The church did not respond to detailed questions from The Post about the complaint and said in a statement Monday that it does not discuss specific financial transactions. On Tuesday, after the first version of this story was published, the church said it takes seriously its responsibility to care for members’ donations. Washington Post online article 17th December 2019, ‘Mormon Church Has Misled Members on $100 Billion Tax-Exempt Investment Fund, Whistleblower Alleges’
Julian is in the harshest prison in the UK; he’s not serving a sentence. And the US want to put him in prison for 175 years, about publishing to the truth about the Iraq and Afghan wars The Imprisonment of Julian Assange, wife, Al Jazeera 25.00, 2023
These publications were a game-changer. This really opened the eyes of the public to what was going on. ibid.
In 2019 the US charged him with publishing classified materials and has been fighting to extradite him. ibid. commentary
Assange was dragged out of the embassy and arrested by British police on a US extradition request in 2019. ibid.
In April 2010 the most shocking vision to come of the war in Iraq was published by Wikileaks. The US Army video filmed in 2007 showed a group of men, almost all unarmed, being gunned down in a Baghdad street by an American Apache helicopter. The title given to the video – Collateral Murder – marked the launch of a highly politicised agenda for Wikileaks driven by the website’s founder Julian Assange. Four Corners: Wikileaks: The Forgotten Man, ABC 2012
Just seven weeks later Private Bradley Manning, an army intelligence analyst based in Baghdad, was arrested and charged with leaking the video. ibid.
After the cables were published, Private Manning was charged with 22 offences, including the charge of aiding the enemy, a capital offence. ibid.
Julian Assange has become one of the most influential and divisive figures of our time. A martyr for free speech and freedom of information to some, a reckless anarchist to others. Four Corners: The US v Julian Assange, Youtube 45.57, ABC 2019
In the 2016 campaign … the publication of thousands of emails stolen from senior figures in the Democratic National Committee was enthusiastically embraced by candidate Donald Trump. Now as president Trump has flipped. ibid.
Few people have had an impact on this century quite like Julian Assange. And few have been as polarising. To some he’s a principle champion of free speech. To others he’s an irresponsible anarchist. Assange has sparked fierce debate. Four Corners: Hero or Villain: The Prosecution of Julian Assange, Youtube 46.27, ABC 2019
He’s now facing espionage charges and could spend the rest of his life in jail. ibid.
We look at how he has harnessed the power of the digital era and ask the question, Is Assange a hero or a villain? ibid.
The footage showed an attack on a group of men by US Apache helicopters. 12 people including 2 Reuters news staff were killed. 2 children were injured. ibid.
The collateral murder video changed everything … The source of the video was Bradley [Chelsea] Manning. ibid.
This is a story about a parallel universe where the super-rich hide eye-watering amounts of money around the world. Four Corners: The Pandora Papers: How the World of Offshore Finance is Still Flourishing, Youtube 42.33, ABC 2021
A global network of trusts and shell companies based in tax havens. ibid.
Australia has become a prime destination for them to stash their cash. ibid.
Troy Stolz is a gambling industry whistleblower who knows his time is running out [cancer]. Four Corners: High Stakes ABC 2023
‘They didn’t want to stop the money laundering.’ ibid.
For decades ClubsNSW has been one of Australia’s most influential lobby groups notorious for attacking its critics. ibid.
Troy Stolz exposed secrets of the club industry emboldening other insiders to speak out. ibid.
Boeing whistleblowers have said that anybody who reported a problem at the South Carolina plant was either fired or let go or moved on. Downfall: The Case Against Boeing, 2022
There are a bunch of nefarious characters. There’s always something going on: power, politics, money, corruption in the darker recesses of the game. A Game of Secrets, dude, Netflix 2022
He just found the weakest point … 18 million documents, emails, contracts, spreadsheets ... A window on society that was not meant to be opened … Who is the puppet-master behind these revelations? ibid. comments
Someone was posting confidential documents they had obtained. ibid.
Welcome to Football Leaks: This project aims to disclose the hidden part of football. It’s time to say enough it enough. ibid. caption
We were facing colossal fraud. I knew that the material we had was explosive. ibid. journalist
Referees who were at the service of Benfica. ibid. on TV
An element of tax evasion linked to some of the world’s best players. ibid.
Ronaldo agrees to pay 19 million Euros fine to settle tax fraud case. ibid. Guardian online
FIFA Probe Pogba Deal: Following Sportsmail revelation of shocking £41m payment to his agent. ibid. headline
Doyen Sports: Illegal activities … ‘It was the Wolf of Wall Street invading football.’ ibid. headline 15th December 2015
Football Leaks paints Manchester City as money grubbing cheaters. ibid. ESPN online
The Superleague project did materialise. ibid. man
Free Rui Pinto. ibid. protest banner