In Their Own Words . . . .

In Their Own Words -- Dreyfus

Posted 07/23/15

-- "COUNTRIES LIKE BOSNIA, LONG THOUGHT OF AS MORE ECONOMICALLY BACKWARD, ARE NOW MOVING FORWARD MORE SERIOUSLY ON WHISTLEBLOWER PROTECTION THAN WESTERN EUROPEAN COUNTRIES. IF WESTERN EUROPE DOESN'T LIFT ITS GAME, IT WILL END UP BEING LEFT BEHIND IN THE DUST."

Suelette Dreyfus, Executive Director of international NGO Blueprint for Free Speech at a conference in downtown Sarajevo with legislators, government...

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In Their Own Words — Memeger

Posted 07/22/15

-- “This civil complaint reflects our focus on pursuing individuals who defraud Medicaid and Medicare, especially after they have previously defrauded those programs and been barred from participating in them.”

U.S. Attorney Zane David Memeger commenting on his office’s pursuit of charges against Melchor Martinez, who allegedly owned and operated institutional mental health clinics that billed Medicare and...

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In Their Own Words -- Schneiderman

Posted 07/21/15

-- “NOTHING IS MORE SHAMEFUL THAN POCKETING MILLIONS OF DOLLARS DONATED BY GOOD-HEARTED PEOPLE WHO JUST WANTED TO HELP CHILDREN AFFLICTED WITH A TERMINAL ILLNESS. ”

New York Attorney General Eric T. Schneiderman commenting on NYAG charges against Brooklyn children’s leukemia charity. Click here for more.

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In Their Own Words -- Pisciotta

Posted 07/20/15

-- “I KNEW THAT IT WAS MORALLY WRONG. THEY WANTED US TO PREPARE STATEMENTS AND NOT SAY ANYTHING. I TOLD THEM I JUST COULDN’T GO ALONG WITH IT.”

Former prison guard John Pisciotta on efforts to cover up a violent extraction of inmate from cell. Click here for more.

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In Their Own Words -- McKessy

Posted 07/17/15

-- “The award made today is another testament to the [SEC’s] commitment to reward those who provide high-quality information that leads to successful enforcement actions and related actions.”

Sean X. McKessy, Chief of the Office of the Whistleblower, commenting on the SEC’s $3m whistleblower award announced today. Click here for more.

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In Their Own Words — Kelly

Posted 07/16/15

-- “In light of the nature and abundance of her contributions, it is clear that Ryan was indispensable to the investigation. In fact, it is the view of the Court that without the assistance of Ryan, the probability of the Government recovering any funds for the FCA violations would have been slim at best.”

District Court Judge Robert Kelly awarding Relator Peggy Ryan a 24% share of the government’s FCA recovery...

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In Their Own Words

Posted 07/15/15

-- “EVERYONE SEEMED TO KNOW IT WAS WRONG, BUT NO ONE WAS WILLING TO SPEAK UP.”

Whistleblower who witnessed filming of scene endangering children on set of Divergent movie sequel. Click here for more.

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In Their Own Words - Poitras

Posted 07/14/15

-- “I AM FILING THIS SUIT IN SUPPORT OF THE COUNTLESS OTHER LESS HIGH-PROFILE PEOPLE WHO HAVE ALSO BEEN SUBJECTED TO YEARS OF KAFKAESQUE HARASSMENT AT THE BORDERS. WE HAVE A RIGHT TO KNOW HOW THIS SYSTEM WORKS AND WHY WE ARE TARGETED.”

Citizenfour director Laura Poitras discussing reasons behind her filing a lawsuit against the U.S. government. Click here for more.

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In Their Own Words -- Fata

Posted 07/13/15

-- “I MISUSED MY TALENTS, YES, AND PERMITTED THIS SIN TO ENTER ME BECAUSE OF POWER AND GREED."

Farid Fata, the Detroit area cancer doctor addressing the court before being sentence to 45 years in prison for mistreating over 550 people, including making false diagnoses and administering chemotherapy to patients who did not have cancer.

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In Their Own Words -- Tillipman

Posted 07/10/15

-- “Let’s be clear about one thing: Chuck Blazer is not a whistleblower. And more importantly, the media’s haphazard use of this term to describe Blazer is a disservice to the brave individuals that may legitimately be deemed ‘whistleblowers.’"

-- Jessica Tillipman, Senior Editor of the FCPA Blog and Assistant Dean at The George Washington University Law School. Click here for more.

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In Their Own Words -- Dreyfus

-- "COUNTRIES LIKE BOSNIA, LONG THOUGHT OF AS MORE ECONOMICALLY BACKWARD, ARE NOW MOVING FORWARD MORE SERIOUSLY ON WHISTLEBLOWER PROTECTION THAN WESTERN EUROPEAN COUNTRIES. IF WESTERN EUROPE DOESN'T LIFT ITS GAME, IT WILL END UP BEING LEFT BEHIND IN THE DUST."

In Their Own Words — Memeger

-- “This civil complaint reflects our focus on pursuing individuals who defraud Medicaid and Medicare, especially after they have previously defrauded those programs and been barred from participating in them.”

In Their Own Words -- Schneiderman

-- “NOTHING IS MORE SHAMEFUL THAN POCKETING MILLIONS OF DOLLARS DONATED BY GOOD-HEARTED PEOPLE WHO JUST WANTED TO HELP CHILDREN AFFLICTED WITH A TERMINAL ILLNESS. ”

In Their Own Words -- Pisciotta

-- “I KNEW THAT IT WAS MORALLY WRONG. THEY WANTED US TO PREPARE STATEMENTS AND NOT SAY ANYTHING. I TOLD THEM I JUST COULDN’T GO ALONG WITH IT.”

In Their Own Words -- McKessy

-- “The award made today is another testament to the [SEC’s] commitment to reward those who provide high-quality information that leads to successful enforcement actions and related actions.”

In Their Own Words — Kelly

In Their Own Words

-- “EVERYONE SEEMED TO KNOW IT WAS WRONG, BUT NO ONE WAS WILLING TO SPEAK UP.”

In Their Own Words - Poitras

-- “I AM FILING THIS SUIT IN SUPPORT OF THE COUNTLESS OTHER LESS HIGH-PROFILE PEOPLE WHO HAVE ALSO BEEN SUBJECTED TO YEARS OF KAFKAESQUE HARASSMENT AT THE BORDERS. WE HAVE A RIGHT TO KNOW HOW THIS SYSTEM WORKS AND WHY WE ARE TARGETED.”

In Their Own Words -- Fata

-- “I MISUSED MY TALENTS, YES, AND PERMITTED THIS SIN TO ENTER ME BECAUSE OF POWER AND GREED."

In Their Own Words -- Tillipman

-- “Let’s be clear about one thing: Chuck Blazer is not a whistleblower. And more importantly, the media’s haphazard use of this term to describe Blazer is a disservice to the brave individuals that may legitimately be deemed ‘whistleblowers.’"

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