Whistleblower of the Week

English : In this episode of Whistleblower of the Week, guest host, Rachel Demeuse, an intern with Kohn, Kohn & Colapinto, interviews William Bourdon. Bourdon is one of Europe's most prominent human rights attorneys, founder of Sherpa and PPLAAF, and the lawyer who successfully defended Antoine Deltour and Edward Snowden, reflects on four decades at the forefront of whistleblower defense....

Attorney Stephen Kohn joins Jane Turner to sound the alarm on an urgent action alert regarding the Anti-Money Laundering (AML) Whistleblower Law. This new law is the most comprehensive award program ever passed—covering everything from drug cartels to sanctions violations—yet proposed regulations written and administered by the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) now threaten the very co...

“Whistleblower of the Week” host Jane Turner speaks with CIA whistleblower John Kiriakou, who exposed the agency’s enhanced interrogation program. After refusing to participate and going public, he was imprisoned, lost his career, and faced retaliation. Despite the consequences, he rebuilt his life with support from fellow whistleblowers and now advocates for accountability and legal protection fo...

Part 2 In this episode of Whistleblower of the Week , host Jane Turner continues her interview with former FBI counterintelligence agent Jonathan Buma. Buma became a whistleblower after seeing what he calls a serious breakdown of integrity inside the Bureau, even though its motto is “fidelity, bravery, integrity.” Listen to the podcast on WNN or on Spotify , Apple Podcasts , or Amazon . Subscribe...

Part 1 In this episode of Whistleblower of the Week , host Jane Turner talks with former FBI counterintelligence agent Jonathan Buma. Buma became a whistleblower after seeing what he calls a serious breakdown of integrity inside the Bureau, even though its motto is “fidelity, bravery, integrity.” Buma says he tried to hold security briefings to warn that the president’s personal attorney had been...

In this second part of Whistleblower of the Week , host and former FBI agent Jane Turner continues her conversation with NSA whistleblower Thomas Drake, diving deeper into the aftermath of his disclosures and the personal cost of exposing secret surveillance programs. Drake explains how, after raising concerns through official channels, he was met with retaliation, isolation, and escalating pressu...

In this week’s Whistleblower of the Week podcast , host and FBI whistleblower Jane Turner talks with NSA whistleblower Thomas Drake in a conversation recorded on July 4th. Turner calls Drake’s journey “a testament to the challenges faced by whistleblowers in the intelligence community,” and says his story shows why stronger protections are needed and stands as a lasting symbol of courage. Drake ta...

This week on Whistleblower of the Week , former Federal Air Marshal Robert MacLean joins host Jane Turner to share his story of exposing safety risks within the Transportation Security Administration (TSA). MacLean recounts how his 2003 disclosure about air marshals being pulled from long-distance flights led to years of retaliation, including termination, legal battles, and attempts to discredit...

This week on Whistleblower of the Week , Caroline Hunt-Matthes, a former United Nations investigator whose efforts to expose sexual exploitation and misconduct sparked a 15-year legal battle—the longest in UN history. Speaking with guest hosts, Agnes Jonsson and Greta Leeb , she reveals the systemic failures, retaliation, and culture of silence that continue to plague the UN’s internal justice sys...

In this episode of Whistleblower of the Week, host Jane Turner speaks with former FBI Special Agent Emily Fertitta, who breaks her silence on the retaliation she and her husband, Valentine “Val” Fertitta—a decorated Marine Corps officer and FBI agent—have endured for exposing misconduct inside the Bureau. From denied promotions and mental health evaluations to “national security” investigations an...

Leading US whistleblower attorney Stephen M. Kohn joins host Jane Turner on this episode of Whistleblower of the Week . Kohn discusses the National Whistleblower Center’s (NWC) participation in the 11th Conference of States Parties (CoSP) to the United Nations Convention Against Corruption , emphasizing the urgency of bolstering whistleblower laws worldwide. The NWC is advocating for international...

When FBI analyst Teresa Tumblin reported misconduct inside the Bureau, she expected accountability—not retaliation. In this episode of Whistleblower of the Week , host Jane Turner speaks with Teresa about her 16-year career, the fallout from speaking up, and the personal cost of standing by her principles. From demotion to dismissal, Teresa’s story is a powerful look at the price of integrity insi...

In this episode of the Whistleblower of the Week podcast, host Jane Turner speaks with Dr. James Wells retired criminology and criminal justice professor and author of the new book Because: A CIA Coverup and a Son’s Odyssey to Find the Father He Never Knew . In Because, Wells details his journey to uncover the truth about the death of his father, who passed away in Vietnam when Wells was nine year...

In this episode of the Whistleblower of the Week podcast, host Jane Turner speaks with former FBI agent Robyn Gritz. Gritz had a 16-plus year career at the FBI including serving as a supervisor over Washington Field Office’s elite Extraterritorial Counter Terrorism squad. However, Gritz claims she faced gender discrimination, including numerous sexist comments and less preferential treatment, duri...

In this episode of the Whistleblower of the Week podcast, host Jane Turner speaks with whistleblower-turned-whistleblower attorney Will Kramer, an associate 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 pla...

In this episode of the Whistleblower of the Week podcast, host Jane Turner speaks with Army Corps of Engineers whistleblower Dr. Toni Savage and her attorney Michael Kohn about Dr. Savage’s landmark whistleblower retaliation case . A former Supervisory Contracting Officer with the Army Corps of Engineers, Dr. Savage blew the whistle on millions of dollars in fraudulent contracts and faced severe r...

In this episode of the Whistleblower of the Week podcast, host Jane Turner speaks with Kate Reeves about efforts to strengthen whistleblower rights in the United 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 c...

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...

In this episode of the Whistleblower of the Week podcast, host Jane Turner speaks with whistleblower Abdel Badoura, who exposed the price gouging of Australia’s supermarket duopoly, Coles and Woolworths. For over a decade, Badoura worked in the consumer goods sector, directly negotiating prices with Coles and Woolworths. In a 2024 Senate testimony, he blew the whistle on the supermarket giants’ pr...

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...

In this episode of the Whistleblower of the Week podcast, host Jane Turner speaks with anti-corruption advocate and attorney Estefania Medina, co-founder of TOJIL and Vice President of the Anti-Corruption Commission at the International Chamber of Commerce-México. TOJIL is a non-profit organization dedicated to combating corruption in Mexico through deep investigations, strategic litigation, and t...

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 discu...

Whistleblower Advocate Stephen Kohn Discusses Firing of Special Counsel Dellinger. 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 Poornima Ramarao, the mother of OpenAI whistleblower Suchir Balaji, who tragically passed away in November. Balaji blew the whistle to the New York Times on alleged copyright violations by OpenAI. He was found dead in his apartment months later. In this episode, Turner and Ramarao discuss Balaji’s upbringing and...

In this episode of the Whistleblower of the Week podcast, host Jane Turner speaks with Ed Pierson, Boeing whistleblower and the Executive Director of The Foundation for Aviation Safety. Pierson served as a Senior Manager at Boeing’s Renton, Washington 737 Max factory, overseeing the manufacturing of Boeing’s 737 Max airline and leading the Industrial Engineering and Shipside teams in final assembl...