In Their Own Words . . . .

In Their Own Words -- Leahy

Posted 06/24/15

-- “AS WE PROVIDED BILLIONS OF DOLLARS IN AID TO THE COLOMBIAN ARMY OVER MANY YEARS, ITS TROOPS SYSTEMATICALLY EXECUTED CIVILIANS. WORSE YET, THE OFFICERS WHO WERE IN CHARGE HAVE ESCAPED JUSTICE, AND SOME REMAIN IN SENIOR POSITIONS OF AUTHORITY.”

Senator Patrick Leahy writing about allegations that the Colombian army killed civilians and then posed their bodies as enemy combatants to boost kill numbers.

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In Their Own Words — Wilson

Posted 06/23/15

-- "I HAVE BEEN TRYING TO REVEAL, FOR 12 YEARS, THE LARGEST SINGLE CASE OF BANK FRAUD EVER TO HAVE OCCURRED IN THIS COUNTRY."

HSBC whistleblower Nicholas Wilson on his allegations that Britain’s largest bank - through its subsidiary HFC Bank - illegally mischarged British high-street customers in a fraud that goes back over three decades. Click here for more.

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In Their Own Words — Grassley

Posted 06/22/15

-- “Prior to your confirmation, you pledged to me that you would clean up the VA. Unfortunately, time and again, news reports highlight instances that illustrate a continuing culture of chaos at the VA that fails our veterans.”

Senator Charles Grassley writing to Veterans Affairs Secretary Robert McDonald.

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In Their Own Words -- Egan

Posted 06/20/15

-- “Countries, religions and corporations sometimes do awful things in their names. It doesn’t diminish them to note their failures, their injustices, their crimes against humanity. It elevates them.”

New York Times Op-Ed writer Timothy Egan on his suggestion that President Obama "apologize for the land of the free being, at one time, the largest slaveholding nation on earth ... Because we own this past. As...

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In Their Own Words — Lynch

Posted 06/19/15

-- “This action represents the largest criminal healthcare fraud takedown in the history of the Department of Justice…[the government was being] billed for equipment that wasn’t provided, for care that wasn’t needed, and for services that weren’t rendered.”

U.S. Attorney General Loretta Lynch commenting on $712 million Medicare bust. Click here for more.

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In Their Own Words — Grassley

Posted 06/18/15

-- “We’ve seen how whistleblower protections can be a real incentive to helping root out waste, fraud and abuse. This can be another tool in the toolbox to stop individuals who are looking at criminal antitrust activities.”

Senator Charles Grassley discussing his proposed Criminal Antitrust Anti-Retaliation Act. Click here for more.

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In Their Own Words -- Maunglay

Posted 06/17/15

-- "Oh my God, if he can do this to a person who has nothing.... For me, one case like this was enough. How could a doctor do this?"

Whistleblower Dr. Soe Maunglay speaking about his former employer, Dr. Farid Fata, who was intentionally treating a healthy patient with chemotherapy as part of a massive Medicare fraud scheme.

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In Their Own Words — Johnson

Posted 06/16/15

-- "THEY SACRIFICE THEIR CAREERS, THEIR REPUTATIONS AND OFTEN THEIR FINANCIAL SECURITY. CONGRESS, AND THIS COMMITTEE IN PARTICULAR, MUST SUPPORT FEDERAL WHISTLEBLOWERS AND ENSURE THAT THEY ARE ADEQUATELY PROTECTED FROM RETALIATION."

Ron Johnson (R-Wis.), Chairman of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, after Special Forces Officer Lt. Col. Jason Amerine told the Senate panel his...

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In Their Own Words — Edwards

Posted 06/15/15

-- “We have represented many whistleblowers in the UN system over the years and in general the more serious the disclosure they make the more ferocious the retaliation. Despite the official rhetoric, there is very little commitment at the top of the organization to protect whistleblowers and a strong tendency to politicize every issue no matter how urgent.”

Bea Edwards, from the whistleblower watchdog group the...

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In Their Own Words -- Rowley

Posted 06/14/15

-- “Truth has always been a difficult and often frustrating business, especially when that old story line tends to repeat of the naked Emperor continuing to ignorantly march forward, even after the little boy has yelled the truth. But someone has to do it!”

Former FBI agent Coleen Rowley on the "Stand Up For Truth" tour through Europe promoting the importance of whistleblowers and "the problem of pernicious...

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In Their Own Words -- Leahy

-- “AS WE PROVIDED BILLIONS OF DOLLARS IN AID TO THE COLOMBIAN ARMY OVER MANY YEARS, ITS TROOPS SYSTEMATICALLY EXECUTED CIVILIANS. WORSE YET, THE OFFICERS WHO WERE IN CHARGE HAVE ESCAPED JUSTICE, AND SOME REMAIN IN SENIOR POSITIONS OF AUTHORITY.”

In Their Own Words — Wilson

-- "I HAVE BEEN TRYING TO REVEAL, FOR 12 YEARS, THE LARGEST SINGLE CASE OF BANK FRAUD EVER TO HAVE OCCURRED IN THIS COUNTRY."

In Their Own Words — Grassley

-- “Prior to your confirmation, you pledged to me that you would clean up the VA. Unfortunately, time and again, news reports highlight instances that illustrate a continuing culture of chaos at the VA that fails our veterans.”

In Their Own Words -- Egan

-- “Countries, religions and corporations sometimes do awful things in their names. It doesn’t diminish them to note their failures, their injustices, their crimes against humanity. It elevates them.”

In Their Own Words — Lynch

-- “This action represents the largest criminal healthcare fraud takedown in the history of the Department of Justice…[the government was being] billed for equipment that wasn’t provided, for care that wasn’t needed, and for services that weren’t rendered.”

In Their Own Words — Grassley

-- “We’ve seen how whistleblower protections can be a real incentive to helping root out waste, fraud and abuse. This can be another tool in the toolbox to stop individuals who are looking at criminal antitrust activities.”

In Their Own Words -- Maunglay

-- "Oh my God, if he can do this to a person who has nothing.... For me, one case like this was enough. How could a doctor do this?"

In Their Own Words — Johnson

-- "THEY SACRIFICE THEIR CAREERS, THEIR REPUTATIONS AND OFTEN THEIR FINANCIAL SECURITY. CONGRESS, AND THIS COMMITTEE IN PARTICULAR, MUST SUPPORT FEDERAL WHISTLEBLOWERS AND ENSURE THAT THEY ARE ADEQUATELY PROTECTED FROM RETALIATION."

In Their Own Words — Edwards

In Their Own Words -- Rowley

-- “Truth has always been a difficult and often frustrating business, especially when that old story line tends to repeat of the naked Emperor continuing to ignorantly march forward, even after the little boy has yelled the truth. But someone has to do it!”

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