Whistleblower's law firm broken into Watergate Style

[eilen]

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/07/08/schulman-mathias-break-in_n_3561687.html

"The firm Schulman & Mathias represents Aurelia Fedenisn, a former investigator at the State Department's Office of the Inspector General. In recent weeks, she raised a slew of explosive allegations against the department and its contractors ranging from illicit drug use, soliciting sexual favors from minors and prostitutes and sexual harassment."

Yes there is a link showing a clip from their local Fox News affiliate, and for that I am sorry-- but they must have gotten the exclusive on the tape. Why no report from other major news network though?

I do note that doing a google search this is a story that many conservative blogs and websites are jumping on. Of course, they will-- anything that will look bad at Obama's DOJ or State Dept. but folks, really, this is not a right/left issue, this is a global issue, whistleblowers should have some rights to protect themselves.

[graham4anything]

1. of course, the rightwingers themselves could hire another Liddy to do it to create mischief

and dirty tricks.
Wouldn't put anything past BushPaulfamilyinc.

After all, in 2000, a federal court house was broken into by staffers of Tom DeLay and Bush's to create a situation that
hhurt the democratic party

[Octafish]

2. Whistleblower Says State Department Trying to Bully Her Into Silence

By John Hudson
ForeignPolicy blog, Monday, June 17, 2013

The State Department investigator who accused colleagues last week of using drugs, soliciting prostitutes, and having sex with minors says that Foggy Bottom is now engaged in an "intimidation" campaign to stop her.

Last week's leaks by Aurelia Fedenisn, a former State Department inspector general investigator, shined a light on alleged wrongdoing by U.S. officials around the globe. But her attorney Cary Schulman tells The Cable that Fedenisn has paid a steep price: "They had law enforcement officers camp out in front of her house, harass her children and attempt to incriminate herself."

Fedenisn's life changed dramatically last Monday after she handed over documents and statements to CBS News alleging that senior State Department officials "influenced, manipulated, or simply called off" several investigations into misconduct. The suppression of investigations was noted in an early draft of an Inspector General report, but softened in the final version.

Erich Hart, general counsel to the Inspector General, did not reply to a request for comment. State Department spokeswoman Jen Psaki said last week that "we hold all employees to the highest standards. We take allegations of misconduct seriously and we investigate thoroughly." She also announced that the department would request additional review by outside law enforcement officers on OIG inspection processes.

After the CBS News made inquiries to the State Department about the charges, Schulman says investigators from the State Department's Inspector General promptly arrived at Fedenisn's door. "They talked to both kids and never identified themselves," he said. "First the older brother and then younger daughter, a minor, asking for their mom's place of work and cell phone number ... They camped out for four to five hours."

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http://thecable.foreignpolicy.com/posts/2013/06/17/exclusive_whistleblower_says_state_department_trying_to_bully_her_into_silence

Sheesh. If we had an actual free press, enough people would know about this story for the PTB to do something about it.

[dixiegrrrrl]

4. I am wondering if Kerry has any real influence/impact on the State Dept.

There are enough news stories over the past few years that seem to show the Dept. has its own agenda.

[AllINeedIsCoffee]

3. Probably just a run-of-the-mill thief

Or a GOP Reichstag operation.