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 — Millennium Health
Posted 10/21/15
— "Trying to make it rain liquid gold baby!”
Email from a sales representative at Millennium Health, a urine screening company, quoted in the government’s False Claims Act lawsuit that settled earlier this week for $256 million. Millennium Health faced allegations that it billed the government for unnecessary tests.
-- "All of us need to start treating whistleblowers as guardians, not traitors. And if we value what freedoms we have left, we should demand that our government do the same."
John Kiriakou, former CIA analyst and whistleblower and now an associate fellow for the Institute for Policy Studies in Washington, D.C.
-- “The deck was definitely stacked against [the government] in this trial, in that the jury was only allowed to see such a narrow sliver of the evidence, and even with that sliver, the fact that they found that the overwhelming majority of claims were false is great.”
Mary Inman, a partner at Constantine Cannon, commenting on the jury’s findings in the AseraCare False Claims Act trial. Click here for more.
— “Republicans have been abusing millions of taxpayer dollars for the illegitimate purpose of damaging Hillary Clinton's bid for president . . . These are extremely serious whistleblower charges by one of Chairman Gowdy's own handpicked investigators."
Representative Elijah Cummings commenting on a former congressional staffer’s allegations that the investigation into the government’s handling of the Benghazi...
-- "THE PROBLEM FOR YOU IS IF YOU JUST TURN THE OTHER WAY, YOU BECOME COMPLICIT, YOU BECOME PART OF THE PROBLEM."
Michael Woodford, former president and CEO of Olympus Corporation, who blew the whistle on what he experienced as widespread company fraud. Click here for more.
-- “This country long ago developed policies designed to ensure that our wounded warriors have the ability to participate in government-funded programs, and to have their transition into the civilian economy eased to the extent possible . . . . This lawsuit . . . sends a strong message that this office will vigorously protect programs designed to aid those who have already given so much in the honorable service of...
-- “I am saddened and disappointed to learn about the criminal activity that led to today’s indictment of Barbara Byrd-Bennett…our students, parents, teachers and principals deserve better.”
Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel commenting on the bribery scandal involving the former head of Chicago Public Schools. Click here for more.
-- “Full transparency of fees and conflicts of interest is critical in the private equity industry and we will continue taking action against advisers that do not adequately disclose their fees and expenses, as Blackstone did here.”
Andrew J. Ceresney, Director of the SEC’s Division of Enforcement. Click here for more.
The catchphrase to be used on billboards around New York City's Financial District and on leaflets to be passed out in front of major banks as part of a newly announced Wall Street whistleblower campaign. Click here for more.