In Their Own Words . . . .

In Their Own Words -- Illingworth

Posted 04/20/15

-- "It was one of those moments, I think, that you can sort of -- if you’re plotting it on a graph, the whole game changed from that point on, because, I guess, I had the balls to stand up and I told it how it was."

Simon Illingworth, former Melbourne, Australia police sergeant who helped expose police corruption and is now enjoying life as a farmer in rural Victoria, growing garlic and raising cattle, who recently...

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In Their Own Words -- Weber

Posted 04/19/15

-- “[I] told them everything: 'This is wrong, this is unethical, you’re going to get sued.' . . . It wasn’t about the money, and it still isn’t.”

Heidi Weber, a former Dean of Minnesota-based for-profit Globe University who won nearly $400,000 against the school which she accused of firing her for complaining about unethical practices. Click here for more.

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In Their Own Words -- Urvoas

Posted 04/18/15

-- “The Snowden case has demonstrated the need to create conditions so that agents can denounce abuses by the intelligence services.”

Jean-Jacques Urvoas, member of the French National Assembly, on his proposed amendment that would legalize the leak of information by intelligence employees if they want to expose an abuse of power by their own authorities. Click here for more.

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In Their Own Words -- Drucker

Posted 04/17/15

-- “ZURICH HAS COME TO RESEMBLE AN OVERSIZE COLLEGE DORM FOR INDICTED SWISS FINANCIAL PROFESSIONALS.”

Bloomberg reporter Jesse Drucker, commenting on the 21 financial advisers in Switzerland under U.S. indictment who remain at large. Click here for more.

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In Their Own Words -- King

Posted 04/16/15

-- "I feel like I'm being punished for speaking up."

Kimberly King, after being fired and sued by Lear Corporation for protesting the working conditions at the company's Selma, Alabama auto parts plant. Click here for more.

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In Their Own Words -- Head

Posted 04/15/15

-- “Isolate. Then defame. Moving me to a storage bin makes me feel bad, but they are sending a message. They are trying to suppress [whistleblowers’] willingness to try to make a better life for these veterans.”

Dr. Christian Head, who reported to Congress about patient wait time cover-ups at the Greater Los Angeles VA Health Care System. Click here for more.

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In Their Own Words -- Bach

Posted 04/14/15

-- "When it comes to the fight against manipulation and related corruption, sport needs the help and cooperation of governments and governmental authorities and other stakeholders much more than in any other area."

International Olympic Committee President Thomas Bach on the IOC's introduction of a whistleblower hotline open to athletes, coaches, referees and members of the public with "100 percent anonymity" and "the...

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In Their Own Words -- Pope Francis

Posted 04/13/15

-- “IT SEEMS THAT THE HUMAN FAMILY HAS REFUSED TO LEARN FROM ITS MISTAKES CAUSED BY THE LAW OF TERROR, SO THAT TODAY, TOO, THERE ARE THOSE WHO ATTEMPT TO ELIMINATE OTHERS WITH THE HELP OF A FEW, AND WITH THE COMPLICIT SILENCE OF OTHERS WHO SIMPLY STAND BY.”

Pope Francis on the World War I-era slaughter of Armenians by the Ottoman Turks and "his frustration with what he considers global indifference toward the...

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In Their Own Words -- Devine

Posted 04/12/15

-- “There's lots of pockets of ugliness at the (VA). It's really set the standard for whistleblower retaliation.”

Government Accountability Project Legal Director Tom Devine in connection with the recent efforts of the family of deceased VA whistleblower Christopher Kirkpatrick to pressure the agency to do more to protect whistleblowers so what happened to him "doesn't happen to anyone else." Click here for more.

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In Their Own Words -- Schneiderman

Posted 04/10/15

-- “There is simply no excuse for a charitable board using its organizations’ valuable assets for the personal gain of board members.”

New York Attorney General Eric T. Schneiderman discussing lawsuit against two Brooklyn nonprofits. Click here for more.

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In Their Own Words -- Illingworth

-- "It was one of those moments, I think, that you can sort of -- if you’re plotting it on a graph, the whole game changed from that point on, because, I guess, I had the balls to stand up and I told it how it was."

In Their Own Words -- Weber

-- “[I] told them everything: 'This is wrong, this is unethical, you’re going to get sued.' . . . It wasn’t about the money, and it still isn’t.”

In Their Own Words -- Urvoas

-- “The Snowden case has demonstrated the need to create conditions so that agents can denounce abuses by the intelligence services.”

In Their Own Words -- Drucker

-- “ZURICH HAS COME TO RESEMBLE AN OVERSIZE COLLEGE DORM FOR INDICTED SWISS FINANCIAL PROFESSIONALS.”

In Their Own Words -- King

-- "I feel like I'm being punished for speaking up."

In Their Own Words -- Head

-- “Isolate. Then defame. Moving me to a storage bin makes me feel bad, but they are sending a message. They are trying to suppress [whistleblowers’] willingness to try to make a better life for these veterans.”

In Their Own Words -- Bach

-- "When it comes to the fight against manipulation and related corruption, sport needs the help and cooperation of governments and governmental authorities and other stakeholders much more than in any other area."

In Their Own Words -- Pope Francis

-- “IT SEEMS THAT THE HUMAN FAMILY HAS REFUSED TO LEARN FROM ITS MISTAKES CAUSED BY THE LAW OF TERROR, SO THAT TODAY, TOO, THERE ARE THOSE WHO ATTEMPT TO ELIMINATE OTHERS WITH THE HELP OF A FEW, AND WITH THE COMPLICIT SILENCE OF OTHERS WHO SIMPLY STAND BY.”

In Their Own Words -- Devine

-- “There's lots of pockets of ugliness at the (VA). It's really set the standard for whistleblower retaliation.”

In Their Own Words -- Schneiderman

-- “There is simply no excuse for a charitable board using its organizations’ valuable assets for the personal gain of board members.”

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