In Their Own Words . . . .

In Their Own Words -- Ceshker

-- “I have never recovered. I will be 71 in October, still working, with no hope of ever retiring again.” 

George Ceshker, a 70-year-old former American Airlines pilot, who says he lost about 40 percent of his retirement in the Worldwide Entertainment Ponzi scheme.  Click here for more.

In Their Own Words — Caldwell

-- "This is the largest single criminal health care fraud case ever brought against individuals by the Department of Justice."

Assistant Attorney General Leslie Caldwell on the case against Philip Esformes, a nursing home operator charged with orchestrating a $1 billion Medicaid and Medicare bribery and kickback scheme.  Click here for more.

In Their Own Words — Garaufis

-- “I would have you read the charges, but I have dinner plans at 8 p.m.”

Judge Nicholas Garaufis of the Federal District Court in Brooklyn, commenting on the hundreds of pages filed in the case against Och-Ziff Capital Management. Click here for more.

In Their Own Words -- Norberg

-- "Bringing retaliation cases, including this first stand-alone retaliation case, illustrates the high priority we place on ensuring a safe environment for whistleblowers.  We will continue to exercise our anti-retaliation authority when companies take reprisals for whistleblowing efforts."

Jane A. Norberg, Chief of the SEC’s Office of the Whistleblower, commenting on the SEC’s $500,000 penalty against a casino...

In Their Own Words -- Wyden

-- "It has become clear that the Department of Energy is not going to change its culture of retaliation against whistleblowers, so it's up to Congress to change it."

Oregon Senator Ron Wyden commenting on his co-sponsored proposal for new whistleblower protections for Department of Energy employees.

In Their Own Words — Aaronson

 -- "WHISTLEBLOWERS ACT LIKE A CANARY IN A COALMINE SIGNALING THAT SOMETHING IN THE ORGANIZATION'S PROCESS, PROCEDURES, INPUTS OR OUTPUTS HAS GONE WRONG."

Susan Ariel Aaronson, research professor and cross-disciplinary fellow at the George Washington University’s Elliott School of International Affairs, on the need for the United Nations to embrace whistleblowers.  Click here for more.

In Their Own Words — Schruben

-- “We’re just two guys that know the industry well and figured out what was going on.”

Thomas Schruben, consultant in underground storage tank industry, and one of the partners in whistleblower plaintiff American Cost Recovery, which secured settlement valued at $170 million from Shell Oil.   SacBee

In Their Own Words — Hartman

"The carriers promised optimization in order to win these government contracts, which are worth billions of dollars.  But while they were happy to take the government’s money, the carriers simply ignored their commitments to bill using the lowest cost rate plans. The carriers profited and taxpayers paid the price." Constantine Cannon Partner Anne Hayes Hartman commenting on the whistleblower case against...

In Their Own Words — Franklin

-- “As we must account for every idle word, so must we account for every idle silence.”

Benjamin Franklin  

In Their Own Words — Ghandi

-- "An error does not become truth by reason of multiplied propagation, nor does truth become error because nobody sees it."

Gandhi