Whistleblower of the Week

• Advancing Whistleblower Rights in the UK: Kate Reeves

  In this episode of the Whistleblower of the Week podcast, host Jane Turnerspeaks with Kate Reeves about efforts to strengthen whistleblower rights in theUnited Kingdom. Reeves is the International Liaison for the U.S. whistleblower firm Kohn, Kohn & Colapinto. Currently based in London, Reeves works alongside advocates in the UK, including WhistleblowersUK, to further efforts to reform the country’s whistleblower laws. Turner and Reeves discuss the differences between the U.S. and UK whistleblower systems and highlight the issues with the UK system. Reeves details the current legislative efforts to reform the UK whistleblower laws and the path for these reforms to become law.Reeves recently coauthored an article for the Oxford University Business Law Blog entitled “UK Whistleblower Reform is Crucial for Global Anti-Corruption Enforcement” which further outlines the need for reform of the UK’s whistleblower laws and how advancing whistleblower rights in the UK would further anti-corruption efforts across the globe. Listen to the podcast on WNN or on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, or Amazon. Subscribe on your favorite platform!

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• Strengthening the SEC Whistleblower Program: Andrew Feller

  In this episode of the Whistleblower of the Week podcast, host Jane Turner speaks with whistleblower attorney and former SEC official Andrew Feller. Feller is currently Senior Special Counsel at the leading whistleblower firm Kohn, Kohn & Colapinto, where as co-Chair of the firm’s Securities and Commodities Whistleblower Group, he represents whistleblowers who seek to report fraud and other legal violations to financial regulators including the SEC, CFTC, DOJ, IRS, and FinCEN. Prior to joining Kohn, Kohn & Colapinto, Feller investigated and litigated securities fraud matters as Senior Counsel in the SEC’s Division of Enforcement.Turner and Feller discuss his career and why he decided to representwhistleblowers. Drawing on Feller’s firsthand experience as both an attorney for SEC whistleblowers and an SEC official, they discuss the successes and importance of the SEC Whistleblower Program and the key role whistleblowers play in fighting fraud.Feller explains why the bipartisan SEC Whistleblower Reform Act of 2025 is a critical bill which would strengthen the SEC Whistleblower Program. The National Whistleblower Center is calling for the passage of the SEC Whistleblower Reform Act and has created an Action Alert allowing individuals to write to members of Congress calling for the bill’s passage. Listen to the podcast on WNN or on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, or Amazon. Subscribe on your favorite platform!

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• Exposing Grocery Giants’ Price Gouging: Abdel Badoura

  In this episode of the Whistleblower of the Week podcast, host Jane Turnerspeaks with whistleblower Abdel Badoura, who exposed the price gouging ofAustralia’s supermarket duopoly, Coles and Woolworths.For over a decade, Badoura worked in the consumer goods sector, directlynegotiating prices with Coles and Woolworths. In a 2024 Senate testimony, heblew the whistle on the supermarket giants’ price gouging and market powerabuse, outlining their tactics and practices which he witnessed first-hand.Turner and Badoura, discuss his whistleblowing at length, including the details ofhis allegations. They also speak about why Badoura felt compelled to comeforward and blow the whistle. Listen to the podcast on WNN or on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, or Amazon. Subscribe on your favorite platform!

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• Successes and Flaws of the IRS Whistleblower Program: Dean Zerbe

  In this episode of the Whistleblower of the Week podcast, host Jane Turner speaks with leading tax whistleblower expert and advocate Dean Zerbe, partner at Zerbe, Miller, Fingeret, Frank and Jadav, LLP and Senior Policy Analyst at the National Whistleblower Center.Prior to entering private practice, Zerbe was active in Congressional investigations of government waste, fraud, and abuse for over 25 years. As Senior Counsel and Tax Counsel on the Senate Finance Committee for Senator Charles E. Grassley, Zerbe was the driving force behind the drafting and passage of legislation that created the Whistleblower Office at the IRS as well as changes in the tax code that greatly expanded the rewards for tax whistleblowers.In this episode, Turner and Zerbe dive into the current state of tax whistleblowing under the IRS Whistleblower Program, discussing its successes as well as its flaws. Zerbe explains how recent efforts have made the program more efficient but outlines the urgent need for specific reforms.Turner and Zerbe also discuss Zerbe’s own unique career path as a tax whistleblower advocate and the inspiration behind the 2006 IRS whistleblower law he helped write.Zerbe and the National Whistleblower Center (NWC) are calling for the passage of reforms found in the IRS Whistleblower Improvement Act of 2023. NWC has set up an Action Alert allowing individuals to write to their members of Congress urging them to pass the reforms to strengthen the IRS Whistleblower Program. Listen to the podcast on WNN or on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, or Amazon. Subscribe on your favorite platform!

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• Fighting Corruption in Mexico and Across the Globe: Estefania Medina

  In this episode of the Whistleblower of the Week podcast, host Jane Turnerspeaks with anti-corruption advocate and attorney Estefania Medina, co-founderof TOJIL and Vice President of the Anti-Corruption Commission at theInternational Chamber of Commerce-México.TOJIL is a non-profit organization dedicated to combating corruption in Mexicothrough deep investigations, strategic litigation, and the development of publicpolicy.Jane and Estefania discuss Estefania’s background and her inspirations forbecoming a lawyer and advocate dedicated to creating change. They delve intothe problems of corruption plaguing Mexico and how TOJIL is working withwhistleblowers and authorities to fight back.In particular, Estefania details the landmark case in which, thanks towhistleblowers, U.S. authorities sanctioned Vitol, an oil and gas trading firm, forcorruption-based fraud and attempted manipulation in Mexico and othercountries. Listen to the podcast on WNN or on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, or Amazon. Subscribe on your favorite platform!

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