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In Their Own Words -- Traders

Posted 08/14/15

-- "nice works gents...I don my hat"

Traders congratulating themselves after manipulating the prices of foreign currency. For more, click here.

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In Their Own Words — Sheridan

Posted 08/13/15

-- “This settlement sends a message to whistleblowers everywhere that integrity and truth are worth fighting for, and that you can win if you don’t give up.”

Walter Tamosaitis’ attorney Jack Sheridan commenting on his client’s settlement with AECOM Technology following five years of litigation over allegations that Walter was retaliated against for raising safety concerns about his employer’s cleanup...

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In Their Own Words -- Schwartz

Posted 08/12/15

-- “When we think of hackers who try to profit from their crimes, we usually think about people who steal bank account information or sell sensitive personally identifying information…the reality, as exemplified by today’s charges, is that hackers can obtain access to all sorts of valuable information and can and will profit off of it in every way imaginable.”

Matthew L. Schwartz, former federal prosecutor...

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In Their Own Words - Wyden

Posted 08/11/15

-- "IT IS TIME FOR THE CULTURE OF HOSTILITY AGAINST THE WHISTLEBLOWERS AT HANFORD TO END."

Senator Ron Wyden (D. OR.), taking "a public stand in favor of Hanford whistleblowers" as cited in the Hanford Challenge press release announcing the US Secretary of Labor decision finding Walt Ford, a former employee of Hanford’s Waste Treatment Plant, was wrongfully terminated by Bechtel National in retaliation for raising...

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In Their Own Words -- Tomlin

Posted 08/10/15

-- "What he did took real courage. He saw something was wrong and he took a stand... He was blackballed with the officers. That will go with him wherever he is sent. But he did what was right."

Malcolm Tomlin, a retired Florida corrections officer and prison minister, regarding Harold Hempstead's determination to disclose acts and conditions in the Florida prison system.

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In Their Own Words -- Grassley

Posted 08/7/15

-- “Congress did not intend to create this sort of litigation-style standoff inside the Department. It is a waste of time and money for two divisions of the same government Department to be fighting over access to the Department’s own records.”

Senator Chuck Grassley’s statement on a recent Department of Justice opinion justifying the FBI’s refusal to turn over documents to the DOJ’s Inspector General.

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In Their Own Words -- Stein

Posted 08/5/15

-- “As investors increasingly focus on corporate governance and executive compensation issues at public companies, the pay ratio disclosure will provide another metric that is useful on many fronts, such as say‐on‐pay votes.” Bloomberg

SEC Democratic Commissioner Kara Stein commenting on Dodd-Frank’s mandate that the SEC adopt a CEO pay ratio rule.

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In Their Own Words — Devine

Posted 08/4/15

-- “This would be the strongest law in the U.S. Code requiring accountability for bureaucratic bullies who retaliate. It puts whistleblowers on an unprecedented pedestal.”

Tom Devine, legal director for whistleblower advocacy group Government Accountability Project, on the proposed VA Accountability Act which would limit appeal rights for VA employees facing termination or demotion but would greatly expand the...

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In Their Own Words — Drake

Posted 07/31/15

-- "The national security space is an extraordinary blanket, exempted to make it incredibly dangerous to speak truth to power, to reveal wrongdoing without suffering huge consequences…I'm the exceptional price you pay."

Thomas Drake speaking to a crowd on National Whistleblower Appreciation Day. Click here for more.

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In Their Own Words -- Jackson

Posted 07/30/15

-- “Is it the weather? Is it because it’s beautiful and the fraudsters want to live here? Is it because it’s such a melting pot and you have organized crime from all ethnic groups? Any fraud, it always seems to start here.”

Kelly Jackson, the IRS’s top criminal investigator in South Florida, speculating about why South Florida is the organized fraud capital of America.

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In Their Own Words -- Traders

-- "nice works gents...I don my hat"

In Their Own Words — Sheridan

-- “This settlement sends a message to whistleblowers everywhere that integrity and truth are worth fighting for, and that you can win if you don’t give up.”

In Their Own Words -- Schwartz

In Their Own Words - Wyden

-- "IT IS TIME FOR THE CULTURE OF HOSTILITY AGAINST THE WHISTLEBLOWERS AT HANFORD TO END."

In Their Own Words -- Tomlin

-- "What he did took real courage. He saw something was wrong and he took a stand... He was blackballed with the officers. That will go with him wherever he is sent. But he did what was right."

In Their Own Words -- Grassley

-- “Congress did not intend to create this sort of litigation-style standoff inside the Department. It is a waste of time and money for two divisions of the same government Department to be fighting over access to the Department’s own records.”

In Their Own Words -- Stein

-- “As investors increasingly focus on corporate governance and executive compensation issues at public companies, the pay ratio disclosure will provide another metric that is useful on many fronts, such as say‐on‐pay votes.” Bloomberg

In Their Own Words — Devine

-- “This would be the strongest law in the U.S. Code requiring accountability for bureaucratic bullies who retaliate. It puts whistleblowers on an unprecedented pedestal.”

In Their Own Words — Drake

-- "The national security space is an extraordinary blanket, exempted to make it incredibly dangerous to speak truth to power, to reveal wrongdoing without suffering huge consequences…I'm the exceptional price you pay."

In Their Own Words -- Jackson

-- “Is it the weather? Is it because it’s beautiful and the fraudsters want to live here? Is it because it’s such a melting pot and you have organized crime from all ethnic groups? Any fraud, it always seems to start here.”

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