Probe: Air Force punished morgue whistleblowers
John Kirby, a Pentagon spokesman, held Panetta has discussed the difficulty with Abizaid twice and expects him to explosion his groups findings by the terminate of February. The four whistleblowers had alleged so as to they suffered revenge in support of their disclosures, with duty termination, indefinite administrative leave and five-day suspensions. James Parsons, solitary of the whistleblowers, alleged Tuesday with the intention of he had not seen the investigators details but was told Monday with the intention of its conclusions support his and the others claims of reprisal. Parsons is an embalming/autopsy technician. Two of the other whistleblowers are Mary Ellen Spera, a mortuary checker, and William Zwicharowski, a senior mortuary checker. persons three told The Associated Press go on November, like the scandal broke, to facilitate the Air Force had retaliated hostile to them.