The Slovak Spectator: Whistleblowers’ ‘ambassador’: Without people’s support, whistleblowers can end up as martyrs
The Slovak Spectator: Whistleblowers’ ‘ambassador’: Without people’s support, whistleblowers can end up as martyrs This article features Government Accountability Project's Legal Director, Tom Devine, and was originally published here. Tom Devine, a US advocate for whistleblowers, has helped thousands of whistleblowers in his long career but the Slovak government’s [...]
NewsNation: 2023 in review: Investigating the East Palestine train derailment
NewsNation: 2023 in review: Investigating the East Palestine train derailment This article features Government Accountability Project whistleblower client Scott Smith and was originally published here. (NewsNation) — In February, a Norfolk Southern train carrying toxic chemicals derailed in East Palestine, Ohio. Some 1,500 residents were told to evacuate. Fearing an [...]
OCCRP: Colombian Leak Gives Rare Glimpse Into Secretive World of ‘Controlled’ Drug Deliveries
OCCRP: Colombian Leak Gives Rare Glimpse Into Secretive World of ‘Controlled’ Drug Deliveries This article features Government Accountability Project Legal Director, Tom Devine, and was originally published here. Leaked documents provide a rare window into a little-known program in which U.S. and other foreign law enforcement agencies work with [...]
Whistleblower Network News: Approaching CoSP10, Civil Society Urges Focus on Whistleblowing
In the leadup to the 10th Conference of States Parties (CoSP 10) to the UN Convention Against Corruption (UNCAC), members of Civil Society are encouraging UNCAC to pass a dedicated whistleblower resolution.
OCCRP: Businessman Who Bought Dominica Passport and Funded U.K. Tories Now Under Investigation in India
OCCRP: Businessman Who Bought Dominica Passport and Funded U.K. Tories Now Under Investigation in India This article features Government Accountability Project's Investigation conducted by Zack Kopplin and was originally published here. Gursamarjit Singh made millions in marketing and real estate. In Dominica, he purchased a passport. In the U.K., [...]
Forbes: Whistleblower Says Border Patrol Didn’t Properly Vet Medical Contractor Before 8-Year-Old’s Death
A senior Customs and Border Protection official wrote a letter to Congress Thursday where he alleged that CBP failed to adequately monitor its medical service contractor before an 8-year-old died in U.S. custody in May—the latest in a string of criticisms over the the agency’s treatment of migrants as border crossings spike to record levels.
The Hill: Whistleblower report alleges shoddy medical care for detained migrants
The Hill: Whistleblower report alleges shoddy medical care for detained migrants This article features Government Accountability Project whistleblower client, Troy Hendrickson, and was originally published here. A Customs and Border Protection (CBP) employee acting as a whistleblower says the company responsible for health care of migrants under detention at [...]
Telemundo: Un alto oficial migratorio denuncia fallos en la atención médica en la frontera y le dice al Congreso que la CBP ignoró sus reportes
Un alto oficial de la Oficina de Aduanas y Protección Fronteriza (CBP, por su sigla en inglés) ha denunciado ante el Congreso en una carta a la que tuvo acceso el diario The Washington Post que sus supervisores le cambiaron de puesto cuando apuntó presuntas deficiencias del proveedor médico que atiende a migrantes en las instalaciones federales en la frontera, y evitó investigar su denuncia.
Washington Post: Whistleblower alleges failures in medical care at U.S. border facilities
Washington Post: Whistleblower alleges failures in medical care at U.S. border facilities This article features Government Accountability Project whistleblower client, Troy Hendrickson, and was originally published here. A senior U.S. Customs and Border Protection official Thursday filed a whistleblower complaint with Congress alleging his supervisors failed to adequately monitor [...]
StarteFacts: Only 8 History Shows on Netflix Have a Perfect 100% Rotten Tomatoes Score
StarteFacts: Only 8 History Shows on Netflix Have a Perfect 100% Rotten Tomatoes Score This articles features Meltdown: Three Mile Island and was originally published here. 1. High on the Hog: How African American Cuisine Transformed America Based on the book by Jessica B. Harris, High on the Hog [...]
Capitol Beat: U.S. Senate Panel Hears Tragic Stories from Georgia’s Foster Care System
U.S. Senate Panel Hears Tragic Stories from Georgia’s Foster Care SystemThis article features Government Accountability Project clients and was originally published here. ATLANTA – The mother of a murdered two-year-old girl and a young woman neglected and abused in Georgia’s foster-care system described their tragic experiences Wednesday to a U.S. Senate [...]
NewsNation: DeWine visits East Palestine to meet with EPA, health officials
NewsNation: DeWine visits East Palestine to meet with EPA, health officials This article features Government Accountability Project's Environmental Investigator, Lesley Pacey, and was originally published here. (NewsNation) — Nine months after a train derailment in East Palestine and four months after he asked President Joe Biden to declare an emergency, Ohio Gov. Mike [...]
Byline Times: ‘The Power Imbalance is Enormous’: Inside the Ordeal of Employment Tribunals
Byline Times: ‘The Power Imbalance is Enormous’: Inside the Ordeal of Employment Tribunals This article features Government Accountability Project Staff Attorney and International Program Director, Samantha Feinstein. When industrial – later renamed employment – tribunals began hearing employment claims in the 1970s, legislators hoped for a ‘speedy’ resolution to [...]
Salem News: CeramFab files $500 million suit against NS
This lack of transparent communication from Norfolk Southern was coupled with multiple public third-party reports of increased community dioxin levels and persistent contamination proximate to plaintiff properties.
OCCRP: Dozens of DEA Agents Exposed in Colombian Prosecutor’s Office Leak
OCCRP: Dozens of DEA Agents Exposed in Colombian Prosecutor’s Office Leak This article features Government Accountability Project's Legal Director, Tom Devine, and was originally published here. A cyber breach at Colombia’s prosecutor’s office has exposed the identities of more than 100 agents of the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration and [...]
Stars and Stripes: VA is ‘free speech Death Valley’ for whistleblowers, advocate tells House lawmakers
Stars and Stripes: Stars and Stripes: VA is ‘free speech Death Valley’ for whistleblowers, advocate tells House lawmakers This article features Government Accountability Project's Legal Director, Tom, Devine, and was originally published here. The Department of Veterans Affairs is a “free speech Death Valley” for whistleblowers who raise concerns [...]
Head Topics: EPA Announces ‘Completion of Major Cleanup Activities’ in East Palestine, OH, 8 Months After Toxic Train Derailment
Head Topics: EPA Announces ‘Completion of Major Cleanup Activities’ in East Palestine, OH, 8 Months After Toxic Train Derailment This article features Government Accountability Project's Environmental Investigator, Lesley Pacey, and was originally published here. The EPA is facing criticism for its response, including from the agency’s own inspector general, [...]
Washington Post: Whistleblower says utility should repay $382 million in federal aid given to failed clean coal plant
A former employee is suing to force a Mississippi utility to repay $382 million that the federal government gave to build a failed coal-fueled power plant.
World Socialist Website: 24 migrant children illegally working at Ohio chicken slaughter house
24 migrant children illegally working at Ohio chicken slaughter house This article features Government Accountability Project and was originally published here. Twenty-four migrant children were removed from a chicken slaughter house in Kidron, Ohio, southwest of Akron, earlier this month. The children were being illegally employed by Gerber Poultry [...]
News Nation: EPA official says agency made mistakes in East Palestine
“People are really sick here, and I think the EPA understands that,” Pacey said. “Why they haven’t done the testing that they need to do and inform the public about what’s going on is the real question.”