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Whistleblower of the Year

					
Each December, Whistleblower Insider asks for its readers help to select the Whistleblower of the Year. We are interested in showcasing the individuals who best encapsulate the qualities of the typical whistleblower — courage, strength, integrity, selflessness and a deep concern for public health and safety. The winners are announced in February.

				

			

			
						
					
			

	
		
		

			

				
				
2016 Whistleblower of the Year Candidate – Wells Fargo Whistleblowers Yesenia Guitron and Judi Klosek

				
Posted  12/21/16
								

				 
								 				By Leah Judge

This “Whistleblower Spotlight” features another of our 2016 Whistleblower of the Year candidates, Wells Fargo whistleblowers Yesenia Guitron and Judi Klosek.  These two women attempted to blow the whistle on Wells Fargo’s deceptive sales practices, including the unauthorized opening and closing of customer accounts, in 2010—three years before CEO John Stumpf conceded the company’s knowledge...				 
				 					 

						
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2016 Whistleblower of the Year Candidate – The Roger Ailes Sexual Harassment Allegations Whistleblowers

				
Posted  12/21/16
								

				 
								 				By Ronny Valdes

This “Whistleblower Spotlight” features the Roger Ailes sexual harassment whistleblowers, who collectively are one of our candidates for 2016 Whistleblower of the Year. They are a group of more than twenty accusers that alleged sexual harassment or misconduct against former Fox News chief Roger Ailes. The two most prominent accusers are former Fox News host Gretchen Carlson and current Fox News...				 
				 					 

						
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2016 Whistleblower of the Year Candidate — Standing Rock Whistleblower Shailene Woodley

				
Posted  12/21/16
								

				 
								 				By Philip Brown

This “Whistleblower Spotlight” features Standing Rock whistleblower Shailene Woodley, one of our candidates for 2016 Whistleblower of the Year. Actress Shailene Woodley—best known for her starring roles in the Divergent series and The Secret Life of the American Teenager—helped to bring awareness to the harsh treatment that Dakota Access Pipeline protesters have experienced at the Standing...				 
				 					 

						
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2016 Whistleblower of the Year Candidate – Volkswagen Whistleblower Daniel Donovan

				
Posted  12/21/16
								

				 
								 				By Hallie Noecker

This “Whistleblower Spotlight” features former Volkswagen employee Daniel Donovan, candidate for 2016 Whistleblower of the Year.  Donovan came forward early this year, alleging Volkswagen illegally destroyed electronic data in the days after the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) publicly accused it of cheating emissions tests.  Volkswagen was facing billions of dollars in...				 
				 					 

						
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2015's Whistleblower Of The Year Award Goes To . . .  Perdue Chicken Farmer Craig Watts

				
Posted  02/9/16
								

				 
								 				By the C|C Whistleblower Lawyer Team

Well the votes are in and tallied and Whistleblower Insider's 2015 Whistleblower of the Year winner is Perdue chicken farmer Craig Watts.  He is one of the 30,000 contract farmers in the U.S. who work with the handful of Big-Ag poultry producers, like Perdue Farms, that control what goes into the vast majority of chickens we eat.  They also dictate how these chickens are...				 
				 					 

						
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2015 Whistleblower of the Year Candidate -- Hanford Whistleblower Dr. Walter Tamosaitis

				
Posted  12/21/15
								

				 
								 				By Marlene Koury

This "Whistleblower Spotlight" features Hanford whistleblower Dr. Walter Tamosaitis, one of our candidates for 2015 Whistleblower of the Year.  Dr. Tamosaitis blew the whistle on shaky clean up plans at Hanford nuclear site in Washington.  He was designing a way to immobilize millions of gallons of toxic and radioactive liquid waste when he discovered the Energy Department’s plans to treat the...				 
				 					 

						
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2015 Whistleblower of the Year Candidate – The VA Whistleblowers

				
Posted  12/21/15
								

				 
								 				By Jason Enzler

This "Whistleblower Spotlight" features the Veterans Affairs whistleblowers, one of our candidates for 2015 Whistleblower of the Year.  They are a (continually growing) group of healthcare providers, administrative employees, and other insiders at the VA Department who have come forward to identify the horrendous treatment of our veterans at the hospitals that are supposed to take care of them. ...				 
				 					 

						
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Whistleblower of the Year Candidate -- Russian Doping Whistleblowers Yuliya and Vitaly Stepanov

				
Posted  12/18/15
								

				 
								 				

By Ari Yampolsky

This “Whistleblower Spotlight” features another of our Whistleblower of the Year candidates, the Russian doping whistleblower pair of Yuliya and Vitaly Stepanov.  Together, they took a bold stand against what they saw as major corruption in the recently revitalized Russian sports machine.  In doing so, they exposed one of the biggest international doping scandals in sports history.  But...				 
				 					 

						
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2015 Whistleblower of the Year Candidate -- Russian Doping Whistleblowers Yuliya and Vitaly Stepanov

				
Posted  12/18/15
								

				 
								 				

By Ari Yampolsky

This “Whistleblower Spotlight” features another of our Whistleblower of the Year candidates, the Russian doping whistleblower pair of Yuliya and Vitaly Stepanov.  Together, they took a bold stand against what they saw as major corruption in the recently revitalized Russian sports machine.  In doing so, they exposed one of the biggest international doping scandals in sports history.  But...				 
				 					 

						
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2015 Whistleblower of the Year Candidate -- Perdue Chicken Farmer Whistleblower Craig Watts

				
Posted  12/18/15
								

				 
								 				By Gordon Schnell

This "Whistleblower Spotlight" features Perdue chicken farmer Craig Watts, one of our candidates for 2015 Whistleblower of the Year.  He is one of the 30,000 contract farmers in the U.S. who work with the handful of Big-Ag poultry producers, like Perdue Farms, that control what goes into the vast majority of chickens we eat.  They also dictate how these chickens are treated.  And after more...				 
				 					 

						
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