In the first half, David Colapinto interviews William “Bill” Binney, a former employee of the National Security Agency (NSA), who blew the whistle on the secret surveillance of everyday communications by American citizens. Mr. Binney will explain the extent of NSA’s illegal data-gathering since 9/11, and describe the government’s attempts to …
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Steve Kohn talks with Jamison Firestone, the law partner and friend of Sergei Magnitsky, a Russian whistleblower who was arrested, tortured, and eventually killed for uncovering a $230 million tax fraud scheme involving the collaboration of Russian government officials and convicted criminals. Tune in to hear about the devastating response …
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In the first half hour, Richard Renner interviews Arizona attorney Vikram Badrinath about his recent amicus brief to the Board of Immigration Appeals. Writing on behalf of the American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA), Badrinath argues that whistleblowers should be eligible for political asylum on the basis of their membership in …
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One of the most significant impediments for whistleblowers seeking to vindicate their rights is their inability to get lawyers to take their cases. The National Whistleblowers Center is contacted by thousands of whistleblowers a year, and most of them are unable to get any lawyer to take their case. Richard …
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In the first half, Richard Renner and Dr. Patricia Harned, President of the Ethics Resource Center (ERC), discuss the findings of the ERC’s recently-released report on whistleblowing. The report ,“RETALIATION: When Whistleblowers Become Victims,” found that, “not only is retaliation on the rise nationally, it is rapidly becoming an issue even at …
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Steve Kohn and attorney Dean Zerbe discuss the history and development of whistleblower reward laws. Tune in to learn how to file your case under one of these laws. You can take action to improve protections for whistleblowers by signing the petition at www.whistleblowersradio.org. Related articles Honesty Without Fear – Whistleblower Law – 07/31/12 …
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In the first half, Michael Kohn interviews Army Corps of Engineer whistleblower Tommie Savage. Ms. Savage is a former contract specialist who dared to question massive government contract fraud. She was fired for bringing the fraud to light and, her case is still ongoing. Tune in to hear her story. In …
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In the first half, Richard Renner interviews author Kathleen Sharp about Mary Scott, a hospital finance administrator who blew the whistle on Metropolitan Health Corp bilking the federal government through billing fraud and kickbacks. After the federal government reached a $6.25 million settlement agreement with Metro Health based on her whistleblowing, the company …
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Jane Turner interviews attorney Paul Taylor, principal of the Truckers Justice Center. Mr. Taylor has spent over 20 years helping workers get justice for their employment-related problems. He has dedicated his career to make our roads safer by protecting whistleblowers. Tune in to learn anything you ever wanted to know about …
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Richard Renner interviews Professor Richard Moberly of the University of Nebraska College of Law about his recent law review article,“Sarbanes-Oxley’s Whistleblower Provisions – Ten Years Later.” Professor Moberly has studied the SOX whistleblower protections since its enactment in 2002 and now presents an analysis of why it failed to protect us from …
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Hosts Steve Kohn and Jane Turner discuss the story of our country’s first whistleblower law and why it is important that we honor the contribution of whistleblowers every year on July 30. Jane asks Steve about how he originally got into whistleblower law, how the National Whistleblowers Center was founded, and …
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In the first half, Lindsey Williams interviews attorney David White and his whistleblower client, Beverly Landis. Ms. Landis, a former Hospice Care of Kansas nurse, blew the whistle on Hospice Care and its parent company Voyager Hospice Care for defrauding the government by submitting false claims to Medicare for ineligible hospice services. …
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In the first half, Steve Kohn and Gary Null discuss the shocking revelation in the New York Times that the FDA not only illegally spied on whistleblowers, but the FDA also posted over 80,000 documents they stole on a public server accessible on Google. The FDA began its illegal surveillance …
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In the first half hour, Richard Renner interviews whistleblower attorney Reuben Guttman. Mr. Guttman has been counsel in some of the largest recoveries under the Federal False Claims Act, including the recent $1.6 billion settlement with Abbott Laboratories for its illegal marketing of antiepileptic medication Depakote to children and geriatric patients. They …
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In the first half hour, Lindsey Williams and Richard Renner discuss a number of breaking whistleblower news stories, including a $3 billion False Claims Act settlement by GlaxoSmithKline, a settlement in a Department of Labor trucking safety case, and a court decision that the Dodd-Frank anti-retaliation provisions do not cover …
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