UBS bank executives ordered some of its employees to destroy all of their computer files related to customers with offshore accounts in Switzerland. But one employee, Stephanie Gibaud, refused to destroy evidence. UBS responded by trying to fire her during the 2008 financial crisis. The French government intervened, but UBS was successful in harassing and intimidating her and in isolating her professionally. On this episode of The Whistleblowers, John Kiriakou will speak with Gibaud about her book, "The Woman Who Knew Too Much."

The United States has been home to countless banking scandals over the decades. On the Whistleblowers, John Kiriakou has spoken to numerous whistleblowers who have told us about money laundering, income tax evasion, and illegal offshoring of assets. But sometimes the good guys actually win. Bill Black is an associate professor of economics and author of “The Best Way to Rob a Bank is to Own One.”

Sam Bankman-Fried, the founder of FTX and the cofounder of Alameda Research is about to begin his trial for fraud. A year ago, Forbes ranked the 31-year-old as the 41st richest American and the 60th richest person in the world with a net worth of some $26 billion. Some called him a genius, and many analysts lauded his abilities sin quantitative research. But it turns out it was all a fraud. On the episode of the Whistleblowers, John Kiriakou speaks with author and Professor Bill Black about the curious case of SBF and the greed behind the banking industry.

Rosa Serrano, was convicted of Medicaid fraud in the state of Texas. Rosa was the owner and sole employee of a small company that made eyeglass lenses. She was accused of over-billing Medicaid, charged with fraud, and found guilty at trial. As you might imagine, there are cases like this across the United States every single day, and they are rarely noteworthy. But this case had it all: Jurors who couldn’t speak or understand English, ineffective attorneys, questionable jurisdiction, and an incompetent judge that just wanted to get the whole thing over with. On this episode of the Whistleblowers, John Kiriakou speaks with Rosa Serrano about her prison sentence and how she never stopped protesting her innocence.

From JRE Episode #2016 with Patrick Bet David (8/3/23)