The term whistleblower is thought to originate from Victorian England, where, when a crime was committed, the policemen would blow a whistle while chasing the criminals to alert the public of the crime. Today, much like those historic figures, modern whistleblowers who spot misconduct “blow the whistle” and alert the public of the threat.
An illegal alien who murdered a whistleblower for exposing an unlawful hiring scheme in Georgia has been sentenced to life in federal prison without parole. An April 10 press release by the U.S. [.]