In Their Own Words

In Their Own Words - Seife

 - “READING THE FDA'S INSPECTION FILES FEELS ALMOST LIKE WATCHING A HIGHLIGHTS REEL FROM A SCIENTISTS GONE WILD VIDEO.  IT'S A SEEMINGLY ENDLESS STREAM OF LURID VIGNETTES. . . ." Charles Seife, New York University Journalism professor, on his research findings of the FDA burying evidence of scientific fraud and misconduct.  Click here for more.

In Their Own Words - Honl

-- "If he wants to sue a minimum-wage whistleblower, he can have at it."

Ryan Honl, A Gulf War veteran and former employee at the Tomah Veterans Affairs Medical Center, who has been threatened with a lawsuit by the medical center’s chief of staff, David Houlihan, dubbed by some veterans as the “Candy Man” for his supposedly loosed distribution of painkillers.  Click here for more.

In Their Own Words - Falciani

-- “I’m not a white knight, but there is something beautiful and exhilarating about establishing the truth.”

Herve Falciani on his journey from computer expert to fugitive to the whistleblower who exposed HSBC’s efforts to help some of its wealthy clients evade hundreds of millions of dollars in taxes.  Click here for more.

In Their Own Words - Frosh

-- “THE FALSE CLAIMS ACT MULTIPLIES OUR RESOURCES TO FIGHT AGAINST FRAUD…WHAT THIS LAW DOES, IN EFFECT, IS INCENTIVIZE INTEGRITY.”

Maryland Attorney General  Brian E. Frosh commenting on the need for a False Claims Act in Maryland.

In Their Own Words - Kiriakou

-- “Free at last. Free at last. Thank God Almighty. I'm free at last. MLK Jr (and John Kiriakou)."

CIA torture whistleblower John Kiriakou in a caption to a picture of him and his children posted on his Twitter account the day he was released from prison.

In Their Own Words - S&P analysts

-- "It could be structured by cows and we would rate it."

From instant-messaging exchange between two S&P analysts cited by government in its lawsuit against the ratings agency for allegedly fraudulent ratings of mortgage securities and which S&P just settled for nearly $1.5 billion.  Click here for more.

In Their Own Words - Thune

--“ENSURING THE SAFETY OF AMERICAN MOTORISTS IS A PRIORITY, BUT THE PUBLIC'S TRUST HAS BEEN SHAKEN DUE TO THE RECORD NUMBER OF RECALLS THIS PAST YEAR...THERE IS MUCH MORE WORK THAT NEEDS TO BE DONE.”

Sen. John Thune, R-S.D., one of the senators who reintroduced the Motor Vehicle Safety Whistleblower Act.

In Their Own Words - New York Times Editorial Board

--“UNTIL THE NCAA RECOGNIZES THAT SOME PLAYERS ARE ESSENTIALLY PROFESSIONALS, UNIVERSITIES WILL CONTINUE TO TREAT THEIR EDUCATION LIKE THE FIG LEAF IT IS.”

New York Times Editorial Board on the recently filed lawsuit by two former University of North Carolina athletes challenging the school with academic fraud for how it educates its top athletes.  Click here for more.

In Their Own Words - RT

-- “DESPITE PROMISES TO BE ‘THE MOST TRANSPARENT ADMINISTRATION EVER,’ THE EXECUTIVE BRANCH HAS LED AN UNPRECEDENTED CRACKDOWN ON WHISTLEBLOWERS AND THOSE WHO LEAK INFORMATION ABOUT NATIONAL SECURITY MATTERS TO JOURNALISTS WITHOUT GOVERNMENT APPROVAL.”

RT report on the conviction of CIA whistleblower Jeffrey Sterling for violating the Espionage Act.  Click here for more.

In Their Own Words - Bharara

-- “Politicians are supposed to be on the people’s payroll, not on secret retainer to wealthy special interests they do favors for.”

-- US Attorney Preet Bharara on the government’s arrest of long-time New York State Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver on charges of bribery and corruption.  Click here for more.