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In Their Own Words — Grassley

Posted 12/1/15

-- "We all need to make sure the IRS puts out a welcome mat for whistleblowers."

Senator Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), on yesterday's report from the non-partisan Government Accountability Office finding major failings in the IRS Whistleblower Program and the need for the IRS to "step[] up its work." Click here for more.

Tagged in: In Their Own Words, IRS Whistleblower Reward Program,

In Their Own Words — FastTrain College Student

Posted 11/30/15

-- “The instruction I received was at best awful. The school was not interested in teaching students but rather interested in processing student loans for financial gains.”

Complaint from student enrolled at FastTrain College, whose owner has been convicted of theft and conspiracy. Click here for more.

Tagged in: Education Fraud, In Their Own Words,

In Their Own Words — Jones

Posted 11/25/15

-- “Injured workers were treated like livestock by doctors and hospitals who paid or accepted kickbacks and bribes in exchange for referrals.”

California Insurance Commissioner Dave Jones commenting on the recent round of criminal charges in the Justice Department’s ongoing fight against fraud in the spinal surgery industry, code-named “Operation Spinal Cap.”

Tagged in: Anti-Kickback and Stark, In Their Own Words,

In Their Own Words — New York Times Editorial

Posted 11/24/15

-- "This merger is a tax-dodging maneuver that enriches shareholders and executives while shortchanging the public and robbing the Treasury of money that would pay for a host of government programs — including education, scientific research and other services that also benefit corporations."

New York Times editorial on the proposed $160 billion deal between Pfizer and Allergan. Click here for more.

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In Their Own Words — Steinzor

Posted 11/23/15

-- “We don’t have a white-collar over-criminalization problem in this country. We have an under-criminalization problem.”

Rena I. Steinzor, Center for Progressive Reform scholar, on proposed legislation to amend federal criminal laws. Click here for more.

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In Their Own Words — Grassley

Posted 11/20/15

-- “WHISTLEBLOWERS ARE HEROES. THEY OUGHT TO BE CELEBRATED, NOT IGNORED, SIDELINED OR FIRED. WHISTLEBLOWERS WERE CRITICAL IN EXPOSING THE VA SCANDALS, AND THEY’RE CRITICAL TO FIXING WHAT’S WRONG AT THE AGENCY.”

Senator Charles Grassley (R-Iowa) commenting on the introduction of the bi-partisan VA Patient Protection Act. Click here for more.

Tagged in: Importance of Whistleblowers, In Their Own Words,

In Their Own Words — Sanders

Posted 11/18/15

-- “There are kids who smoke marijuana who have criminal records, but not CEOs of large corporations. No matter what kind of crimes and illegal activity, these guys [Wall Street CEOs] are too big to jail?”

Presidential candidate Bernie Sanders commenting on failures in past enforcement actions to prosecute individuals responsible for corporate fraud. To read the complete Rolling Stone interview, click here.

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In Their Own Words — Litman

Posted 11/17/15

-- “It’s the taxpayers in general who were ripped off. But the most vivid victims here are students who were reeled in with high-pressure tactics and wound up often defaulting with outsized loans that they can’t discharge in bankruptcy. It’s pretty tragic.”

Constantine Cannon attorney Harry Litman, lead counsel for the whistleblowers in the False Claims Act lawsuit against for-profit education company...

Tagged in: Education Fraud, In Their Own Words,

In Their Own Words — Henning

Posted 11/13/15

-- "[VW] is trying to ferret out information from the midlevel employees who may know what happened but are fearful of being made a scapegoat.”

Peter Henning, a law professor at Wayne State University in Detroit, discussing VW’s whistleblower program developed for its emissions scandals. Click here for more.

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In Their Own Words — Quality Pork Processors worker

Posted 11/12/15

-- "That one was definitely alive."

A worker at Quality Pork Processors, a supplier of Hormel Foods and one of the largest pork processers in the U.S. By law, pigs are supposed to be rendered unconscious before being killed. An undercover video — which has been shared with the U.S.D.A., prompting serious concerns and promises of a thorough investigation — shows pigs being dragged across the floor, beaten with...

Tagged in: Ag-Gag, In Their Own Words,

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In Their Own Words — Grassley

-- "We all need to make sure the IRS puts out a welcome mat for whistleblowers."

In Their Own Words — FastTrain College Student

-- “The instruction I received was at best awful. The school was not interested in teaching students but rather interested in processing student loans for financial gains.”

In Their Own Words — Jones

-- “Injured workers were treated like livestock by doctors and hospitals who paid or accepted kickbacks and bribes in exchange for referrals.”

In Their Own Words — New York Times Editorial

-- "This merger is a tax-dodging maneuver that enriches shareholders and executives while shortchanging the public and robbing the Treasury of money that would pay for a host of government programs — including education, scientific research and other services that also benefit corporations."

In Their Own Words — Steinzor

-- “We don’t have a white-collar over-criminalization problem in this country. We have an under-criminalization problem.”

In Their Own Words — Grassley

-- “WHISTLEBLOWERS ARE HEROES. THEY OUGHT TO BE CELEBRATED, NOT IGNORED, SIDELINED OR FIRED. WHISTLEBLOWERS WERE CRITICAL IN EXPOSING THE VA SCANDALS, AND THEY’RE CRITICAL TO FIXING WHAT’S WRONG AT THE AGENCY.”

In Their Own Words — Sanders

-- “There are kids who smoke marijuana who have criminal records, but not CEOs of large corporations. No matter what kind of crimes and illegal activity, these guys [Wall Street CEOs] are too big to jail?”

In Their Own Words — Litman

-- “It’s the taxpayers in general who were ripped off. But the most vivid victims here are students who were reeled in with high-pressure tactics and wound up often defaulting with outsized loans that they can’t discharge in bankruptcy. It’s pretty tragic.”

In Their Own Words — Henning

-- "[VW] is trying to ferret out information from the midlevel employees who may know what happened but are fearful of being made a scapegoat.”

In Their Own Words — Quality Pork Processors worker

-- "That one was definitely alive."

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