In Their Own Words . . . .

In Their Own Words - Kozlowski

-- "I was piggy. But I’m not that person anymore."

L. Dennis Kozlowski, the Tyco executive convicted in 2005 for looting nearly $100 million from the company, who State parole officials informed last week that for the first time in nearly a decade he is entirely free of penal supervision. Click here for more.

In Their Own Words - Stewart

-- "Of the 11 times in our entire history that the Espionage Act has been used against government workers sharing information with journalists, seven of them have been under this presidency."

Jon Stewart on the February 26, 2015 airing of The Daily Show.  Click here for more.

In Their Own Words - Diller

-- “Now we have another reason for the public to learn about the glories of amphetamine -- it’s very worrisome.”

Dr. Lawrence H. Diller, a behavioral pediatrician in Walnut Creek, California, on drug-maker Shire’s newly-introduced campaign to promote Vyvanse to treat binge-eating disorder which some are saying is going too far to market a type of amphetamine classified by the government as having a high...

In Their Own Words - Radack

-- "THIS REPORT EPITOMIZES THE UTTER LACK OF PROTECTION FOR NATIONAL SECURITY WHISTLEBLOWERS. THIS IS A PATHETIC, ANEMIC EXCUSE FOR AN INVESTIGATION." Jesselyn Radack, Government Accountability Project attorney and counsel for NSA whistleblower Thomas Drake, on the recently released Pentagon report acknowledging the Inspector General’s investigation into Drake’s allegations of retaliation only looked into 2 of...

In Their Own Words - Grassley

-- “THIS REPORT CONFIRMS THAT REFORMS ARE NEEDED TO EMPOWER WHISTLEBLOWERS AT FBI AND ENSURE THEY ARE EFFECTIVELY AND EFFICIENTLY PROTECTED AGAINST RETALIATION IN THE WORKPLACE.” Senator Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) on the Government Accountability Office report released today revealing challenges facing whistleblowers at the Federal Bureau of Investigation, including limited protections for whistleblower disclosures...

In Their Own Words

-- "I AM NOT A MARTYR. . . . I THOUGHT IT WAS MY DUTY TO STIMULATE PUBLIC DEBATE." Antoine Deltour, the LuxLeaks whistleblower who exposed how companies ranging from Ikea to Pepsi funneled money through Luxembourg to lower their tax bills, and who is now being charged with theft and breaking Luxembourg’s professional secrecy laws. Click here for more.

In Their Own Words - New York Times Editorial Board

-- "THE FOREIGN EXCHANAGE SETTLEMENTS ARE LIKELY TO YIELD MORE FINES, MORE EMPTY PROMISES OF REFORM, AND GUILTY PLEAS THAT LEND AN APPEARANCE OF JUSTICE WITHOUT ACTUALLY DELIVERING THE ACCOUNTABILITY OR DETERRENCE THAT IS THE AIM OF JUSTICE." New York Times Editorial Board on the Department of Justice’s impending settlements with several big banks for alleged price rigging in the multitrillion-dollar market for...

In Their Own Words - Winston

-- "I WAS OFFERED A LOT OF MONEY TO MAKE IT ALL GO AWAY, QUIETLY, BUT I THOUGHT TO MYSELF, DO I WANT TO BE THAT PERSON...AND I REALIZED THAT I COULDN'T TAKE IT. I NEEDED TO SEE SOMEONE HELD ACCOUNTABLE." Countrywide whistleblower Michael Winston. Click here for more.

In Their Own Words - Kiriakou

-- "I DON'T THINK OUR GOVERNMENT, NO MATTER WHO IS PRESIDENT, WOULD EVER HAVE THE GUTS TO CHARGE SOMEONE AT THE LEVEL OF A DICK CHENEY OR OF A CIA DIRECTOR ... WITH CRIMES AGAINST HUMANITY." CIA torture whistleblower John Kiriakou.  Click here for more.

In Their Own Words - Faulkner and Chernick

-- "PERJURY MUST NEVER BE PROFITABLE." Richard Faulkner and Richard Chernick, the two arbitrators in the Lance Armstrong/SCA Promotions arbitration, from their decision ordering Armstrong and former team owner Tailwind Sports to pay $10 million in their fraud dispute with the promotions company. Click here for more.