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amborin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-11-10 12:29 PM Original message |
Whistleblower on Secret Offshore Bank Accounts Sentenced to Prison: |
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DJ13 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-11-10 12:33 PM Response to Original message |
1. And with this, the administration insures no future whistleblowers |
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SlipperySlope (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-11-10 12:34 PM Response to Reply #1 |
2. After he gets out of US prison, he should go to Swiss prison. |
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coyote (900 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-12-10 02:50 AM Response to Reply #2 |
32. I totally agree with you. |
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amborin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-11-10 01:40 PM Response to Reply #1 |
6. exactly! a warning to whisleblowers: snitch and you go to jail |
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phleshdef (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-11-10 01:43 PM Response to Reply #1 |
7. Um, whistle blower or not, this guy was a crook and thats why he is in prison. |
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amborin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-11-10 01:45 PM Response to Reply #7 |
12. um, he was silenced |
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Name removed (0 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-11-10 01:58 PM Response to Reply #12 |
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amborin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-11-10 02:10 PM Response to Reply #14 |
17. they silenced him, and only a handful of evaders caught; |
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phleshdef (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-11-10 02:14 PM Response to Reply #17 |
21. Like I said, you don't even understand your own article. |
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ProSense (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-11-10 12:35 PM Response to Original message |
3. Good! |
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amborin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-11-10 01:39 PM Response to Reply #3 |
5. Nope; this silences him and that was its intent; keep those accounts secret & serve as warning |
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phleshdef (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-11-10 01:44 PM Response to Reply #5 |
8. Its pretty clear that this guy is a CROOK and had no noble reason to blow the whistle. |
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amborin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-11-10 01:44 PM Response to Reply #8 |
11. it's pretty clear he had to be silenced to protect the secret offshore accts |
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phleshdef (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-11-10 01:57 PM Response to Reply #11 |
13. Go ahead and keep defending this criminal who is guilty of facilitating massive tax evasion. |
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Raineyb (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-11-10 06:37 PM Response to Reply #8 |
29. You don't need a noble reason to blow the whistle. The government makes deals with |
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ProSense (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-11-10 02:13 PM Response to Reply #5 |
20. No sympathy. n/t |
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G_j (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-11-10 12:36 PM Response to Original message |
4. (memo) jail anyone but Cheney nt |
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phleshdef (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-11-10 01:44 PM Response to Reply #4 |
9. You didn't even read the article to find out why he is in prison in the first place, did you? |
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Rex (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-11-10 01:44 PM Response to Original message |
10. They punish the guy who had the most morals out of a den of vipers so no more |
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phleshdef (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-11-10 01:59 PM Response to Reply #10 |
15. Yea, he SURE had lots of morals after his ass was on the line for his crimes. |
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Rex (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-11-10 02:09 PM Response to Reply #15 |
16. Had more then anyone else working there, but yeah throw him in prison |
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phleshdef (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-11-10 02:11 PM Response to Reply #16 |
18. Heh, well I'm not advocating a life sentence for him, he DID give useful information. |
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amborin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-11-10 02:13 PM Response to Reply #16 |
19. the bigger perps are seeking amnesty.... |
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phleshdef (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-11-10 02:15 PM Response to Reply #19 |
22. Yes, so this disgusting piece of tax evading filth thinks he deserves billions for bringing others |
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amborin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-11-10 02:18 PM Response to Reply #22 |
25. why the rage against whistleblowers? |
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phleshdef (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-11-10 02:22 PM Response to Reply #25 |
26. He helped cheat tax payers out of massive amount of money and you think he deserves even more. |
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amborin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-11-10 06:01 PM Response to Reply #26 |
28. it's "embarrassing" and not "embarassing" sic |
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EFerrari (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-12-10 03:06 AM Response to Reply #15 |
33. You seem to be unclear on the concept "whistle blower". |
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EFerrari (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-12-10 03:09 AM Response to Reply #10 |
34. Exactly. Lesson learned. n/t |
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Lance_Boyle (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-11-10 02:17 PM Response to Original message |
23. Another Mark Whitacre, eh? |
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phleshdef (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-11-10 02:23 PM Response to Reply #23 |
27. He wasn't jailed for withholding. He was jailed for conspiring to help the people he later turned in |
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EFerrari (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-12-10 03:27 AM Response to Reply #27 |
35. That's the government's claim. The National Whistleblower's Center |
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librechik (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-11-10 02:17 PM Response to Original message |
24. unbelievable. n/t |
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troubledamerican (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-11-10 09:50 PM Response to Original message |
30. Is Obama a Cheney sleeper-cell? |
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Wilms (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-12-10 02:27 AM Response to Original message |
31. Sad. n/t |
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EFerrari (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-12-10 03:28 AM Response to Reply #31 |
36. 14,000 tax cheats and this guy, who did the right thing |
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EFerrari (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed May-12-10 03:41 AM Response to Original message |
37. Omg. Found this report of Juan Gonzalez from 4/16 |
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