Last week’s sentencing of former Central Intelligence Agency Director and retired four-star general David Petraeus demonstrated a glaring disparity in federal leak prosecutions.
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VA whistleblowers describe continuing reprisals
At an April 13 hearing, members of the House Committee on Veterans Affairs heard testimony from whistleblowers who confirmed that retaliation continues at medical facilities operated by the Department of Veterans Affairs. At a previous hearing, on July 8, 2014, whistleblowers…
Double standard for leaking endangers the nation
Reportedly, investigators have recommended indictment of disgraced former Central Intelligence Agency Director, David Petraeus on charges of leaking classified information.
Sports whistleblowers left twisting in the wind
Sir Anthony Hooper and Mr. Andrew Smith, of the UK, have published a two-part report on “Whistleblowing in Sport” that challenges sports organizations to do a better job of protecting the integrity of sport. [Part 1] [Part 2] The creation…
Internal whistleblowing failed to stop torture, notes Edward Snowden
Edward Snowden told attendees at an Paris conference that he was “deeply saddened and to a great extent angered” by what he read in the US Senate report on CIA interrogation of terrorism suspects. The conference, sponsored by Amnesty International,…
Supreme Court hears arguments in whistleblower case, DHS v Robert MacLean
The U.S. Supreme Court heard oral arguments yesterday in a whistleblower case, the Department of Homeland Security vs. Robert J. MacLean.
Serpico: Police violence is out of control
In an op-ed for Politico, “The Police Are Still Out of Control: And I should know,” Frank Serpico shares his insights on dealing with bad cops. Serpico, a retired police detective, famously exposed graft and corruption in the New York…
Remembering Rick Piltz, climate change whistleblower
Rick Piltz, a familiar face in the whistleblower community, died October 18 of cancer at a Washington, D.C., hospice. A policy analyst and climate change whistleblower, Piltz leaves behind a legacy of principled activism, a wife, Karen Metchis, and a daughter, Shayne Piltz. He…
MacLean garners impressive support in Supreme Court case
Last week, supporters filed eight more “friend of the court” (amicus curiae) briefs in support of Robert MacLean, the whistleblowing former air marshal whose case, DHS v. MacLean, is now before the US Supreme Court.
Amicus brief filed with SCOTUS in DHS v. MacLean
Washington, D.C. At the National Press Club, on September 11, attorney David B. Nolan, Sr., introduced an amicus brief filed with the U.S. Supreme Court on behalf of whistleblower Robert MacLean, a former TSA air marshal.