Jul 22, 2023 07:35
Blowing the whistle on animal welfare crime

Augusta University in the US state of Georgia is currently involved in a case marred by allegations of fraud, forgery, and cover-up after a research monkey died nine years ago. The university went to great lengths to keep the animal’s death a secret. But there was a doctor working on the case who said that what the university was doing was wrong. He decided to blow the whistle, and he requested a hearing. On this episode of The Whistleblowers, John Kiriakou speaks with Dr. Jay Hegde about the university’s cover-up.

Jul 15, 2023 06:19
Managerial dysfunction & the Intelligence Authorization Act

Ryan Sweazey blew the whistle on a colleague at the Defense Attaché Office in Rome, who was secretly reporting negative information about the performance of coworkers to superiors. The practice turned managers in Western Europe against their subordinates, creating a hostile work environment and disrupting their efforts to gather intelligence. John Kiriakou speaks to Defense Intelligence Agency whistleblower Lt. Colonel Ryan Sweazey about problems inside the agency.

Jul 8, 2023 06:05
Protesting the Iraq & Afghanistan wars

Matthew Hoh is a former soldier, a former diplomat, and a whistleblower. He took part in the American occupation of Iraq, first in Salah al-Din Province with a State Department reconstruction and governance team, and then in al-Anbar Province as a Marine Corps company commander. Hoh speaks to John Kiriakou about his decision to resign from the US government in protest at the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.

Jul 1, 2023 06:12
Corruption at Veterans Affairs Department

Tim Petoskey reported on numerous issues at the US Department of Veterans Affairs to the VA Office of Inspector General including discrimination, gross mismanagement and misuse of overtime, and he said an investigation led to the then-chief, deputy chief, patrol commander, and operations commander all being terminated. Petoskey tells John Kiriakou about how he still faces persistent retaliation on this week's episode of The Whistleblowers.

Jun 24, 2023 06:23
Behind the murder curtain

Bruce Sackman was a special agent in charge of the Department of Veterans Affairs Office of the Inspector General. Sackman’s main responsibilities included investigating white-collar crimes such as embezzlement when he was drawn into the macabre world of doctors and nurses who murder their patients. On this episode of The Whistleblowers, John Kiriakou asks how Sackman evolved from an investigator of routine cases to the world’s leading expert on Medical Serial Killers (MSKs) – doctors and nurses who ply their evil trade hidden behind the privacy curtain at a patient’s bedside. He wrote about four cases that he uncovered in his book, ‘Behind the Murder Curtain’.

Jun 17, 2023 06:45
Delta’s corrupt safety culture

Captain Karlene Petitt was a veteran pilot with Delta Airlines, one of the largest carriers in the world.  In 2016, Karlene raised concerns about potential safety violations at Delta, and it almost cost her her career.  On this episode of the Whistleblowers, John Kiriakou talks with Petitt about how she was subjected to psychological exams and a phony diagnosis that had the potential to ground her.

Jun 10, 2023 06:46
Pentagon whistleblower

On this episode of the Whistleblowers, John Kiriakou speaks to a Pentagon whistleblower. She’s not a household name. Academics will not base their dissertations on her case. She hasn’t been the subject of fawning exposés. But Jackie Garrick is a clear example of a person doing the right thing – bringing to light evidence of waste, fraud, abuse, illegality, or threats to the public health or public safety.

Jun 7, 2023 06:01
Did Britain’s GCHQ tap Donald Trump’s phone?

On this episode of Whistleblowers, John Kiriakou speaks with former CIA and State Department officer Larry Johnson. He left government service to set up a successful consulting firm and is also known for a daily blog in which he offers insights – sometimes biting and controversial – into current events. Johnson discusses in detail why he left the CIA and why he believes the organization is the source of so much harm in the world.

Jun 3, 2023 06:40
Independent journalists under fire

It is often said that truth is the first casualty of war.  That statement was first made more than 100 years ago, and few can imagine anybody disagreeing with it.  So where do we get news—reliable news—in a time of conflict? This week on the Whistleblowers, John Kiriakou speaks with independent journalist, Patrick Lancaster, about what it is like to cover war torn countries.

May 31, 2023 06:13
Citicorp and the fall of the housing market

This week on The Whistleblowers, John Kiriakou speaks to Citigroup whistleblower Richard Bowen, who tried repeatedly to warn the bank that bad prime and subprime mortgage loans could sink the company as the economy began to slow. He was ignored and punished for his revelations, even though he did it in exactly the way that he was taught to do.