NPR: Russia Gives Edward Snowden 3-Year Residence Permit
National Security Agency whistleblower and GAP client Edward Snowden has been granted a three-year residence permit in Russia, according to the whistleblower’s Moscow-based attorney. Snowden’s new arrangement reportedly allows him to travel freely within the country and travel abroad for no longer than three months.
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Wall Street Journal: How One Whistleblower Turned the Tables on High-Frequency Traders
This article features the tremendous impact of a financial whistleblower that filed his case to the SEC under the Dodd-Frank whistleblower law. Haim Bodek raised concerns about stock market ‘order types’ – a digital set of instructions traders use to know when to buy or sell certain stock – and how new versions gave distinct advantages to those who were aware of the technology.
MLive: Fremont Teacher Files ‘Whistleblower’ Lawsuit After State Probe into ACT Cheating Claims
A teacher-whistleblower in Michigan has filed a lawsuit against his high school under the state’s Whistleblower Protection Act. He was terminated after he raised concerns that “ACT help files” were programed into school-distributed calculators, serving as cheat sheets.
Michael Riley is a Communications Intern for the Government Accountability Project, the nation’s leading whistleblower protection and advocacy organization.