Whistleblower of the Week

In this episode of the Whistleblower of the Week podcast, host Jane Turnerspeaks with whistleblower-turned-whistleblower attorney Will Kramer, anassociate in the Litigation Practice Group of Pines Bach.Prior to becoming an attorney, Kramer was an occupational health and safety consultant who blew the whistle on deeply disturbing conditions and improper handling of hazardous waste at several plants in Wisconsin.Turner and Kramer, discuss Kramer's experiences blowing the whistle and his journey to becoming an attorney representing whistleblowers. They speak about how his first-hand experience as a whistleblower shapes his work today. Listen to the podcast on WNN or on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, or Amazon. Subscribe on your favorite platform!

In this episode of the Whistleblower of the Week podcast, host Jane Turnerspeaks with Army Corps of Engineers whistleblower Dr. Toni Savage and herattorney Michael Kohn about Dr. Savage's landmark whistleblower retaliationcase.A former Supervisory Contracting Officer with the Army Corps of Engineers, Dr.Savage blew the whistle on millions of dollars in fraudulent contracts and facedsevere retaliation for speaking out. Kohn, a founding partner of Kohn, Kohn & Colapinto, represented Dr. Savage in her retaliation case before the MeritSystems Protection Board (MSPB).In a landmark win for federal employee whistleblowers, the MSPB ruled in Dr.Savage's favor, establishing that federal whistleblowers can raise hostile workenvironment claims.Turner, Savage, and Kohn discuss Savage's whistleblowing journey, her decadelong retaliation case, and the impact her case has for other federal employeewhistleblowers. Listen to the podcast on WNN or on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, or Amazon. Subscribe on your favorite platform!

In this episode of the Whistleblower of the Week podcast, host Jane Turnerspeaks with Kate Reeves about efforts to strengthen whistleblower rights in theUnited Kingdom. Reeves is the International Liaison for the U.S. whistleblower firm Kohn, Kohn & Colapinto. Currently based in London, Reeves works alongside advocates in the UK, including WhistleblowersUK, to further efforts to reform the country's whistleblower laws.Turner and Reeves discuss the differences between the U.S. and UKwhistleblower systems and highlight the issues with the UK system. Reevesdetails the current legislative efforts to reform the UK whistleblower laws and thepath for these reforms to become law. Listen to the podcast on WNN or on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, or Amazon. Subscribe on your favorite platform!

In this episode of the Whistleblower of the Week podcast, host Jane Turner speaks with whistleblower attorney and former SEC official Andrew Feller. Feller is currently Senior Special Counsel at the leading whistleblower firm Kohn, Kohn & Colapinto, where as co-Chair of the firm's Securities and Commodities Whistleblower Group, he represents whistleblowers who seek to report fraud and other legal violations to financial regulators including the SEC, CFTC, DOJ, IRS, and FinCEN. Prior to joining Kohn, Kohn & Colapinto, Feller investigated and litigated securities fraud matters as Senior Counsel in the SEC's Division of Enforcement.Turner and Feller discuss his career and why he decided to representwhistleblowers. Drawing on Feller's firsthand experience as both an attorney for SEC whistleblowers and an SEC official, they discuss the successes and importance of the SEC Whistleblower Program and the key role whistleblowers play in fighting fraud.Feller explains why the bipartisan SEC Whistleblower Reform Act of 2025 is a critical bill which would strengthen the SEC Whistleblower Program. The National Whistleblower Center is calling for the passage of the SEC Whistleblower Reform Act and has created an Action Alert allowing individuals to write to members of Congress calling for the bill's passage. Listen to the podcast on WNN or on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, or Amazon. Subscribe on your favorite platform!

In this episode of the Whistleblower of the Week podcast, host Jane Turnerspeaks with whistleblower Abdel Badoura, who exposed the price gouging ofAustralia's supermarket duopoly, Coles and Woolworths.For over a decade, Badoura worked in the consumer goods sector, directlynegotiating prices with Coles and Woolworths. In a 2024 Senate testimony, heblew the whistle on the supermarket giants' price gouging and market powerabuse, outlining their tactics and practices which he witnessed first-hand.Turner and Badoura, discuss his whistleblowing at length, including the details ofhis allegations. They also speak about why Badoura felt compelled to comeforward and blow the whistle. Listen to the podcast on WNN or on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, or Amazon. Subscribe on your favorite platform!

In this episode of the Whistleblower of the Week podcast, host Jane Turner speaks with leading tax whistleblower expert and advocate Dean Zerbe, partner at Zerbe, Miller, Fingeret, Frank and Jadav, LLP and Senior Policy Analyst at the National Whistleblower Center.Prior to entering private practice, Zerbe was active in Congressional investigations of government waste, fraud, and abuse for over 25 years. As Senior Counsel and Tax Counsel on the Senate Finance Committee for Senator Charles E. Grassley, Zerbe was the driving force behind the drafting and passage of legislation that created the Whistleblower Office at the IRS as well as changes in the tax code that greatly expanded the rewards for tax whistleblowers.In this episode, Turner and Zerbe dive into the current state of tax whistleblowing under the IRS Whistleblower Program, discussing its successes as well as its flaws. Zerbe explains how recent efforts have made the program more efficient but outlines the urgent need for specific reforms.Turner and Zerbe also discuss Zerbe's own unique career path as a tax whistleblower advocate and the inspiration behind the 2006 IRS whistleblower law he helped write.Zerbe and the National Whistleblower Center (NWC) are calling for the passage of reforms found in the IRS Whistleblower Improvement Act of 2023. NWC has set up an Action Alert allowing individuals to write to their members of Congress urging them to pass the reforms to strengthen the IRS Whistleblower Program. Listen to the podcast on WNN or on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, or Amazon. Subscribe on your favorite platform!

In this episode of the Whistleblower of the Week podcast, host Jane Turnerspeaks with anti-corruption advocate and attorney Estefania Medina, co-founderof TOJIL and Vice President of the Anti-Corruption Commission at theInternational Chamber of Commerce-México.TOJIL is a non-profit organization dedicated to combating corruption in Mexicothrough deep investigations, strategic litigation, and the development of publicpolicy.Jane and Estefania discuss Estefania's background and her inspirations forbecoming a lawyer and advocate dedicated to creating change. They delve intothe problems of corruption plaguing Mexico and how TOJIL is working withwhistleblowers and authorities to fight back.In particular, Estefania details the landmark case in which, thanks towhistleblowers, U.S. authorities sanctioned Vitol, an oil and gas trading firm, forcorruption-based fraud and attempted manipulation in Mexico and othercountries. Listen to the podcast on WNN or on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, or Amazon. Subscribe on your favorite platform!

In this episode of Whistleblower of the Week, host Jane Turner speaks with Stephen M. Kohn, co-Founder and Board Chairman of National Whistleblower Center and leading whistleblower attorney. On February 10th, President Trump halted enforcement of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (“FCPA”) in an Executive Order, arguing the move would aid American business abroad. Listen to Kohn and Turner discuss how this decision will impact American business and whistleblowers reporting bribery, corruption, and collusion. On March 13th, Kohn published an article, “Crippling the FCPA is Bad Business for the U.S” in the NYU Compliance and Enforcement Blog. He highlights his recent research which illustrates how FCPA enforcement primarily targets foreign companies, with monetary sanctions against foreign companies far outpacing sanctions against U.S-based companies. National Whistleblower Center has launched a campaign to call for the resuming of FCPA enforcements. Take action today by contacting your Representatives and Senators.  Listen to the podcast on WNN or on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, or Amazon. Subscribe on your favorite platform!

Whistleblower Advocate Stephen Kohn Discusses Firing of Special Counsel Dellinger. Listen to the podcast on WNN or on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, or Amazon. Subscribe on your favorite platform!

In this episode of the Whistleblower of the Week podcast, host Jane Turnerspeaks with Poornima Ramarao, the mother of OpenAI whistleblower SuchirBalaji, who tragically passed away in November.Balaji blew the whistle to the New York Times on alleged copyright violations byOpenAI. He was found dead in his apartment months later.In this episode, Turner and Ramarao discuss Balaji's upbringing and courageouswhistleblowing, the questions Ramarao has surrounding his death and therelated police investigation, and why Ramarao hopes her son's passing will helplead to better protections for AI whistleblowers.Ramarao has set up a GoFundMe: Justice for Suchir Balaji.National Whistleblower Center has set up an Action Alert allowing supporters towrite to Congress demanding protections for artificial intelligencewhistleblowers.Listen to the podcast on WNN or on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, or Amazon. Subscribe on your favorite platform!

In this episode of the Whistleblower of the Week podcast, host Jane Turnerspeaks with Ed Pierson, Boeing whistleblower and the Executive Director of TheFoundation for Aviation Safety.Pierson served as a Senior Manager at Boeing's Renton, Washington 737 Maxfactory, overseeing the manufacturing of Boeing's 737 Max airline and leadingthe Industrial Engineering and Shipside teams in final assembly and P-8Poseidon Shipside teams. He blew the whistle on safety issues he witnessed inthe manufacturing of 737 Max's.At National Whistleblower Day 2024, Pierson revealed that he had uncovered newdocuments underscoring Boeing's alleged shortcomings in the manufacturing of737 Max planes.During their wide-ranging conversation, Jane and Pierson discuss his upbringing,why he felt compelled to come forward with his concerns, the response ofBoeing and the FAA to his whistleblowing, and why he does not feel comfortableflying on Boeing 737 Maxes.National Whistleblower Center is urging Congress and the White House to actimmediately and address the issues which are endangering airline safetywhistleblowers and having a chilling effect on other would-be-whistleblowers.Listen to the podcast on WNN or on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, or Amazon. Subscribe on your favorite platform!

In this episode of the Whistleblower of the Week podcast, host Jane Turnerspeaks with former FBI special agent Zach Schoffstall. Schoffstall was a supervisory senior resident agent in the FBI's Salt Lake City Division. He alleges that he was retaliated against by the FBI after refusing to sign a warrant for a white nationalist organization, the Patriot Front, when he believed there was not actionable evidence. During their wide-ranging conversation, Jane and Schoffstall discuss hisupbringing, his career at the FBI and the similarities in their experiences facing retaliation from the Bureau.Listen to the podcast on WNN or on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, or Amazon. Subscribe on your favorite platform!

In this episode of the Whistleblower of the Week podcast, host Jane Turnerspeaks with former FBI official Marcus Allen.Allen was suspended by the FBI for 27 months after making a protecteddisclosure and in 2023 the Bureau revoked his security clearance before hetestified before Congress. In 2024, the FBI reinstated Allen's security clearanceand reached a settlement agreement with him for backpay for his suspension.During their wide-ranging conversation, Jane and Allen discuss his upbringing,his suspension from the FBI and what changes the Bureau needs to make tobetter support whistleblowers. They are joined in conversation by Tristan Leavitt,President of Empower Oversight.Listen to the podcast on WNN or on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, or Amazon. Subscribe on your favorite platform!

In this episode of the Whistleblower of the Week podcast, host Jane Turnerspeaks with Samsung whistleblower June Bellamy.In 2017, Bellamy blew the whistle on a director in the Service Division at theJohannesburg Samsung Head Office. She was subsequently fired from Samsungand has been fighting for her whistleblower rights in court ever since.During their wide-ranging conversation, Jane and Bellamy discuss her upbringing,her decision to blow the whistle, and her journey since coming forward.For more information about June, or to her support her in her whistleblowingjourney, visit: https://www.gofundme.com/f/june-battles-against-corruption-in-samsungListen to the podcast on WNN or on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, or Amazon. Subscribe on your favorite platform!

In this episode of the Whistleblower of the Week podcast, host Jane Turner speaks with oil industry whistleblower Jonathan Taylor. While serving as an in-house lawyer at SBM Offshore, a Monaco-based Dutch oil and gas services company, Taylor blew the whistle on a corruption scheme where the company offered bribes in order to obtain lucrative government contracts. His whistleblowing helped bring light to the massive Petrobrasscandal.During their wide-ranging conversation, Jane and Mr. Taylor discuss his upbringing, his decision to blow the whistle, the severe retaliation he faced for doing so (including an arrest in Croatia), and his current advocacy work for whistleblowers.Listen to the podcast on WNN or on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, or Amazon. Subscribe on your favorite platform!

In this special episode of the Whistleblower of the Week podcast, host Jane Turner continues her talk with legendary Big Tobacco whistleblower Dr. Jeffrey Wigand. Dr. Wigand is the former Vice President of Research and Development at Brown and Williamson, a major tobacco company. He blew the whistle on Brown and Williamson's deliberate misconduct, strategic cigarette engineering, and research manipulation that aimed to get, and keep, cigarette users addicted while concealing the truth of the product. His whistleblower story was portrayed in the 1999 movie The Insider.In Part II of their conversation, Jane and Dr. Wigand discuss his whistleblower journey exposing the harmful practices of Big Tobacco, the retaliation he faced for doing so, and his life since his whistleblowing.Listen to the podcast on WNN or on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, or Amazon. Subscribe on your favorite platform!

In this special episode of the Whistleblower of the Week podcast, host Jane Turner speaks with legendary Big Tobacco whistleblower Dr. Jeffrey Wigand. Dr. Wigand is the former Vice President of Research and Development at Brown and Williamson, a major tobacco company. He blew the whistle on Brown and Williamson's deliberate misconduct, strategic cigarette engineering, and research manipulation that aimed to get, and keep, cigarette users addicted while concealing the truth of the product. His whistleblower story was portrayed in the 1999 movie The Insider.In Part I of their conversation, Jane and Dr. Wigand discuss his upbringing and his decision to blow the whistle after his startling discoveries about the practices of Big Tobacco.Stay tuned next week for Part II of the Whistleblower of the Week interview with Dr. Jeffrey Wigand.Listen to the podcast on WNN or on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, or Amazon. Subscribe on your favorite platform!

In this episode of the Whistleblower of the Week podcast, Jane speaks with Noel Engels. After spending over two decades working for the US government in intelligence, law enforcement, and military combat operations, Engels left his role as a Criminal Analyst at the Department of Homeland Security after filing a whistleblower complaint. Engels claims he was improperly removed from an investigation into human trafficking allegations against Utah County Attorney David O. Leavitt. He and Turner discuss the shocking details of that case and the retaliation he faced for speaking up.Listen to the podcast on WNN or on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, or Amazon. Subscribe on your favorite platform!

In this special episode of the Whistleblower of the Week podcast, host JaneTurner speaks with Billie Winner-Davis and Victoria Turner about the traumaexperienced by family members of whistleblowers who face retaliation.Billie is the mother of Reality Winner, the intelligence community whistleblowerimprisoned for leaking a NSA report on the Russian government's attempts tointerfere with the 2016 election. Victoria is the daughter of Whistleblower of theWeek's Jane Turner, who twice blew the whistle on misconduct at the FBI.Billie, Victoria and Jane discuss the ways that whistleblower retaliation extendsto family members. They also speak about being inspired to advocate forwhistleblowers.Listen to the podcast on WNN or on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, or Amazon. Subscribe on your favorite platform!

In this episode of the Whistleblower of the Week podcast, host Jane Turner speaks withformer intelligence contractor Reality Winner. Motivated to act on a belief that the American public was not getting the full truth.Winner leaked a top-secret NSA report on the Russian government's attempts to hack a Florida-based voting software supplier ahead of the 2016 election to the news media.Winner and Turner discuss her background, motivations, and how the Espionage Actshould be modified to give it more nuance. They also talk about the harsh sentencehanded down by the court and the impact her choices made on her life today. Winnerencourages would-be whistleblowers to use legal reporting channels.Winner was the first person to be prosecuted, and later sentenced, under the Trumpadministration for defying the Espionage Act. Listen to the podcast on WNN or on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, or Amazon. Subscribe on your favorite platform!

In this episode of the Whistleblower of the Week podcast, host Jane Turnerspeaks with Aris Danikas, a whistleblower and the founder and CEO of Liberty ofSpeech.Turner and Danikas discuss his journey from whistleblower, he blew the whistleon human rights abuses and extrajudicial killings by police in South Africa, towhistleblower advocate.They also speak about the upcoming conference Global Corruption And PublicIntegrity - The Human Factor which features panel discussions on internationalwhistleblowing protection policies with a specific focus on the human tollwhistleblower retaliation has on whistleblowers and their families.For more information on the conference (including how to register) visit:https://www.eventbrite.com/e/global-corruption-and-public-integrity-the-human-factor-tickets-884026706677?aff=oddtdtcreatorListen to the podcast on WNN or on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, or Amazon. Subscribe on your favorite platform!

In this episode of the Whistleblower of the Week podcast, host Jane Turner speaks with Johannah Phenya, the owner of a South African IT company who alongside her husband blew the whistle on alleged corruption and fraud in the awarding of government contracts.Following their whistleblowing, Johannah's husband, Marumo Phenya, was assassinated. Johannah was honored for her bravery by Blueprint for Free Speech in their 2023 Whistleblowing Awards.She and Turner discuss her whistleblowing journey, her commitment to ensuring her husband's death was not in vain, and the immense dangers faced by whistleblowers in South Africa.Listen to the podcast on WNN or on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, or Amazon. Subscribe on your favorite platform!

In this special episode of of the Whistleblower of the Week podcast, host Jane Turner speaks with leading whistleblower attorney Stephen M. Kohn, founding partner of Kohn, Kohn & Colapinto and Chairman of the Board of National Whistleblower Center, about the Department of Justice's ongoing development of a new whistleblower award program.“We are on the verge of a major whistleblower development, one of the most important over the last twenty years,” explains Kohn. “The Justice Department plays a critical role in all of the major anti-corruption and fraud cases. So if we can help the Justice Department understand how they have to build this new program, it will be an incredible step forward.”Kohn and Turner discuss the background of the program and its potential to revolutionize the DOJ's handling of whistleblower cases and its ability to fight fraud and corruption. Kohn also outlines the key elements which the DOJ must implement for the program to be successful.Kohn urges whistleblower supporters to join National Whistleblower Center in calling on the DOJ to follow proven best practices in the establishment of its new whistleblower award program. Listen to the podcast on WNN or on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, or Amazon. Subscribe on your favorite platform!

In this episode of the Whistleblower of the Week podcast, host Jane Turnerspeaks with Mzukisi Makatse, who blew the whistle on a corrupt grant awardedby the South African Lottery Commission.Makatse was honored for his bravery by Blueprint for Free Speech in their 2023Whistleblowing Awards. He and Jane discuss his whistleblowing journey,including the immense retaliation he faced, as well as the state of whistleblowingin South Africa.Listen to the podcast on WNN or on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, or Amazon. Subscribe on your favorite platform!

In this episode of the Whistleblower of the Week podcast,  Jane speaks with María de los Ángeles Estrada, a lawyer in Mexico specializing in transparency and anti-corruption. She serves as the Executive Director of the Transparency and Anti-Corruption Initiative of the School of Government and Public Transformation of the Tec de Monterrey, one of the most important and renowned universities in Latin America.Turner and Ángeles Estrada discuss her legal and advocacy career as well as the importance of whistleblowers in anti-corruption efforts in Mexico and around the world. They also speak about Tec de Monterrey's work alongside the National Whistleblower Center to educate individuals in Mexico about the transnational reach of U.S. whistleblower laws.Listen to the podcast on WNN or on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, or Amazon. Subscribe on your favorite platform!

In this episode of the Whistleblower of the Week podcast, host Jane Turner speaks with leading whistleblower attorney Stephen M. Kohn, founding partner of Kohn, Kohn & Colapinto and Chairman of the Board of National Whistleblower Center, about the recent landmark ruling in the Supreme Court whistleblower case Murray v. UBS Securities. Kohn gives historical perspective on the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (SOX) and explains the law. A major aspect of SOX was that it changed the burden of proof so that whistleblowers only need to prove that their whistleblowing was a “contributing factor” to a decision to fire them. In Murray v. UBS Securities, LLC, et al. 601 U. S. ____ (2024), the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit had held that whistleblowers must not prove that the employer acted with “retaliatory intent.” This was the issue before the Supreme Court in Murray. Kohn explains the statute and how the Court applied it in Murray.  He then goes on to discuss the impact of the Court's ruling on whistleblower law. “This precedent not only covers Wall-Street but covers whistleblower laws across the board.” “I believe, based on the Supreme Court decision and the jury verdict, Trevor Murray will ultimately fully prevail, and this will be a historic victory for every single corporate whistleblower, federal employee and other sectors of the economy,” Kohn says.Listen to the podcast on WNN or on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, or Amazon. Subscribe on your favorite platform!

In this episode of the Whistleblower of the Week podcast, host Jane Turner talks to Nikhil Dey, the co-founder of Mazdoor Kisan Shakti Sangathan (MKSS), a workers and peasant empowerment organization based in Rajasthan, India. MKSS has led transparency and anti-corruption movements across India, including for the Right to Information, minimum wage, protection for gig workers, and more. MKSS pioneered the practice of public audits, in which local officials report to communities how and where they spend the resources, giving citizens the chance to hold officials accountable.Dey has been recognized for his grassroots activism, most recently being named one of 11 worldwide Anti-Corruption Champions by the U.S. Department of State.In this episode, Turner and Dey discuss the nexus between whistleblowing and anti-corruption efforts. They also talk about the general state of whistleblower protections in IndiaListen to the podcast on WNN or on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, or Amazon. Subscribe on your favorite platform!

 In this episode of the Whistleblower of the Week podcast, host Jane Turner talks to Dr. Jeremiah P. Johnson, founder and director of the Lamplighter Project. Dr. Johnson recognized a need to support law enforcement whistleblowers who reported criminal misconduct in 2016 from experience in his own police department.   Jeremiah has served in various sworn and civilian roles across the criminal justice system, including policing, sentencing, and corrections. He began his law enforcement career in 2002 as a patrol officer for a Connecticut municipality, progressing to operational, administrative, and investigative roles. In 2021, Jeremiah was appointed to serve on the Connecticut Sentencing Commission. He currently works as an executive for an extensive city jail system.   Jeremiah has a decade of teaching experience, delivering undergraduate and graduate courses at several institutions of higher learning. He holds a BA in Sociology from Geneva College, an MS in Justice Administration from Western Connecticut State University, an MA in Criminal Justice from John Jay College, and a PhD in Criminal Justice from the City University of New York Graduate Center.  Listen to their discussion about his experience in law enforcement and reporting internal criminal misconduct, the culture of reporting, and how his organization is working to support individuals and change the industry for the betterListen to the podcast on WNN or on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, or Amazon. Subscribe on your favorite platform!

In this episode of the Whistleblower of the Week, Jane speaks with online disinformation specialist Dr. Joan Donovan, the former Technology and Social Change Research Project Director at the Harvard Kennedy School's Shorenstein Center.Dr. Donovan blew the whistle on alleged improper donor influence at the KennedySchool. She claims Harvard officials took cues and acted on behalf of Meta'sinterest while questioning her research methodologies, specifically regardingFacebook.In this week's podcast, Joan tells Turner, “I wasn't going to just sit there andlet this happen around me. I wasn't going to say, ‘If you don't want me toresearch Facebook, I'll just turn my eye onto something else,' and I probablycould have, and the heat probably would have died down. But, because I kept thepan hot, I got thrown into it.”Listen to the podcast on WNN or on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, or Amazon. Subscribe on your favorite platform!

In this episode of the Whistleblower of the Week podcast, FBI whistleblower Jane Turner speaks with Ottawa police whistleblower Constable Kimberly Cadarette, who faced retaliation for reporting sexual harassment within the Ottawa Police Department. Turner and Cadarette discuss their shared experience as female law enforcement whistleblowers and the sinister way “Fitness for Duty” exams were leveraged against them in retaliation for whistleblowing. Cadarette's story of retaliation, including a psychologist who claimed to have not been present for her Fitness for Duty exam, is a must hear.Listen to the podcast on WNN or on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, or Amazon. Subscribe on your favorite platform!

Happy Holidays and A Happy New Year from the Whistleblower of the Week Team! In this episode of the Whistleblower of the Week podcast, FBI whistleblower JaneTurner speaks with South African whistleblower Patrick Maduna andwhistleblower advocate John Clarke. Turner, Maduna and Clarke discuss Patrick's whistleblowing: he blew the whistle on alleged financial mismanagement and fraud at his former employer Lociware, alleging that the company is a Black Economic Empowerment (BEE) front for dubious business dealings.They also touch on the life-threatening dangers Maduna and his family havefaced since he blew the whistle as well as the advocacy work Clarke is doing tohelp South African whistleblowers like Maduna.Listen to the podcast on WNN or on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, or Amazon. Subscribe on your favorite platform!

In this episode of the Whistleblower of the Week podcast, FBI whistleblower Jane Turner speaks with law enforcement whistleblower Austin Handle, a former police officer in Georgia and the Vice-Chair of the Board of the Lamplighter Project.Handle provides updates on his whistleblower retaliation case since Turner profiled him for Whistleblower of the Week back in 2020. Handle and Turner also discuss the establishment of the Lamplighter Project, which provides support to law enforcement whistleblowers.Listen to the podcast on WNN or on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, or Amazon. Subscribe on your favorite platform!

This week, WOW Host Jane Turner speaks with Ted Blickwedel. Blickwedel is a Marine Corps Lieutenant Colonel and combat veteran who became a Licensed Clinical Social Worker after retiring. He blew the whistle on the VA's productivity policies that put pressure on counselors who treat combat veterans. Blickwedel asserted the VA's policies were harmful to counselors and compromised the quality of care for veterans. He describes his whistleblower journey and a blueprint for fellow whistleblowers to use from his lessons learned, which is featured in his book Broken Promises: Marine Combat Veteran Turns Whistleblower Exposing Compromised Mental Health Care at the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA).Listen to the podcast on WNN or on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, or Amazon. Subscribe on your favorite platform!

In this episode of the Whistleblower of the Week podcast, FBI whistleblower JaneTurner continues her conversation with Ashley Gjøvik. A former seniorengineering program manager at Apple, Gjøvik was fired from the tech giant afterraising a series of concerns including environmental concerns, violations ofemployee privacy, harassment, and retaliation.In this second part of a two-part podcast, Gjøvik and Turner discuss the ideals ofwhistleblowing as well as a deeply researched piece on whistleblowing she wrotefor Covert Action Magazine.If you missed it, check out part 1 of this conversation!Listen to the podcast on WNN or on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, or Amazon. Subscribe on your favorite platform!

In this special episode of the Whistleblower of the Week podcast, FBI whistleblower Jane Turner records from Washington D.C., where she is in town to celebrate National Whistleblower Day on Capitol Hill.Turner is joined by Whistleblower of the Week producer Victoria Thompson to discuss the Revolutionary War origins of National Whistleblower Day, the past decade of Senate National Whistleblower Day resolutions, and inspiring whistleblower stories.“National Whistleblower Day is a time that allows whistleblowers and advocates to get together and share their journeys and experiences, learn new facts, and set the agenda for the future,” Jane explains.Support the National Whistleblower Center  Join the Campaign to Make National Whistleblower Day Permanent Read Rules for Whistleblowers to learn the complete history behind National Whistleblower DayListen to the podcast on WNN or on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, or Amazon. Subscribe on your favorite platform!

In this episode of the Whistleblower of the Week podcast, FBI whistleblower JaneTurner talks with Ashley Gjøvik. A former senior engineering program manager atApple, Gjøvik was fired from the tech giant after raising a series of concernsincluding environmental concerns, violations of employee privacy, harassment,and retaliation.In this first part of two-part podcast, Gjøvik recounts the story of how she blewthe whistle on Apple's mishandling of an office complex built on a Superfundsite. Gjøvik discusses how her initial whistleblowing led to a long series ofretaliation and harassment.Listen to the podcast on WNN or on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, or Amazon. Subscribe on your favorite platform!

In this episode of the Whistleblower of the Week podcast, FBI whistleblower JaneTurner talks with Allison Herren Lee, former Commissioner of the SEC who nowserves as Of Counsel for the whistleblower defense law firm Kohn, Kohn & Colapinto. Turner and Lee discuss Lee's experience working with whistleblowers at the SEC and how she saw their bravery firsthand. Lee also explains why after leaving the Commission she felt compelled to join a whistleblower defense firm.“I saw firsthand what it meant in a case to have a whistleblower who was willingto help, who was willing to come forward, who was willing to point out corruption,legal violations, any number of issues,” Lee states. “And I also saw the price theypaid. So my view was quite firmly: these are partners in law enforcement and weshould do everything we can to protect them.”Listen to the podcast on WNN or on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, or Amazon. Subscribe on your favorite platform!

In this episode of the Whistleblower of the Week podcast, FBI whistleblower JaneTurner talks with the leading whistleblower attorney Stephen M. Kohn about therelease of his book, Rules for Whistleblowers. In this episode, we learn how whistleblowers have saved lives, stopped frauds, protected their jobs, and earned million-dollar rewards for doing the right thing.Rules for Whistleblowers is Kohn's seventh book on whistleblowing and is a fullyupdated and expanded revision of The Whistleblower's Handbook, the first-evercomprehensive consumer guide to exposing workplace wrongdoing.In the book, Kohn lays out thirty-five rules which highlight the “traps” facingwhistleblowers today and address how to file anonymous cases and qualify formulti-million-dollar rewards. Kohn carefully explains complex rules governinglaws including the Dodd-Frank, IRS, and False Claims Acts, as well as detailedstrategies for fighting retaliation. He also covers controversial issues such astaping, removing documents, and ignoring nondisclosure agreements.More information on Kohn's book Rules for Whistleblowers, including how toorder, is available here.Listen to the podcast on WNN or on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, or Amazon. Subscribe on your favorite platform!

“How do we make sure the hierarchy of laws is enacted in a different way because if we live in democracies, the interest of a single company or the market at large must not come before the interest of the population at large”In this episode, FBI whistleblower Jane Turner has a follow up conversation  with Apple whistleblower Thomas Le Bonniec. Le Bonniec explains the legality of Non Disclosure Agreements (NDAs) in the technology industry after blowing the whistle on Apple. Thomas and Jane chat about the NDAs he had to sign and how they are hindering the growth of democracy. They also discuss what happens when an American company has a whistleblower who is not American. Thomas talks about his case in the US as well as other Apple whistleblowers out in the public eye.Read Thomas' story on WNN or listen to his first podcast to find out more about his story. Listen to the podcast on WNN or on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, or Amazon. Subscribe on your favorite platform!

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In the first part of FBI whistleblower Jane Turner's interview with Social Security whistleblowers Sarah Carver and Jennifer Griffith, listeners learned about the two women's whistleblowing story in their own words. Carver and Griffith detailed how they found out about the over half a billion dollar defrauding of the Social Security system and uncovered corrupt judges, doctors, and attorney Eric Conn's fraudulent scheme. Now, find out more about the aftermath of their disclosures, the investigations into Conn's activity, and what “The Big Conn” on AppleTV+ left out. This episode takes a deep dive into the investigations into the huge fraud committed against the Social Security Administration — and examines Carver and Griffith's role in exposing the scheme and tireless efforts to be heard. Listen now!Listen to the podcast on WNN or on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, or Amazon. Subscribe on your favorite platform!

In this episode of the Whistleblower of the Week podcast, FBI whistleblower Jane Turner talks with Sarah Carver and Jennifer Griffith, whistleblowers who exposed an over half a billion dollar defrauding of the Social Security system. Carver and Griffith are stars of “The Big Conn,” a four-part docuseries on AppleTV+ that profiles Eric Conn, an eccentric lawyer who worked in Eastern Kentucky and committed massive fraud through a scheme involving disability cases. Carver and Griffith tell the story in their own words, from their start at the Social Security Administration to becoming key whistleblowers in uncovering Conn's scheme, which also involved corrupt judges and doctors. Carver and Griffith talk about how they discovered that there was something suspicious occurring in their office. Carver and Griffith talk about the severe retaliation they faced, their years-long journey blowing the whistle, and also share an exciting announcement! Be sure to catch this engaging part 1 of Turner's interview with these brave whistleblowers. Subscribe on your favorite platform, and check out video versions of #WhistlebloweroftheWeek interviews on WNN's YouTube channel!Listen to the podcast on WNN or on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, or Amazon. Subscribe on your favorite platform!

In this episode of the Whistleblower of the Week podcast, FBI whistleblower Jane Turner talks with Georgina Halford-Hall, Chief Executive of WhistleblowersUK, and Stephen Kohn, leading whistleblower attorney and founding partner of Kohn, Kohn and Colapinto LLP. The trio discusses the first-ever Whistleblowing Awareness Week, which will take place in the U.K. from March 20-24. Georgina Halford-Hall talks about the impetus for having a week recognizing whistleblowers in the U.K. , who will be involved in the event, and how viewers can access the content. She talks with Kohn and Turner about whistleblowing legislation in the U.K., how it compares to legislation in the U.S., and emphasizes that protecting whistleblowers is an international issue. Don't miss this conversation with three giants in the whistleblowing communityListen to the podcast on WNN or on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, or Amazon. Subscribe on your favorite platform!

In this episode, FBI whistleblower Jane Turner talks with law enforcement whistleblower Raymond Hicks, author of I'm Still Standing. Hicks tells Turner about what sparked his interest in becoming a law enforcement officer and details his beginnings in law enforcement, earning awards and accolades at his job. He then talks about what detailed his career - speaking out about illicit activities in which his colleagues were involved.Hicks and Turner discuss police whistleblowers, accountability in law enforcement, and much more in this moving episode: listen now!WNN also published a video version of this podcast on YouTube!Listen to the podcast on WNN or on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, or Amazon. Subscribe on your favorite platform!

In this episode of the Whistleblower of the Week podcast, Enron whistleblower Sherron Watkins is asking the questions as FBI whistleblower Jane Turner serves as the interviewee.On the podcast, Turner announces an exciting new initiative that is wholly by whistleblowers, for whistleblowers: urging President Biden to sign an Executive Order and permanently recognize National Whistleblower Day. Turner and Watkins talk about the specifics of the campaign: what it looks like, who's involved, and how fellow whistleblowers and advocates can help! Learn more about the campaign to make National Whistleblower Day permanent on WNN's website, and check out a video version of this episode on WNN's YouTube channel.  Listen to the podcast on WNN or on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, or Amazon. Subscribe on your favorite platform!

In this episode, FBI whistleblower Jane Turner talks with Matthew Hoh, who was deployed to Iraq twice as a Marine. He was diagnosed with PTSD and traumatic brain injury after returning to the U.S. In 2009, Hoh sent a letter of resignation to then-Ambassador Nancy Powell outlining his reasons for leaving his post as a Senior Civilian Representative in Zabul Province.During the episode, Hoh begins his interview with Turner about his studies in college and losing his faith and then delves into his military service. He talks about his experiences in Iraq, the destructive impacts of wartime, and his resignation letter that pointed out glaring corruption and graft, among other things. Listen to the podcast on WNN or on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, or Amazon. Subscribe on your favorite platform!

In this episode, FBI whistleblower Jane Turner talks with Lauren Reinhold and Kait Hess, two federal employees who answered the call to serve as volunteer detailees at an Emergency Intake Site at Fort Bliss, Texas. The site was set up by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Office of Refugee Resettlement to serve an influx of immigrant children.Lack of proper shoes, socks, and undergarments. Children who hadn't seen their case managers in weeks. Unqualified individuals working at the site and a wildly unclear management structure. In conversation with Turner, Hess and Reinhold break down the issues they brought to light through their whistleblower complaints and what they witnessed at Fort Bliss. They also talk about updates to their whistleblower cases and express frustration that this critical issue seems to have faded from news cycles and public consciousness. Listen to the podcast on WNN or on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, or Amazon. Subscribe on your favorite platform!

In this episode, FBI whistleblower Jane Turner talks with former FBI agent and law enforcement officer Greg Dillon, author of The Thin Blue Lie:  An Honest Cop vs. the FBI.Dillon talks about his upbringing, education, and his path to joining the FBI. He tells Jane about becoming an inspector in the Chief State's Attorney's Office in Connecticut, his home state. Dillon then tells the audience how he uncovered misconduct related to warrants, a discovery that set him on his whistleblower journey. WNN has also published a video version of this podcast: you can view it on YouTube! Listen to the podcast on WNN or on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, or Amazon. Subscribe on your favorite platform!

 In this episode, FBI whistleblower Jane Turner talks with Apple whistleblower Thomas Le Bonniec. Le Bonniec divulges information about Siri, Apple's voice assistant, and tells listeners about his experience working for an Apple subtractor. How much does Apple's Siri listen to users? For work, Le Bonniec listened to 1,300 recordings a day from users utilizing Siri on Apple products: in the episode, he talks about disturbing content in the recordings, privacy concerns with Siri, and surveillance capitalism. Le Bonniec talks about the turning point at which he decided to blow the whistle, leave his job, and sound the alarm about Siri recordings. Don't miss this dramatic, essential episode! Listen to the podcast on WNN or on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, or Amazon. Subscribe on your favorite platform!

It's a holiday gift! In this episode, FBI whistleblower Jane Turner talks with leading whistleblower attorney Stephen Kohn about the passage of the Anti-Money Laundering (AML) Whistleblower Improvement Act. Get an inside look into how the bill was passed and the lengths to which whistleblowers and advocates went to get the legislation through. Learn about what makes this bill so special and how it will help fight worldwide corruption and empower whistleblowers.WNN published a video version of the podcast on YouTube. Listen to the podcast on WNN or on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, or Amazon. Subscribe on your favorite platform!

“We just can't wait. The Ukrainian people can't wait.” In this episode of the Whistleblower of the Week podcast, FBI whistleblower Jane Turner talks with leading whistleblower attorney Stephen Kohn about what he dubs “maybe the most important anti-corruption law in the last 50 years.” Kohn explains the importance of the Anti-Money Laundering (AML) Whistleblower Improvement Act. He talks about how the bill would be instrumental in fighting corruption in the U.S. and around the world, how it can help Ukrainians during the war, and its power to hold Russian oligarchs accountable. “Let's give the Ukrainian people a Christmas gift: an ability to empower whistleblowers to track down that money,” Kohn says. He talks about the bill getting unanimously approved in the Senate and tells listeners what to do in order to push action in the House and get the bill passed during the lame duck session. Listen to this crucial episode now!