Whistleblower of the Week

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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...

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...

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 Halfor...

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 w...

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. Turn...

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...

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 underg...

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...

 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 episod...

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 i...

“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 ho...

 In this episode of the Whistleblower of the Week podcast , FBI whistleblower Jane Turner talks with veteran and U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) whistleblower Paula Pedene. Pedene, author of A Sacred Duty , blew the whistle on misconduct at a VA hospital in Phoenix, Arizona. She talks with Turner about her military service, working for the VA, and the wait time scandal that Pedene says ha...

 In this episode of the Whistleblower of the Week podcast, FBI whistleblower Jane Turner talks with Special Agent Steve Friend. Friend‘s allegations about the FBI’s handling of the January 6, 2021, insurrection investigation made waves on Capitol Hill. Listen now, or catch the video version on WNN's YouTube channel! Listen to the podcast on WNN or on Spotify , Apple Podcasts , or Amazon . Sub...

 In this episode, Jane Turner talks with James Wasserstrom, often hailed as the first UN whistleblower. Wasserstrom worked for the UN for 28 years and talks with Turner about discovering corruption in Kosovo's public utilities. He then describes his unbelievable story of blowing the whistle…a story that includes being arrested and taken to the capital of Kosovo by armed escort. Listen now!  L...

In this episode of the Whistleblower of the Week podcast, FBI whistleblower Jane Turner talks with Jackie Garrick, whistleblower and founder of Whistleblowers of America and the Workplace Promise Institute. Garrick talks about her military service and experience working with veterans, the technique of peer support, and the mission of the Workplace Promise Institute. Enjoy this engaging episode!  L...

In this episode, Jane Turner talks with Australian bank whistleblower Jeff Morris. Morris gives the “reader’s digest” version of his whistleblower case, details what he blew the whistle on, and talks about how he changed the banking industry. Listen to the podcast on WNN or on Spotify , Apple Podcasts , or Amazon . Subscribe on your favorite platform!

 In the second installment of this podcast episode, Dr. Nigel MacLennan provides information about the psychology of people who retaliate against whistleblowers. In part I of Dr. MacLennan’s podcast, he talks about the psychology of whistleblowers, provides mental health tips for whistleblowers, and much more.  In part II, Dr. MacLennan talks with FBI whistleblower Jane Turner about various kinds...

What a price the people who save our society from wrongdoing are paying for doing so.” This week's Whistleblower of the Week podcast is a two-part episode: one on whistleblowers and one on people who retaliate against them. In this first part of the episode, Dr. Nigel MacLennan, an author, professor, leadership coach, and Executive Psychotherapist talks with FBI whistleblower Jane Turner abou...

“My sole hope is that other Volunteers don’t have to go through what I went through.” In this episode of the Whistleblower of the Week podcast, FBI whistleblower Jane Turner catches up with Peace Corps whistleblower Sara Thompson. Thompson served in the Peace Corps in Burkina Faso and experienced medical complications from taking mefloquine, a controversial anti-malaria medicine that the Corps adm...

Join FBI whistleblower Jane Turner in conversation with Dr. Allison Gill, VA whistleblower, Founder of MSW Media, and Host of the Mueller, She Wrote and The Daily Beans podcasts. In this episode of the Whistleblower of the Week podcast, Dr. Gill recounts her time working for the Department of Veterans Affairs as a liaison to the Department of Defense for the VA to TRICARE and tells the story of ho...

In this episode of the Whistleblower of the Week podcast, FBI whistleblower Jane Turner talks to Noel McGree, who blew the whistle on corruption in the Irish prison service. Learn more about whistleblowing law in Ireland as McGree talks about lending his knowledge and advising in the country’s implementation of the EU whistleblowing directive. McGree delves into his whistleblower story: in 2013, h...

In this episode of the Whistleblower of the Week podcast, FBI whistleblower Jane Turner speaks with Stephen Kohn, Founding Partner of law firm Kohn, Kohn and Colapinto and Founder and Chairman of the Board of the National Whistleblower Center. Kohn, a whistleblower attorney and expert in the field, discusses what's going on the international world of whistleblowing, having just returned from...

“I was not going to be silenced, and the world needed to know.” In their first appearance on a show together, Natalie Mayflower Sours Edwards, U.S. Treasury Department whistleblower, and Jason Leopold, investigative reporter who helped bring Edwards’ story to the public, discuss their stories. In a conversation with FBI whistleblower Jane Turner, Edwards talks about the wrongdoing she witnessed wh...

In this episode of the Whistleblower of the Week podcast, FBI whistleblower Jane Turner talks with Nestlé whistleblower Dr. Yasmine Motarjemi. Dr. Motarjemi joined Nestlé in 2000 as its corporate food safety manager and was in charge of food safety at the global level, working in the head office based in Switzerland. She talks with Jane about her education and career path to Nestlé and details the...