Whistleblower Revolution Podcast © (with NoStop Heidi Weber)

Special Guest Cameo with Jamie Steven In the first part of my two part interview with Bob Thomas.. ...we got to know another amazing legal hero. I know, I say this about every whistleblower attorney, but it's true. Bob is an amazing icon in the legal whistleblower realm and really is responsible for so much awareness, positive change and anti-corruption initiatives. His legal experience in other areas of Law, really gave him a unique "big picture" wisdom of whistleblowing and has covered such a broad range of do-gooding. [Please listen to part one to hear what Bob himself has to say about his "why"and "where"he started out....HEADING down the right road.] We're all happy he did! In this episode, we continue that chat and find out a few more juicy insights from Bob, like why I keep referencing the word "head" (if you didn't already figure it out). We also talk a little bit more about Bob's side gig , teaching law students at Boston University. I was curious about what a student would have to say about whistleblower law and their perception of Bob's class. So, I reached out to one of his former students, and the Whistleblower Law Collaborative's first "extern", Jamie Steven. She agreed to sharing her thoughts and perspective. You won't want to miss what the beautiful and eloquently honest, Jamie has to say about whistleblowers and Bob. __________________________________ Join us because blowing the whistle , is definitely #noTeaParty but still better than BURYING YOUR HEAD IN THE SAND!. For more episodes, info and how you can help support the Revolution please visit our webpage. If you have a whistleblower case that you want to share, or you feel you've been retaliated against for speaking up and you need help or resources, visit us at WhistleblowerRevolution.com or contact us at singingsis@whistleblowerrevolution.com For more information on how to reach Bob Thomas or Jamie Steven, please visit WhistleblowerRevolution.com MEHRI & SKALET PLLC whistleblower firm Offering a broad range of legal representation-from civil rights to whistleblower, they really care. Support the show

Part One of Two Part Series! Be Sure to Listen to Pt 2 next week, where we hear from one of Bob's students and interns....she really HITS THE NAIL ON THE HEAD explaining how Bob inspired her and other new attorneys to look at Whistleblower Law a little differently! I’d like to introduce you to another self made icon in Whistleblower Law who STANDS HEADS above the crowd. Bob Thomas has been practicing law since 1986 and for the last sixteen years has been representing whistleblowers with his friend, colleague, and co-founder of their HEADQUARTERS, Whistleblower Collaborative Law Practice, Suzanne Durrell. (fingers crossed, she will allow me some time to chat also). Mr. Thomas and Ms. Durrell have been recognized throughout the country as a formidable team. They really do compliment each other. The two of them have a combined seventy years of experience in handling complex legal matters in different aspects of Law, Bob and Suzanne were named the 2017 Lawyers of the Year by the Taxpayers Against Fraud Education Fund for their successful “careers devoted to fighting fraud.” With all that spare time, naturally, I had to ask about the other 100 aspects of his life that he continues to dive HEAD FIRST into……listen in to get a HEADS UP! Robert Thomas got a HEAD START serving as an Assistant United States Attorney for the District of Maryland from 1989 to 1997, focusing primarily on the prosecution of white-collar fraud matters and environmental crimes. He was awarded the EPA Bronze Medal for his contribution to the prosecution of the criminal Clean Water Act case of U.S. v. Wilson and IGC, 133 F.3d 251 (4th Cir. 1997), a case of national importance with respect to the enforcement of the Clean Water Act in federally wetlands.There’s no telling how far AHEAD he will go!!! ____________________________ Join us because blowing the whistle , is definitely #noTeaParty but still better than BURYING YOUR HEAD IN THE SAND!. For more episodes, info and how you can help support the Revolution please visit our webpage. If you have a whistleblower case that you want to share, or you feel you've been retaliated against for speaking up and you need help or resources, visit us at WhistleblowerRevolution.com or contact us at singingsis@whistleblowerrevolution.com Unpublish Add a Transcript Get episode better indexed by search engines. Add Chapter Markers Listeners can tap through & see what’s coming up. Create a Visual Soundbite Best way to share to social media for engagement. Promote a Brand Add a Brand Mention MEHRI & SKALET PLLC whistleblower firm Share Episode On Facebook MEHRI & SKALET PLLC whistleblower firm Offering a broad range of legal representation-from civil rights to whistleblower, they really care. Support the show

This week, I was honored to get a chance to sit down and pick the brain of one of the very best and well respected, Global Compliance Professionals, Eric T. Young. It's easy to be intimidated by someone of such stature and 40 years of unbelievable experience with companies like GE Electric and JP Morgan. He also has several years with the Fed and several international banks, but what really grabbed my attention, is the fact that he is "pro-whistleblower". Let me explain. Usually, the compliance department mitigates damage for the corporation. Their job is to protect their company by making sure the rules and regulations are being followed. They also sometimes pick up the duty alongside corporate counsel, of getting the train back on the track with the least cost to the company. So, you can see why they may be antagonistic with whistleblowers a little bit. Then, there's Eric Young, a very likable gentleman who really wears his "badge" of ethics with pride. If you haven't checked him out on LinkedIn, you should! He has some really great articles, (especially, his recent one on whistleblowers). I'm not the only one, ask any of his 26,000 followers there. Click to go to EricsLinkedInProfile Please check out his first book and (yes, please) vision for accountability and ethical business, titled, Declaration of Independence- Part 1 Personal Lessons and Part 2 Duty of Care. He really has a unique view on corporate America. It restores (a little) hope in me for the future. MEHRI & SKALET PLLC whistleblower firm Offering a broad range of legal representation-from civil rights to whistleblower, they really care. Disclaimer: This post contains affiliate links. If you make a purchase, I may receive a commission at no extra cost to you. Support the show

This whistle-sister is a ONE WOMAN machine after my own heart! Even though she's in South Africa, a person doesn't have to go far to experience the true wildlife with heroes like June! SHE PERSISTS....and inspires others, on so many days where she isn't even sure where her next meal will come from, and can't get any sleep from the gunfire right outside in her neighborhood from gangs and random shootings. June keeps on fighting. Speaking up, and caring about others with a loving, giving heart, she still fights. And THAT, is what being a whistleblower means. An undying drive and desire, even when you feel alone, and you aren't sure you have anything else to give. Despite attacks from strangers and even people and co-workers you once thought were your friends. To endure .......for the sole purpose of making just one other life better. If you want to "watch" special outtakes and content from our interview, please LIKE AND SUBSCRIBE on YouTube! We can't fight without your help! Thank you! For more episodes, info and how you can help support the Revolution please visit our webpage. WhistleblowerRevolution.com If you have a whistleblower case that you want to share, or you feel you've been retaliated against for speaking up and you need help or resources, visit us at WhistleHelp Support the show (https://www.PayPal.Me/whistleblowerpodcast) MEHRI & SKALET PLLC whistleblower firm Offering a broad range of legal representation-from civil rights to whistleblower, they really care. Support the show

Lagniappe (/ˈlænjæp/ LAN-yap, /lænˈjæp/ lan-YAP) New Orleans is my favorite city to visit. There are so many unique things that a person can only find there and no were else in the US. When talking with noted Whistleblower Attorney, Cleveland Lawrence of Mehri & Skalet PLLC, I found out he's originally from New Orleans. Not only did I learn some interesting new Creole words, I also found out a few really cool things related to his roots there, and what kinds of community involvement he still is a part of. Listen in to hear all about Cleveland's history and thoughts on current issues and cases. Join US, because this revolution is Lagniappe, but still #NoTeaParty. Cleveland is a partner at Mehri & Skalet, and is Co-Chair of the firm’s Whistleblower Rights practice group, where his practice focuses on representing individual and corporate whistleblowers at all stages of litigation under federal and state False Claims Act laws, the IRS, SEC, and CFTC whistleblower programs, the Motor Vehicle Safety Whistleblower Act, and other, similar laws and regulations. Cleveland is an expert on False Claims Act, whistleblower, fraud, and compliance issues, and has been a thought leader in the qui tam community for more than a decade. From 2008 to 2016, Cleveland led the Taxpayers Against Fraud Education Fund (TAFEF) and its sister organization, Taxpayers Against Fraud, and regularly met with whistleblowers, federal and state government officials, private attorneys, and the public to combat fraud against federal and state funds. He also served as editor-in-chief of TAFEF’s law journal, the “False Claims Act & Qui Tam Quarterly Review.” After leaving TAFEF, Cleveland returned to private practice and spent two years as the Whistleblower Director for the Sanford Heisler Sharp law firm, before joining Mehri & Skalet. In 2020, he re-joined TAFEF’s leadership, and serves as a member of its President’s Council. Throughout his distinguished career, Cleveland has worked with the highest levels of all three branches of Government to shape whistleblower law and policy. In addition to arguing before federal district and circuit courts on behalf of his own whistleblower clients, he has authored and filed numerous amicus curiae briefs in federal and state courts across the country – including the U.S. Supreme Court. Cleveland has also and partnered with high-ranking officials from the U.S. Department of Justice to coordinate the nation’s largest annual False Claims Act conference – which often featured Directors of the IRS, SEC, and CFTC whistleblower programs. Moreover, he has testified before Congress and state legislatures regarding FCA and whistleblower-related legislation; represented a testifying witness during Congressional committee hearings; prepared draft federal and state legislation; and submitted multiple comment letters to federal agencies implementing Dodd-Frank and other whistleblower reward programs. Cleveland received a B.A. from Georgetown University and he graduated, with honors, from The George Washington University Law School, where he was a member of the Public Contracts Law Journal. A native of New Orleans, he is a founder and president of the Lagniappe Foundation, a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization. If you want to "wat MEHRI & SKALET PLLC whistleblower firm Offering a broad range of legal representation-from civil rights to whistleblower, they really care. Support the show

Talk about DejaVu!?! I was so curious to talk to another For Profit College Whistleblower, Debbi Potts. So much of our stories are identical. Why? you guessed it, because most of them used the same "playbook". They just never thought people like Debbi and I would be keeping (and sharing) the real scorecards. From 2009 until 2012, Debbi Potts worked as the campus director of the Cheyenne, Wyoming campus of CollegeAmerica Denver, Inc. . She resigned because CollegeAmerica’s business practices...

This week I got a chance to sit and chat with my friend and fellow "whistleblower elite club member", (as he calls it), John Kiriakou. If you don't already know, John is a retired CIA agent and a father of five, who didn't know how much his life was going to change one day back in 2007, when he saw something that was so wrong, and was compelled to speak up. Kiriakou spent 14 years at the CIA as an analyst and case officer, leading the team that found high-ranking al-Qaeda member Abu...

Jane Turner dreamt of being an FBI agent since she was a little girl, growing up in Rapid City, South Dakota. This was long before anyone would know that she would end up being one of the most prolific women in FBI history Jane Turner is a whistleblower and highly decorated 25-year veteran Special Agent within the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI). The first woman named the head of an FBI resident agency, Turner led the FBI's highly successful programs to combat crimes against women and...

This week, I sat down with Ken Kendrick, a Texas whistleblower who exposed that corporate wrongdoing that led to the 2008-09 salmonella outbreak that sickened hundreds of people (and killed at least nine). His whistleblower story is so unique, and yet, it's a testament to how important it is that each of us support whistleblowers. When Ken blew the whistle, he wasn't even working at Peanut Corporation (PCA), but after seeing friends get sick, and knowing why from his previous job there,...

I was so glad to get a chance to know this "good man" better and learn about his background. How did I know he was a "good man"? When I was just starting to cold call and search for new stories for CBS, Vince was one of the first attorneys to actually take the time to visit with me, and we chatted a little about whistleblowing etc. but at the end of our call, he said something that I never forgot. One phrase that we dont hear or especially, say enough, and one that immediately tells others...

Part 2 of a Two Part Interview with MaryAnn Petri In part one of my chat, with my new friend, RN, whistleblower and hero tough mama, we got a chance to meet her and listen to part of her heartbreaking story. You wont want to miss what happened next.... For this mama bear.....the gloves came off, and she's determined not to stop. She's been denied due process on more than one occasion.....and after all that....she still keeps going. Every state has their own name for Child Protective...

I hate injustice, and I really mean, I hate it. It's the one of, if not the very reason I became a whistleblower and endured a legal battle, which is life altering in itself, but when your kids are the weapon used to retaliate against you? The gloves are off. I started this podcast for multiple reasons, but first and foremost was to give everyone a chance to hear these courageous people who have been victimized for telling the truth, and to let them know that they are never alone. It's...

The Dept of Children & Families or Child Protection Services has progressively gained a reputation of targeting innocent parents and becoming their worst nightmare. This is the first in a three part season finale of CPS whistleblowers and cases that will shock you. This is going on in EVERY state. Thousands of parents who are innocent or just tried to set normal boundaries with their children, only to have a stranger misinterpret or a vindictive ex-partner or family member, try to get...

https://whistleblowerrevolution.com/s2-episode-8-whistleblower-trifecta-part-2-of-2/(opens in a new tab) After meeting and having the honor to speak with so many respected and insanely knowledgable people in the "whistleblower realm", I always wondered what it would be like to sit down with more than one expert and just candidly discuss the topic we all know so well from three different viewpoints, just to see where we all stand on certain topics. The topic of whistleblowing, especially...

After meeting and having the honor to speak with so many respected and insanely knowledgable people in the "whistleblower realm", I always wondered what it would be like to sit down with more than one expert and just candidly discuss the topic we all know so well from three different viewpoints, just to see where we all stand on certain topics. I was able to do just that with two heroes, Richard Condit and Tom Mueller. It's easy to see how passionate we all are about this topic, and the...

Brian Markovitz is a principal at Joseph, Greenwald, and Laake PA, in the firm's Labor and Employment and Civil Litigation practice group who focuses primarily on helping victims who have suffered severe injustice in the workplace. He represents individuals throughout Maryland, the Washington D.C. area and across the country in complex employment litigation and appellate matters involving wrongful termination, retaliation by employers in response to reporting fraud or misconduct and...

As a higher education whistleblower, and the first administrative dean to go through a trial against a large For Profit chain and win, my case caught the attention of higher ed watchdog, David Halperin, so many years ago. I found out how fortunate we all are, that there are people like David. These people fight every day for all of our kids, veterans, single moms and anyone just working to gain an education and better themselves. Like me, he has seen and heard all the horror stories that...

Coleen Rowley spent over two decades as a FBI Special Agent. In 1990 she was transferred to the FBI Minneapolis field office where she became the Chief Devision Counsel, teaching constitutional law as well as overseeing the Freedom of Information program among others. After the 9/11 attacks, she wrote a paper detailing how FBI HQ in Washington DC mishandled and failed to take action on information provided to them ahead of the attacks. Failures that she believed, left the United States...

Noted true crime author, and my favorite "game show host voice", Don Jeffries returns to discuss his new book, Bullyocracy and how bullies are not just something that kids deal with. How does a kid learn to bully, where do these bullies appear in the professional world and how whistleblowers can help keep bullying in check. Plus, Don and I dish about current events and taboo subjects that get him in trouble....bleep. Join US because this revolution is definitely #NoTeaParty and not yankee...

You definitely do not want to miss one "Guttsy" whistleblower Attorney with a long history of cases everywhere from civil rights to pharmaceutical to nuclear exposure. My friend, Reuben Guttman has earned respect both in and outside the whistleblower courtroom. Reuben A. Guttman, born 1959 in New York City, is an American attorney and a founding Partner of Guttman, Buschner & Brooks PLLC, a DC-based plaintiffs' firm His practice involves complex litigation and class actions. He has served...