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Ernie Fitzgerald
fitzgeraldernie Ernie Fitzgerald blew the whistle on billions of dollars in cost overruns at the Department of Defense and was illegally fired by President Nixon.  Mr. Fitzgerald's  landmark federal whistleblower case resulted in his reinstatement and effectually led to the passage of amendments to the False Claims Act in 1986.                                                       
Tags: False Claims/Qui Tam, Government Ethics, Government Oversight, Whistleblower Law, Whistleblower Protection