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In Their Own Words

This archive includes posts from our “In Their Own Words” series, in which the Whistleblower Insider blog highlights particular quotations.  Return to:

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In Their Own Words -- Novak

Posted  07/29/15

-- (Expletive) the community. . . .  Who gives a (expletive)?  You own the place, you do what you want with it.  (Expletive) them!  What are they going to say about it?

Hospital owner Edward Novak, who was secretly recorded in February 2013 just before his arrest on charges of running a massive fraud scheme.

In Their Own Words -- Lopez

Posted  07/28/15

--“What is happening there is tantamount to torture."

Whistleblower Olivia López, a former social worker at the Texas family detention center, Karnes County Residential Center, speaking out on what she describes as the deplorable conditions there which caused her to quit because "she could no longer work in a facility that asked her to withhold information from federal officials, punished residents who required...

In Their Own Words -- Obama

Posted  07/26/15

--“Ordinary people have to stand up and say enough is enough.”

President Barack Obama in a speech to thousands of Kenyans on the challenges their country faces on human rights and corruption. Click here for more.

In Their Own Words -- Grassley

Posted  07/24/15

--“Violators of antitrust laws put businesses and our economic wellbeing at risk, so whistleblowers who call attention to violators should be praised, not punished.”

Senator Charles Grassley commenting on the Senate's unanimous passage of the Criminal Antitrust Anti-retaliation Act. Click here for more.

In Their Own Words -- Dreyfus

Posted  07/23/15

-- "COUNTRIES LIKE BOSNIA, LONG THOUGHT OF AS MORE ECONOMICALLY BACKWARD, ARE NOW MOVING FORWARD MORE SERIOUSLY ON WHISTLEBLOWER PROTECTION THAN WESTERN EUROPEAN COUNTRIES.  IF WESTERN EUROPE DOESN'T LIFT ITS GAME, IT WILL END UP BEING LEFT BEHIND IN THE DUST."

Suelette Dreyfus, Executive Director of international NGO Blueprint for Free Speech at a conference in downtown Sarajevo with legislators, government...

In Their Own Words — Memeger

Posted  07/22/15

-- “This civil complaint reflects our focus on pursuing individuals who defraud Medicaid and Medicare, especially after they have previously defrauded those programs and been barred from participating in them.”

U.S. Attorney Zane David Memeger commenting on his office’s pursuit of charges against Melchor Martinez, who allegedly owned and operated institutional mental health clinics that billed Medicare and...

In Their Own Words -- Schneiderman

Posted  07/21/15

-- “NOTHING IS MORE SHAMEFUL THAN POCKETING MILLIONS OF DOLLARS DONATED BY GOOD-HEARTED PEOPLE WHO JUST WANTED TO HELP CHILDREN AFFLICTED WITH A TERMINAL ILLNESS. ”  

New York Attorney General Eric T. Schneiderman commenting on NYAG charges against Brooklyn children’s leukemia charity.  Click here for more.

In Their Own Words -- Pisciotta

Posted  07/20/15

-- “I KNEW THAT IT WAS MORALLY WRONG. THEY WANTED US TO PREPARE STATEMENTS AND NOT SAY ANYTHING. I TOLD THEM I JUST COULDN’T GO ALONG WITH IT.” 

Former prison guard John Pisciotta on efforts to cover up a violent extraction of inmate from cell.  Click here for more.

In Their Own Words -- McKessy

Posted  07/17/15

-- “The award made today is another testament to the [SEC’s] commitment to reward those who provide high-quality information that leads to successful enforcement actions and related actions.”

Sean X. McKessy, Chief of the Office of the Whistleblower, commenting on the SEC’s $3m whistleblower award announced today.  Click here for more.

In Their Own Words — Kelly

Posted  07/16/15

-- “In light of the nature and abundance of her contributions, it is clear that Ryan was indispensable to the investigation. In fact, it is the view of the Court that without the assistance of Ryan, the probability of the Government recovering any funds for the FCA violations would have been slim at best.”

District Court Judge Robert Kelly awarding Relator Peggy Ryan a 24% share of the government’s FCA recovery...
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