Whistleblower

unconstitutional. Because he revealed government wrongdoing, many would say that Snowden was a whistleblower. ”Whistle- blowing,” explains Adam Pope of the University…

(1999) claim that whistle-blowing happen when whistleblower act in accordance with his responsibilities for avoiding and exposing moral violations. Once the organization is doing something violating the law or harming others, whistleblower may take action to the organization with witness. For the organization’s view, whistleblower may framed as a disloyal act, but for whistleblower himself, he is just telling the truth to the public, regardless of his individual…

under the Dodd-Frank act. Discussion The relevant part of the Dodd-Frank Act reads: “No employer may discharge… a whistleblower in the terms and conditions of employment because of any lawful act by the whistleblower… in providing information to the [SEC] in accordance with the section.” Most elements of the acts are satisfied in this situation. Leahy was an employee, and a whistleblower, who was discharged after she provided the SEC with information about an alleged misconduct. Only two…

done to you. Moreover, you have to look at the consequences for other stakeholders as well. The U.S. department of labor has law and regulation that protect whistleblower-- the whistleblower protection program. The program allows whistleblowers to file complaint through their online platform and they also provide resources to help the whistleblowers as…

main argument was evident in his TED talk. He said many times that Snowden should have went through the designated channels in the NSA if he had worries or concerns about any of its policies (Ted talk youtbe Bill Binney, a former NSA employee and whistleblower disagrees. Bill Binney was an employee for the NSA until he found out that they were using one of the programs he had made to scoop up info on Americans without a court order. “I had to get out of there, because they were using the program…

In the situation of professional setups, a person is required to adhere to certain rules and regulations as a form of duty. Disclosure of information that may be considered private is one such action. While in some circumstances, the so-called whistleblowers will disclose information in the name of duty or ethics, the data exposed may be potentially harmful to national interest. Disclosure of matters of national interest should be solely dependent on the foreseen or…

The “Liberty City Seven” case served as a prototype for these terrorism sting operations. There is always a vast divide between the information in the initial news reports and the eventual reports after the government discloses all of the details in court. The Liberty City Seven were a group of young black males from one of the Miami’s poorest areas, Liberty City. They were approached by an undercover FBI criminal informant, Abbas al-Saidi who began his career as a drug snitch at the age of 16…

with full support – 13 California Senators co-authored the bill with her, with over 140 open letters showing support. Although legislative staffers are already under protection by the California Whistleblower Protection Act (CWPA), passing this bill will add extra penalty who retaliates whistleblowers – they may be fined up to ten thousand dollars with a maximum of one-year imprisonment.…

Case of Eileen Foster v. BofA and Countrywide The story starts March 7, 2007. Eileen Foster was promoted to Executive Vice President, Fraud Risk Management while she was working for the Countrywide Financial Corp. This role requires our whistleblower to supervise and monitor internal bank processes and mortgage fraud investigations, if needed, organize and send conclusion in the form of suspicious activity report to the U.S. Treasury as well as the board of directors. During her time, she…

into the tobacco to increase its addictivity. The companies, like Brown & Williamson, didn't impart these activities to the government or to their customers (The Insider). A film released in 1999, The Insider, tells the story of two whistleblowers. The first whistleblower who has a Ph.D. in biochemistry, Dr. Jeffrey Wigand, was an upper-rank Brown & Williamson executive. Brown & Williamson at that time declined that nicotine was, in any way, addictive. They also stated that the research behind…