28/17

-- "Sport involvement in these critical anti-doping functions is a glaring conflict of interest, and we know from experience that it’s too much to expect any organization to effectively promote and police itself."

Travis Tygart, CEO of US Anti-Doping Agency, in criticizing the current Olympic anti-doping system. Click here for more.

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In Their Own Words -- Vestager

--"If people are concerned by business practices that they think are wrong, they can help put things right…Information can contribute to the success of our investigations quickly and more efficiently to the benefit of consumers and the EU's economy as a whole"

In Their Own Words -- O'Reilly

In Their Own Words -- Koss

--“Most of the big cases of cheating have been revealed because of whistleblowers. But most of the people who’ve come out and talked have been totally isolated afterward."

In Their Own Words -- Bharara

--“I did not resign. Moments ago I was fired. Being the US Attorney in SDNY will forever be the greatest honor of my professional life.”

In Their Own Words -- Doess

"Your honor, VW AG is pleading guilty to all three counts because it is guilty on all three counts.”

In Their Own Words -- Reich

-- “We have a president who is either a dangerous paranoid who’s making judgments based on right-wing crackpots, or has in all likelihood committed treason, or is willing to sacrifice public trust in our basic institutions to further his selfish goals.”

In Their Own Words -- Mundell

-- "We need institutions to step up. We need to make our environment safe for our students."

In Their Own Words -- Sessions

“In retrospect…I should have slowed down and said, ‘But I did meet one Russian official a couple of times, and that would be the ambassador.’ ”

In Their Own Words -- Stevens

-- Proove Biosciences CEO Brian Meshkin is “in it for the money. He wanted to swab as many people as possible. He wanted people who had a cold to be swabbed for opioid risk.”

In Their Own Words -- Tygart

-- "Sport involvement in these critical anti-doping functions is a glaring conflict of interest, and we know from experience that it’s too much to expect any organization to effectively promote and police itself."

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