A former Boeing employee who spoke out about safety concerns with the company’s aircraft production was found dead in his car over the weekend in Charleston, South Carolina, several outlets reported. John Barnett, 62, a quality manager who worked with Boeing for over 30 years before he retired in 2017 was found dead Saturday with what […]
A former Boeing employee known for raising concerns about the firm’s production standards has been found dead in the US. John Barnett had worked for Boeing for 32 years, until his retirement in 2017. In the days before his death, he had been giving evidence in a whistleblower lawsuit against the company. Boeing said it […]
House Democrats are raising the alarm over possible interference with their probe into the Department of Homeland Security’s inspector general after he thanked Republican leaders for confirming he is not being investigated by the panels and claimed he is a whistleblower. Democrats on the House’s Oversight Committee and Homeland Security Committee focused on a series […]
The CIA this week terminated a woman whose whistleblower account of being assaulted in a stairwell at the spy agency’s headquarters prompted a flood of colleagues to come forward with their own complaints of sexual misconduct. The woman’s attorney called the action a brazen retaliation. While the CIA said that accusation was “factually inaccurate,” it […]
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton could face a potentially expensive and uncomfortable jury trial to defend himself against former deputies after a Travis County judge declined Wednesday to end the case in the whistleblowers’ favor without a trial. The decision by Judge Catherine Mauzy means that Paxton, who announced that he won’t contest the facts […]
GRAND HAVEN — The Grand Haven Board of Light and Power fired its general manager Thursday, saying allegations of discrimination and harassment he leveled against a board member were baseless, while the conclusion of a whistleblower investigation draws near. It was the latest move in a years-long series of cross-allegations involving GHBLP General Manager Dave Walters, […]
The fallout continues for Boeing after a door plug blew out of a plane midflight. It happened one week ago, prompting an emergency landing and the grounding of all 737 MAX 9 Jets. Today, a Boeing manager, turned whistleblower, is continuing to sound the alarm. For years Ed Pierson has warned about the safety of […]
Ukraine’s National Agency on Corruption Prevention accused on Jan. 11 Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal of exposing the identity of a whistleblower who had reported wrongdoing of the head of the Commission for Regulation of Gambling and Lotteries. Shmyhal’s spokesperson denied the allegation. According to the agency, Shmyhal received a report from the commission’s employee accusing […]
Federal prosecutors in Manhattan have launched a new whistleblower program encouraging witnesses of public corruption and other crimes to come forward without fear. At an informal sit-down with journalists who cover the federal courts in Manhattan, U.S. Attorney Damian Williams said the idea behind the pilot program is to help prosecutors find out what they […]
Dec. 28—A former driver for the North Central Solid Waste Authority has filed a lawsuit alleging he was fired from his job for cooperating with an investigation into a co-worker’s death last year. Peter Velarde’s lawsuit says the authority drew up his termination letter while he was meeting with an inspector from the state Occupational […]