Press Releases

Senator’s Letter Follows Up on Unanimous Jury Verdict Minneapolis, Minnesota, February 27, 2007.  Senator Charles Grassley (R-Iowa), a member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, released a letter today urging FBI Director Robert Mueller to discipline the supervisors responsible for retaliating against former FBI Special Agent Jane Turner. In a statement released today, Senator Grassley stated: […]

Washington, DC. February 23, 2007.  On Friday, March 2, 2007, the film Iraq for Sale: The War Profiteers will be featured as part of the DC Independent Film Festival.  Iraq for Sale is the story of what happens to everyday Americans when corporations go to war. Iraq for Sale uncovers the profiteering in the reconstruction […]

Whistleblower Protection Enhancement Act would effectively overrule the Supreme Court’s  “Garcetti v. Ceballos” ruling Washington, DC. February 13, 2007.    Last night the Chairman, Ranking Member and other leaders of the House Committee on Government Reform introduced a bi-partisan bill to protect federal employee whistleblowers from retaliation.  If passed, the Whistleblower Protection Enhancement Act (H.R. 985) would strengthen […]

Unanimous Jury Verdict Awards Former Agent $565,000.00 in Damages Minneapolis, Minnesota, February 5, 2007.    In a historic ruling against the Federal Bureau of Investigation, a federal court jury unanimously held that the FBI illegally retaliated against Jane Turner, a 25-year veteran FBI agent. The federal jury found that the FBI retaliated against Ms. Turner when […]