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Defend NSA Whistleblower Thomas Tamm!
This week’s cover story in Newsweek focuses on Thomas M. Tamm, a former Justice Department lawyer in its Office of Intelligence Policy and Review. Tamm blew the whistle on the National Security Agency's illegal wiretapping on U.S. citizens. As his reward for...
181 Public Interest Organizations Urge Congress to Amend the Whistleblower Protection Act
On September 8th, 181 public interest organizations, including the National Whistleblower Center, sent a letter to Congress urging it to pass much needed amendments to the Whistleblower Protection Act (WPA). The crucial amendments would grant employees the right to jury trials, protect...
Federal Whistleblower Law Still Languishing, but Reid Says He is Committed
In March 2007 the House of Representatives passed HR.985, strong legislation to protect federal employee whistleblowers. The measure passed by a margin of 331-94. In December 2007 the Senate unanimously passed S.274, its version of the law. It is now...
An FBI Whistleblower’s Experience: Jane Turner’s Blog
By: Jane Turner I find that the most amazing part of being an FBI whistleblower is watching while FBI managers who are directly involved in misconduct, malfeasance, obstruction, or criminal activity--which whistleblowers bring to light--are rewarded, promoted, and/or given bonuses....
An FBI Whistleblower’s Experience: Jane Turner’s Blog Post #3
By: Jane Turner The world of federal whistleblowers is a very small one. I have met Sibel Edmonds, and others who qualified for the whistleblower title. Colleen Rowley was in two of the same FBI offices that I was...
An FBI Whistleblower’s Experience: Jane Turner’s Blog Post #2
By: Jane Turner It is interesting that people think the whistleblowing ordeal is over once a whistleblower has been exonerated. It is never over. A whistleblower’s career is shattered, and the tag of "troublemaker", "unpatriotic", "snitch" or...
An FBI Whistleblower’s Experience: Jane Turner’s Blog Post #1
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The Whistleblower Protection Blog is proud to present an ongoing series of blog posts by FBI whistleblower Jane Turner. Ms. Turner was a highly respected FBI Agent for 25 years. She worked the "indian country" of South Dakota and specialized in child-crimes,...
FBI Whistleblower Awarded Over $1.3 Million
Yesterday, Minneapolis Chief U.S. District Judge James Rosenbaum ordered the FBI to pay over $1 million to former FBI Agent Jane Turner and her attorneys. Combine that amount with the $360,000 that Turner was awarded by a jury in February 2007, it brings her total court award, to...
DOJ Dropping Criminal Charges Against Whistleblower
This weekend, The Detroit News reported that the remaining federal criminal charges against DOJ whistleblower Richard Convertino will be dropped. Mr. Convertino, a career federal prosecutor, was hit with conspiracy and obstruction charges after blowing the whistle on DOJ mismanagement of terror...
Man Convicted on Faulty FBI Bullet-Lead Evidence Heading Back to Court
Today's Washington Post has an update on the FBI Bullet-Lead debacle. Lee Wayne Hunt , a North Carolina man who has maintained his innocence since being convicted of murder in 1986, is appealing his case to the North Carolina Supreme Court....
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