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In Their Own Words — Grassley

Posted 01/29/16

-- “Too often, individuals who come forward to report wrongdoing in the workplace are punished for simply telling the truth. The amendment I championed with Senator Leahy ensures that these whistleblowers won’t be slapped with allegations of trade secret theft when responsibly exposing misconduct.”

Senator Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) commenting on the amendment to the bipartisan Defend Trade Secrets Act he...

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In Their Own Words — Marty

Posted 01/28/16

-- “A witness, a so-called whistleblower, gave us interesting information relevant to the case, which brought us markedly forward in the criminal investigation.”

Andre Marty, spokesman for the Swiss Attorney General’s office, commenting on new information brought to light in the Sepp Blatter case. Click here for more.

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In Their Own Words — Middleton

Posted 01/27/16

-- "Dr. Dannenhoffer was fired because he did the right thing, he is the definition of a whistleblower."

Jennifer Middleton, the Eugene attorney representing Dr. Dannenhoffer, a Oregon healthcare CEO who was terminated after attempting to self-report Medicare overpayments. Click here for more.

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In Their Own Words — Szubin

Posted 01/26/16

-- "We've seen him enriching his friends, his close allies, and marginalizing those who he doesn't view as friends using state assets. Whether that's Russia's energy wealth, whether it's other state contracts, he directs those to whom he believes will serve him and excludes those who don't. To me, that is a picture of corruption."

Adam Szubin, who oversees US Treasury sanctions, on Russian president Vladimir Putin...

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In Their Own Words — Lampert

Posted 01/25/16

-- “Dorothy Ogundu ‎treated valuable federal grant funds entrusted to her for public services like an ATM machine for her own personal use, which is unacceptable.”

Scott Lampert, Special Agent in Charge of the Office of Inspector General, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, New York Region, discussing a not-for-profit exec who stole money intended to improve health care access for the poor. NY AG

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In Their Own Words — Schneiderman

Posted 01/22/16

-- “It’s simple: CenterLight Health Care did not play by the rules…we won’t tolerate companies that seek to exploit the system for profit. My office will continue to be vigilant in protecting Medicaid against fraud.”

Attorney General Schneiderman commenting on CenterLight Healthcare’s $47m fraud settlement.

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In Their Own Words — McArthur

Posted 01/21/16

-- “I was told by a senior figure that if these matters were ever made public those involved ‘would never work again’.”

UK whistleblower and former Balfour Beatty employee, Nigel McArthur. Read more about the scandal here.

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In Their Own Words — McDonald

Posted 01/20/16

-- “At VA[Veterans Affairs], we take whistleblower complaints seriously and will not tolerate retaliation against those who raise issues which may enable VA to better serve veterans.”

Secretary of the Veterans Affairs Department, Bob McDonald.

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In Their Own Words — Kompass

Posted 01/19/16

-- “It is important for other staff to see that I was vindicated. . . . [O]therwise the message was: ‘If you try to do something similar to what Anders has done these will be the consequences.’”

Anders Kompass, the United Nations director of field operations for the office of the high commissioner for human rights, on being cleared of wrongdoing in connection with his disclosing confidential documents...

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In Their Own Words — Stepanov

Posted 01/15/16

-- "There is no anti-doping movement in athletics, in Russia it is the completely opposite it is a doping movement and everyone around you says that is the only way to succeed, if you dope and you lie about it.”

Russian doping whistleblower Vitaly Stepanov. Click here for more. Click here to vote for Yuliya and Vitaly Stepanov for Whistleblower of the Year.

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In Their Own Words — Grassley

In Their Own Words — Marty

-- “A witness, a so-called whistleblower, gave us interesting information relevant to the case, which brought us markedly forward in the criminal investigation.”

In Their Own Words — Middleton

-- "Dr. Dannenhoffer was fired because he did the right thing, he is the definition of a whistleblower."

In Their Own Words — Szubin

In Their Own Words — Lampert

-- “Dorothy Ogundu ‎treated valuable federal grant funds entrusted to her for public services like an ATM machine for her own personal use, which is unacceptable.”

In Their Own Words — Schneiderman

-- “It’s simple: CenterLight Health Care did not play by the rules…we won’t tolerate companies that seek to exploit the system for profit. My office will continue to be vigilant in protecting Medicaid against fraud.”

In Their Own Words — McArthur

-- “I was told by a senior figure that if these matters were ever made public those involved ‘would never work again’.”

In Their Own Words — McDonald

-- “At VA[Veterans Affairs], we take whistleblower complaints seriously and will not tolerate retaliation against those who raise issues which may enable VA to better serve veterans.”

In Their Own Words — Kompass

-- “It is important for other staff to see that I was vindicated. . . . [O]therwise the message was: ‘If you try to do something similar to what Anders has done these will be the consequences.’”

In Their Own Words — Stepanov

-- "There is no anti-doping movement in athletics, in Russia it is the completely opposite it is a doping movement and everyone around you says that is the only way to succeed, if you dope and you lie about it.”

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