Jeffrey Stephen Wigand ( ; born December 17, 1942) is an American biochemist and whistleblower. He is a former vice president of research and development at Brown & Williamson in Louisville, Kentucky, who worked on the development of reduced-harm cigarettes and in 1996 blew the whistle on ...
News about Jeffrey Wigand, including commentary and archival articles published in The New York Times.
Twenty years after its interview with Big Tobacco insider Jeffrey Wigand almost didn't air, 60 Minutes reflects on an important moment in journalism
Jeffrey Wigand, a chemist, claimed his life was threatened when he leaked documents about... Last year, whistleblower cases asserting unprofessional standards in financial services rose by...
Stephen M. Kohn ; Siri Turner ; Jane Turner ; Dr. Tommie "Toni" Savage ; Sen. Charles Grassley ; Sen. Ron Wyden ; María de los Ángeles Estrada ; Carlos G. Guerrero Orozco ; Austin Handle ; Ed Pierson
Whistleblowers are undoubtedly the heroes we need in this society. They have brought out some of the most unbelievable truths in front of the world. Although society essentially runs on the back of the common mass, the "sensitive" information remains hidden from them. From unethical practices to financial scandals, the general public always lies on the receiving end. Whistleblowers help balance the status quo of information exchange by exposing these sensational affairs. A recent whistleblower c...
Jeffrey Wigand on 60 Minutes, February 4, 1996 ; Mike Wallace, CBS 60 Minutes correspondent Dr. Jeffrey S. Wigand, Former B&W executive Gordon Smith, Brown and Williamson attorney Mike Moore, Attorney General of Mississippi Thomas Sandefur, former President/CEO B&W Merrell Williams, former paralegal for B&W law firm [shown only on camera] Dr. Stanton Glantz, Professor of Medicine, University of California Medical Center, San Francisco Kendrick Wells, assistant general counsel,formerly staff atto...
Jeffrey Wigand, tobacco industry whistleblower. Sherron Watkins, Enron whistleblower. Frank Serpico, former New York City police officer who fought police corruption. Their stories are...
Jeffrey Wigand is at the center of an epic multi-billion-dollar struggle that reaches from Capitol Hill to the hallowed journalistic halls of CBS’s 60 Minutes. Marie Brenner investigates.
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