In Their Own Words . . . .

In Their Own Words — Lamprey

Posted 04/6/16

-- “The thing about the False Claims Act is that it encourages people in the private sector to come to you with these cases. It’s the most potent in the sense that it is motivating the public to bring the cases to the prosecutors.”

Whistleblower attorney Wayne Lamprey on the False Claims Act’s success in motivating whistleblowers to come forward with allegations of fraud. Read more of the interview here.

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In Their Own Words — Ehrman

Posted 04/5/16

-- “The Whistleblower Program is working. My hope is that this multimillion dollar award will encourage others to come forward with information that will assist the Commission in protecting our markets.”

Christopher Ehrman, the Director of the CFTC’s Whistleblower Office, on the agency's announcement of a $10 million whistleblower award, its third and largest award to date. Click here for more.

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In Their Own Words — Ridpath

Posted 04/1/16

-- "Schools will fight tooth and nail to protect their winning coaches from punishment. Institutions rarely say, 'Yes, this happened, we screwed up and we'll take this punishment.' They go down swinging, and that makes the system look even worse."

David Ridpath, a professor of sports administration at Ohio University, commenting on academic fraud in college sports. Click here for more.

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In Their Own Words — Demske

Posted 03/31/16

-- “Creating these task forces sends a message to those in charge of caring for these [nursing home] beneficiaries that grossly substandard care will not be tolerated.”

Gregory Demske, Chief Counsel to the HHS Inspector General, commenting on DOJ’s recent creation of ten regional elder justice task forces. Read the DOJ’s press release here.

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In Their Own Words — McQuade

Posted 03/30/16

-- “Public corruption never comes at a good time.”

Barbara McQuade, United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Michigan, commenting on corruption in Detroit's school system.

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In Their Own Words -- EPA whistleblower Miguel Del Toral

Posted 03/29/16

-- “SORRY FOR THE RANT, BUT I AM REALLY GETTING TIRED OF THE BAD ACTORS BEING IGNORED, AND PEOPLE TRYING TO DO THE RIGHT THING ARE CONSTANTLY BEING SUBJECTED TO INTENSE SCRUTINY AS IF WE WERE DOING SOMETHING WRONG.”

Flint, Michigan water crisis EPA whistleblower Miguel Del Toral on his efforts to plead with his agency superiors to protect Flint residents from lead contamination. Click here for more.

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In Their Own Words — Spero

Posted 03/28/16

-- “The components of U.S. military equipment are held to rigorous standards to ensure our military superiority and the safety of our warfighters. When short cuts are taken, lives are put at risk.”

Special Agent in Charge James Spero of Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) Buffalo on the settlement of allegations that Kilgore Flares and ESM Group sold defective infrared countermeasure flares to the U.S. Army.

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In Their Own Words — Cuillier

Posted 03/25/16

-- “(Snowden) made decisions that some people praise and other people criticize. You’re only going to be able to talk about this when you have people who are in the middle of it and he was.”

David Cuillier, director of the University of Arizona School of Journalism, commenting on UofA privacy panel featuring Edward Snowden. Click here for more.

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In Their Own Words — Watts

Posted 03/24/16

-- “If you’re not sleeping good at night, probably a good indication that you have to do something.”

Whistleblower Craig Watts reflecting on his decision to report what he saw as gross misconduct in the farming industry.

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In Their Own Words — Pinkusovich

Posted 03/23/16

-- “Why are you doing a fishing expedition?”

Psychiatrist Alexander Pinkusovich, a Brooklyn doctor who threatened to contact the district attorney if a reporter continued to ask about his practice of prescribing a much higher proportion of brand-name drugs than his peers while receiving more than $53,400 from drug companies. Click here to read The Atlantic’s coverage of this story.

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In Their Own Words — Lamprey

-- “The thing about the False Claims Act is that it encourages people in the private sector to come to you with these cases. It’s the most potent in the sense that it is motivating the public to bring the cases to the prosecutors.”

In Their Own Words — Ehrman

-- “The Whistleblower Program is working. My hope is that this multimillion dollar award will encourage others to come forward with information that will assist the Commission in protecting our markets.”

In Their Own Words — Ridpath

-- "Schools will fight tooth and nail to protect their winning coaches from punishment. Institutions rarely say, 'Yes, this happened, we screwed up and we'll take this punishment.' They go down swinging, and that makes the system look even worse."

In Their Own Words — Demske

-- “Creating these task forces sends a message to those in charge of caring for these [nursing home] beneficiaries that grossly substandard care will not be tolerated.”

In Their Own Words — McQuade

-- “Public corruption never comes at a good time.”

In Their Own Words -- EPA whistleblower Miguel Del Toral

-- “SORRY FOR THE RANT, BUT I AM REALLY GETTING TIRED OF THE BAD ACTORS BEING IGNORED, AND PEOPLE TRYING TO DO THE RIGHT THING ARE CONSTANTLY BEING SUBJECTED TO INTENSE SCRUTINY AS IF WE WERE DOING SOMETHING WRONG.”

In Their Own Words — Spero

-- “The components of U.S. military equipment are held to rigorous standards to ensure our military superiority and the safety of our warfighters. When short cuts are taken, lives are put at risk.”

In Their Own Words — Cuillier

-- “(Snowden) made decisions that some people praise and other people criticize. You’re only going to be able to talk about this when you have people who are in the middle of it and he was.”

In Their Own Words — Watts

-- “If you’re not sleeping good at night, probably a good indication that you have to do something.”

In Their Own Words — Pinkusovich

-- “Why are you doing a fishing expedition?”

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