In Their Own Words . . . .

In Their Own Words — Carr

Posted 10/6/15

-- “The department several years ago handled more cases based on self-reporting by companies, and as a result of that we saw more resolutions, but smaller cases. We are currently focusing on bigger, higher impact cases, including those against culpable individuals, both in the U.S. and abroad.”

Department of Justice spokesman Peter Carr discussing the agency’s new focus in Foreign Corrupt Practices Act cases.

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In Their Own Words — Jackson

Posted 10/5/15

-- “Hospice care is only medically appropriate – and reimbursed by Medicare – for terminally ill patients who are in the last months of their lives. We will continue to vigorously investigate health care companies that put their own profits above their duty to give appropriate medical care to their patients and bill Medicare only for legitimate health care services.”

Special Agent in Charge Derrick L....

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In Their Own Words — Lamprey

Posted 10/2/15

— “We are gratified to see the interests of participants in the CDS market – including public pension funds investing on behalf of retirees – vindicated, and competition in this important market fostered.”

Wayne Lamprey, partner at Constantine Cannon, who, along with fellow partner Anne Hayes Hartman, assisted with the initial evaluation and filing of the claim in the credit-default swaps market case...

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In Their Own Words - Chaffetz

Posted 10/1/15

-- “Certain Lines Should Never Be Crossed. The Unauthorized Access And Distribution Of My Personal Information Crossed That Line. It Was A Tactic Designed To Intimidate And Embarrass Me And Frankly, It Is Intimidating.”

Representative Jason Chaffetz commenting on the actions of several Secret Service employees and the leak of his personnel file.

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In Their Own Words — Appelbaum

Posted 09/30/15

-- “Governments generally operate on the assumption that people are rational. One of the basic implications of mainstream economic theory is that public policy works best when people are treated as rational decision makers. Yet a growing body of research has found that people are not only irrational on occasion, but they tend to be irrational in some consistent and predictable ways. People tend to be influenced...

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In Their Own Words - Pope Francis

Posted 09/29/15

-- “THOSE WHO COVERED THIS UP ARE GUILTY. THERE ARE EVEN SOME BISHOPS WHO COVERED THIS UP. IT’S SOMETHING HORRIBLE.”

Pope Francis on the church's sex-abuse scandal, suggesting "the Vatican could widen the scope of its investigations and punishments as the Catholic Church faces pressure for greater accountability at all levels." Click here for more.

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In Their Own Words -- Downard

Posted 09/28/15

-- “We called it ‘smoke and mirrors’ because the city didn’t really know what we were doing.”

Former ALSCO cleaning plant worker Paul Downard, who alerted authorities to unlawful water pollution practices that led to two guilty pleas. For more click here.

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In Their Own Words — Miranda

Posted 09/25/15

-- “THIS IS NOT A DREAM. IF CORPORATIONS ARE TAKING MOVES TO PROTECT THEMSELVES, THEN WHY CAN’T WE?”

David Miranda, partner of the journalist who broke stories of mass surveillance by the US National Security Agency, speaking in favor of the so-called “Snowden Treaty.” Click here for more.

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In Their Own Words — Caldwell

Posted 09/24/15

-- “Those who previously believed they could obtain cooperation credit without disclosing relevant facts about culpable individuals, or who advised clients that the department was more interested in a corporate resolution and a large fine rather than accountability for the people responsible for the crime, should hear a new message and see a different approach.”

Leslie Caldwell, head of the Justice Department’s...

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In Their Own Words — Buckley

Posted 09/23/15

-- “At night we can hear them screaming, but we’re not allowed to do anything about it.”

Gregory Buckley Sr., father of murdered Marine Gregory Buckley Jr., recalling his son’s description of hearing Afghanistan police officers raping young boys, something he reported but was told to ignore by his superiors. You can read more here.

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In Their Own Words — Carr

-- “The department several years ago handled more cases based on self-reporting by companies, and as a result of that we saw more resolutions, but smaller cases. We are currently focusing on bigger, higher impact cases, including those against culpable individuals, both in the U.S. and abroad.”

In Their Own Words — Jackson

In Their Own Words — Lamprey

— “We are gratified to see the interests of participants in the CDS market – including public pension funds investing on behalf of retirees – vindicated, and competition in this important market fostered.”

In Their Own Words - Chaffetz

-- “Certain Lines Should Never Be Crossed. The Unauthorized Access And Distribution Of My Personal Information Crossed That Line. It Was A Tactic Designed To Intimidate And Embarrass Me And Frankly, It Is Intimidating.”

In Their Own Words — Appelbaum

In Their Own Words - Pope Francis

-- “THOSE WHO COVERED THIS UP ARE GUILTY. THERE ARE EVEN SOME BISHOPS WHO COVERED THIS UP. IT’S SOMETHING HORRIBLE.”

In Their Own Words -- Downard

-- “We called it ‘smoke and mirrors’ because the city didn’t really know what we were doing.”

In Their Own Words — Miranda

-- “THIS IS NOT A DREAM. IF CORPORATIONS ARE TAKING MOVES TO PROTECT THEMSELVES, THEN WHY CAN’T WE?”

In Their Own Words — Caldwell

In Their Own Words — Buckley

-- “At night we can hear them screaming, but we’re not allowed to do anything about it.”

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