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In Their Own Words -- Norberg

Posted 12/21/16

-- “Whistleblowers who step forward and raise concerns internally to their companies about potential securities law violations should be protected from retaliation regardless of whether they have filed a complaint with the SEC.”

SEC Office of the Whistleblower Chief Jane Norberg on the SEC’s first ever settlement over internal-whistleblower retaliation. Read more here.

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In Their Own Words -- Platinum Hedge Fund Partner

Posted 12/20/16

-- “Don’t forget the books. Assume we are not coming back to ny.”

A partner at Platinum hedge fund discussing fleeing to Israel when the government started investigating the firm on suspicion that it was operating as a Ponzi scheme. Click here for more.

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In Their Own Words -- Luger

Posted 12/19/16

-- “The defendants in this case are charged with devising a scheme that casts doubt on the integrity of our profession. The conduct of these defendants was outrageous – they used deceptive lawsuits and unsuspecting judges to extort millions from vulnerable defendants. Our courts are halls of justice where fairness and the rule of law triumph, and my office will use every available resource to stop corrupt...

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In Their Own Words -- Mizer

Posted 12/16/16

-- “Americans across the country are healthier, enjoy a better quality of life, and are safer because of our continuing success in protecting taxpayer funds from misuse…the qui tam provisions [of the False Claims Act] provide a valuable incentive to industry insiders who are uniquely positioned to expose fraud and false claims to come forward despite the risk to their careers. This takes courage, for which they...

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In Their Own Words -- Churchill

Posted 12/13/16

-- "Courage is what it takes to stand up and speak; courage is also what it takes to sit down and listen."

Winston Churchill

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In Their Own Words -- Harris

Posted 12/9/16

-- “These companies endangered and compromised the health and well-being of millions of Americans in order to turn a profit. This settlement makes clear that pharmaceutical companies using deceptive and unlawful tactics to promote drugs will not be tolerated in the United States.”

California Attorney General Kamala D. Harris, commenting on settlement with Bristol-Myers Squibb over allegations that the company...

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In Their Own Words -- Mizer

Posted 12/7/16

-- We will vigorously pursue fraud on our federal health care programs. Aggressive enforcement helps ensure that production and distribution of safe products, and fair and honest dealing with the government, are not only good ethical and moral choices, but also good business.

Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney General Benjamin Mizer speaking at the Food and Drug Law Institute’s Enforcement, Litigation and...

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In Their Own Words -- Snowden

Posted 12/6/16

-- "No one wants to be a whistleblower. This is something that’s hard to do. It’s hard enough to stand up to a bully in your life, to your boss in the office, much less the combined might of the National Security Agency, the FBI and, you know, the apparatus of government."

NSA whistleblower-in-exile Edward Snowden on what he would say to President Obama if given the chance. Click here for more.

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In Their Own Words -- Minkler

Posted 12/5/16

-- “Indiana is not the place to try to fool the investing public. Here, we expect executives to care about shareholders and to be upfront and honest about what the companies they manage are doing.”

United States Attorney Josh Minkler of S.D. Indiana on the sentencing of Jeffrey Wilson and Craig Ducey for multi-million dollar fraud schemes involving biodiesel tax credits, renewable fuel credits and shares of...

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In Their Own Words -- Grassley

Posted 12/2/16

-- “Whistleblowers are some of the most patriotic people I know — men and women who labor, often anonymously, to let Congress and the American people know when the government is not working so we can fix it.”

Senator Charles Grassley writing to FBI Director James Comey regarding a suspended FBI agent who blew the whistle on possible conflicts of interest in the Justice Department.

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In Their Own Words -- Norberg

-- “Whistleblowers who step forward and raise concerns internally to their companies about potential securities law violations should be protected from retaliation regardless of whether they have filed a complaint with the SEC.”

In Their Own Words -- Platinum Hedge Fund Partner

-- “Don’t forget the books. Assume we are not coming back to ny.”

In Their Own Words -- Luger

In Their Own Words -- Mizer

In Their Own Words -- Churchill

-- "Courage is what it takes to stand up and speak; courage is also what it takes to sit down and listen."

In Their Own Words -- Harris

-- “These companies endangered and compromised the health and well-being of millions of Americans in order to turn a profit. This settlement makes clear that pharmaceutical companies using deceptive and unlawful tactics to promote drugs will not be tolerated in the United States.”

In Their Own Words -- Mizer

-- We will vigorously pursue fraud on our federal health care programs. Aggressive enforcement helps ensure that production and distribution of safe products, and fair and honest dealing with the government, are not only good ethical and moral choices, but also good business.

In Their Own Words -- Snowden

-- "No one wants to be a whistleblower. This is something that’s hard to do. It’s hard enough to stand up to a bully in your life, to your boss in the office, much less the combined might of the National Security Agency, the FBI and, you know, the apparatus of government."

In Their Own Words -- Minkler

-- “Indiana is not the place to try to fool the investing public. Here, we expect executives to care about shareholders and to be upfront and honest about what the companies they manage are doing.”

In Their Own Words -- Grassley

-- “Whistleblowers are some of the most patriotic people I know — men and women who labor, often anonymously, to let Congress and the American people know when the government is not working so we can fix it.”

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