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 Halford-Hall talks about the impetus for having a week recognizing whistleblowers in the U.K. , who will be involved in the event, and how viewers can access the content. She talks with Kohn and Turner about whistleblowing legislation in the U.K., how it compares to legislation in the U.S., and emphasizes that protecting whistleblowers is an international issue. Don’t miss this conversation with three giants in the whistleblowing community

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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 which his colleagues were involved.

Hicks and Turner discuss police whistleblowers, accountability in law enforcement, and much more in this moving episode: listen now!

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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. Turner and Watkins talk about the specifics of the campaign: what it looks like, who’s involved, and how fellow whistleblowers and advocates can help! Learn more about the campaign to make National Whistleblower Day permanent on WNN's website, and check out a video version of this episode on WNN's YouTube channel.  

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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 his interview with Turner about his studies in college and losing his faith and then delves into his military service. He talks about his experiences in Iraq, the destructive impacts of wartime, and his resignation letter that pointed out glaring corruption and graft, among other things. 

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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 undergarments. Children who hadn’t seen their case managers in weeks. Unqualified individuals working at the site and a wildly unclear management structure. In conversation with Turner, Hess and Reinhold break down the issues they brought to light through their whistleblower complaints and what they witnessed at Fort Bliss. They also talk about updates to their whistleblower cases and express frustration that this critical issue seems to have faded from news cycles and public consciousness. 

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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 he uncovered misconduct related to warrants, a discovery that set him on his whistleblower journey. 

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 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 episode, he talks about disturbing content in the recordings, privacy concerns with Siri, and surveillance capitalism. Le Bonniec talks about the turning point at which he decided to blow the whistle, leave his job, and sound the alarm about Siri recordings. Don’t miss this dramatic, essential episode! 

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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 it will help fight worldwide corruption and empower whistleblowers.

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“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 how the bill would be instrumental in fighting corruption in the U.S. and around the world, how it can help Ukrainians during the war, and its power to hold Russian oligarchs accountable. 

“Let’s give the Ukrainian people a Christmas gift: an ability to empower whistleblowers to track down that money,” Kohn says. He talks about the bill getting unanimously approved in the Senate and tells listeners what to do in order to push action in the House and get the bill passed during the lame duck session. Listen to this crucial episode now!

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 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 had fatal costs for veterans.

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