James B Wells

Whistleblower Quote 137: “Once a whistleblower you carry the baggage of that for the rest of your life. You get celebrated in the press and people want to talk to you, but they damn sure don’t want to hire you permanently into a regular way corporate role.” Desiree Fixler

Whistleblowing Fact 1230: Whistleblowers face risks when reporting internally, but understanding the law, following proper procedures, and consulting with a lawyer can help protect them and maximize potential rewards. outtengolden.com/newsroom/a-cau…

Whistleblower Quote 136: “The vast majority of people on Medicaid are non-disabled low-income adults and children who would have no need for home care—yet CMS is claiming that most of these adults and children somehow billed for it.” fiscalpolicy.org/the-basic-math…

Whistleblowing Fact 1229: The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) imposed 2 nationwide six-month bans on new enrollments of hospice & home health agencies in Medicare due to an increase in convictions & False Claims Act settlements.akingump.com/en/insights/al…

@ConcernsPublic Thank you! And especially for your present tense!

@JamesWellsB2 Your Father would and is Proud of You

"Because" Wins 1st Place in Military & Front Lines Service to Others Non-Fiction Category jamesbwells.com/2026/05/15/bec… via @JamesWellsB2

Whistleblower Quote 136: “While there exists a vast framework of laws, laws for whistleblowers vary from agency to agency and sector to sector. In many instances, these protections are inadequate.” whistleblowers.org/how-to-stop-re…

Whistleblowing Fact 1229: Since internal reporting channels exist to benefit the company, rather than the individual reporting misconduct, “Whistleblowers should not make any disclosures internally until after they consult a whistleblower attorney.” whistleblowers.org/how-to-stop-re…

Whistleblower Quote 135: "Intelligence community leaders and senior analysts downplayed the possibility that the COVID pandemic originated as a result of a lab incident." Subpoenaed Senior CIA Officer James Erdman III.

Whistleblowing Fact 1228: A CIA officer subpoenaed by the Senate Homeland Security Committee testified that the Covid lab leak theory was dominant in intelligence circles but was suppressed, despite public health officials dismissal as a conspiracy theory. abc3340.com/news/nation-wo…

Whistleblowing Fact 1227: Enforcement agencies are increasingly using whistleblower programs that pay for info, signaling a shift toward incentivized reporting & transforming these programs from protective tools to formal markets for enforcement leads. thehill.com/opinion/crimin…

Whistleblower Quote 134: “What our study finds is that people may unlawfully wait for the fraud to increase in size before reporting it... Do we really want to incentivize whistleblowers to delay reporting frauds in order to maximize their rewards?" — James Wainberg, PhD

A big congratulations to our co-founder @MarkSZaidEsq! Tonight @ACLU_DC is honoring Mark for his commitment to representing whistleblowers and defending the Constitution. This important work continues, and Whistleblower Aid is proud to have Mark as a leader—both within our organization and in the national fight to protect democracy. acludc.org/news/65-years-…

Whistleblower Quote 133: “That’s supposed to be our responsibility — keeping the workers safe, keeping the community safe,” Montelongo said. "I felt a responsibility to kind of be a voice." wwltv.com/article/news/l…

Whistleblowing Fact 1226: Glynn Montelongo, a former Chalmette Refining employee, has filed a federal whistleblower lawsuit alleging he was fired for raising safety and environmental concerns shortly before a recent fire. wwltv.com/article/news/l…

@ECtHRwatch @FBIDirectorKash I always cite my sources.

@JamesWellsB2 Is that true @FBIDirectorKash ? 🤣

Whistleblowing Fact 1221: An FBI leak reveals that Director Kash Patel has reportedly been gifting personalized bottles of bourbon engraved with his name & title at FBI’s training facility in Quantico. thedailybeast.com/fbi-leak-revea…

The US Senate recently passed a bipartisan bill to enhance whistleblower protections for government contractors. Our democracy is at a crossroads, and it's vital that federal employees and contractors are protected when they report lawbreaking. whistleblowersblog.org/government-whi…

US Govt's appeal of my security clearance lawsuit will be argued Thurs at DC Circuit. My counsel Abbe Lowell will be handling the oral arguments. Law firm appeal goes first at 0930 and then mine follows. I believe you can listen live if interested here: youtube.com/watch?v=YNcw0t…

Whistleblower Quote 132: “…corruption cannot be confronted at scale unless whistleblowers everywhere have trusted legal protections, clear reporting pathways, and tangible assurance that their courage will help deliver real accountability.” NWC Founder & Chairman Stephen Kohn

Whistleblowing Fact 1225: Founded in 1988 by attorneys Stephen Kohn, Michael Kohn, & David Colapinto, the National Whistleblower Center (NWC) was created to support whistleblowers & raise public awareness about their challenges. whistleblowers.org/mission-histor…