5 Whistleblowers Who Blew the Lid off Scams

Cheryl Eckard:
Another name on the list is that of Cheryl Eckard. Cheryl was GlaxoSmithKline’s quality control manager. In 2002 she discovered violations at the company's plant in Puerto Rico and reported the same to her bosses. But, instead of actions being taken she was fired in 2003 after repeatedly reporting problems to the company. Cheryl then went to the authorities and blew the whistle on the company’s wrongdoing and after a lengthy legal battle, the company was fined $750 million and had to clean up the problems at the factory. Eckard then won $96 million for blowing the whistle on the faulty drug manufacturing.

Eckard was quoted by AOL news, saying "You have to believe in your heart [that] this is the right thing. In my case, I was very, very concerned about patient safety.''

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