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Feds prosecute another whistleblower
The U.S. Justice Department is prosecuting another whistleblower. According to an indictment by a Baltimore grand jury (reported here by the New York Times), Thomas A. Drake released classified emails showing that the National Security Administration (NSA) wasted billions of...
ARB asks for briefs on SOX subsidiary coverage
Last week the U.S. Department of Labor's Administrative Review Board (ARB) issued an order inviting all interested persons to submit briefs on whether employees of subsidiaries are protected by the Sarbanes-Oxley Act (SOX). The briefs are due July 15, 2010....
NWC tells UN that US falls short on whistleblower protection
Today the National Whistleblowers Center submitted a statement of concern about whistleblower protection in the United States to the United Nations' Commission on Human Rights, Universal Periodic Review (UPR). It alleges that the US falls short of its international obligations...
April 15 Plea for UBS Whistleblower
Attorneys for Bradley Birkenfeld, the Swiss banker who exposed the massive ($20 billion) tax evasion scandal at UBS, Stephen M. Kohn and Dean Zerbe wrote an op-ed piece entitled "April 15 Plea: Pardon Tax Whistleblower" published on Forbes.com. Mr. Kohn...
UBS Whistleblower Files Clemency Petition
Today, Bradley Birkenfeld, the whistleblower who exposed the $20 billion illegal UBS tax fraud scheme, submitted a direct appeal to President Barack Obama and filed an official petition requesting clemency. Mr. Birkenfeld blew the whistle on a $20 billion program...
Bunny Greenhouse inspires artist
Artist Marcia Annenberg was so inspired by the story of Army whistleblower Bunny Greenhouse that she has included a portrait of Greenhouse in a recent painting. "You are my hero," Annenberg says in a letter to Greenhouse. "Your compelling story...
Birkenfeld speaks to Wall Street Journal about learning from his experience
UBS bank whistleblower Bradley Birkenfeld spoke with the Wall Street Journal's Arden Dale in a story released Friday. The WSJ story, "UBS Whistle-Blower Rues the Tack, Not Tune," appears on page C-2 of today's Money and Investing section. Birkenfeld says...
NWC benefits from new group of interns
The National Whistleblowers Center (NWC) could not get so much done this year without the help of this inspiring group of interns. If you are a graduate or undergraduate student interested in an internship here, contact our Program Director Estelle...
Obama still has no Special Counsel
GovernmentExecutive.com reports that President Barack Obama still has not appointed anyone to lead the Office of Special Counsel (OSC). The article quotes leaders of a federal employee union, Danielle Brian of the Project on Government Oversight (POGO) and former OSC...
OSHA Administrator David Michaels to address Professionals for the Public Interest
On May 11, 2009, Professionals for the Public Interest will hold a program on Whistleblowers and OSHA: Strengthening Professional Integrity Against External Pressures. Dr. David Michaels, the Assistant Secretary of Labor for Occupational Safety and Health will participate to discuss...
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