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In Their Own Words . . . .

					
Our daily pick of the most meaningful, inspiring, or instructive quotes straight from those on the front line — fighting, exposing, or reporting on fraud and injustice, wherever it may lie.

				

			

			
						
					
			

	
		
		

			

				
				
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 — Grassley

				
Posted  03/22/16
								

				 
								 				
-- “These are very serious allegations against DOD OIG senior leaders. . . This kind of behavior isn’t just bad for the whistleblower. It’s also bad for the agency. If whistleblowers can’t get a fair shake, then they won’t make disclosures, and wrongdoing will just continue.”

Sen. Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, commenting on the probe into the Office of the Inspector General’s (OIG) conduct during the...				 
				 					 

						
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In Their Own Words — Wyden

				
Posted  03/18/16
								

				 
								 				
-- “One of the pillars of our system of government is the rule of law; a principle that applies no less to our military and to the vital principle of civilian control over the military.  It is illegal to retaliate against whistleblowers, whether civilian or military.”

Sen. Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) commenting on denial of promotion of Navy admiral for retaliating against whistleblowers.  Click here for more.				 
				 					 

						
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In Their Own Words — Guarda

				
Posted  03/17/16
								

				 
								 				
-- “The people who are running and working in these programs believe they’re doing the right thing, but it’s a slippery slope….Money can cloud your view.” 

Dr. Angela Guarda, the director of the eating disorders program at the Johns Hopkins Hospital, commenting on the proliferation of lux private eating disorder clinics. Click here for more.				 
				 					 

						
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In Their Own Words — Toral

				
Posted  03/16/16
								

				 
								 				
-- “THIS IS NO SURPRISE. LEAD LINES + NO TREATMENT = HIGH LEAD IN WATER = LEAD POISONED CHILDREN.”

Miguel Del Toral, EPA Region 5 Regulations Manager, raising concerns about Flint, Michigan’s water more than a year ago in an email to other EPA officials. Read more here.				 
				 					 

						
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In Their Own Words — Hollingsworth

				
Posted  03/15/16
								

				 
								 				
-- "THIS COULD BE YOUR MOTHER, YOUR GRANDFATHER . . . THEY COULD BE IN SERIOUS JEOPARDY IN A NURSING HOME OR HOSPITAL, AND THIS COMPLAINT IS NOT INVESTIGATED.  IT COULD BE LIFE-THREATENING."

Patient Safety Advocate Marian Hollingsworth on the allegations of San Diego nursing home whistleblower Rose Espiritu who "claims she was ordered to close cases prematurely by supervisors at the state's Department of Health." ...				 
				 					 

						
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