At Constantine Cannon, we believe that whistleblowers matter. Whistleblowers are brave people who can’t stay silent. They stand up for what is right, and they make a difference. On this page, we share stories about the importance of whistleblowers, and about whistleblowers who inspire us.
In addition, you can watch this informative video on the importance of whistleblower rewards created by Taxpayers Against Fraud, the country’s leading non-profit group dedicated to educating whistleblowers on their rights and protections.
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By the C|C Whistleblower Lawyer Team
This week's "Whistleblower Spotlight" features John Kiriakou, the former CIA officer sent to jail in 2013 for disclosing details to the press about the agency's post-9/11 torture tactics. On Tuesday, after serving almost two years of a two-and-a-half year sentence, the government released him to serve...
By the C|C Whistleblower Lawyer Team
This week's "Whistleblower Spotlight" shines on FIFA whistleblower Phaedra Almajid. Ms. Almajid worked in a senior communications role for FIFA and blew the whistle on bribery in the 2018 and 2022 FIFA World Cup bidding process. She claims she witnessed firsthand bribes made to the African FIFA executives Issa Hayatou, Jacques Anouma and Amos Adamu of $1.5 million each to vote...
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By Gordon Schnell
This week's "Whistleblower Spotlight" features Mary Willingham, the former academic adviser at the University of North Carolina who went public on what she sees as the university's major failings in educating its big money athletes. In a talk she gave last week at the Durham Sports Club (as reported in WRAL.com),...
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By the C|C Whistleblower Lawyer Team
This week's "Whistleblower Spotlight" falls on former New York Federal Reserve Bank examiner Carmen Segarra. She is the individual the New York Fed fired in 2012 for refusing to back off her charges that Goldman Sachs was engaging in serious conflicts of interest. She also is the whistleblower who has...