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John Barnett had worked for Boeing for 32 years, until his retirement in 2017.

In the days before his death, he had been giving evidence in a whistleblower lawsuit against the company.

Boeing said it was saddened to hear of Mr Barnett's passing. The Charleston County coroner confirmed his death to the BBC on Monday.

It said the 62-year-old had died from a "self-inflicted" wound on 9 March and police were investigating.

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[–] agent_flounder@lemmy.world 18 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Also found this article with more details but wtf is this website? I've never heard of it? Sketchy? Legit? I have no clue.

https://www.corporatecrimereporter.com/news/200/boeing-whistleblower-found-dead-in-charleston-after-break-in-depositions/

[–] Tobu@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago (1 children)

That site also has a 2019 interview with John Barnett. The site is named and the interview is quoted in today's Daily Mail article on the whistleblower's suspicious death.

So, corporate crime reporter appears legit; the whistleblower spoke with them in 2019, and his lawyer did write to them with details.

[–] agent_flounder@lemmy.world 1 points 2 years ago

Thanks. I didn't find much about CCR besides this:

https://archives.internetscout.org/r18210/corporate_crime_reporter

Published since 1986, the Corporate Crime Reporter is a legal newsletter that highlights recent news items about ongoing corporate crime prosecutions, along with featuring interviews with prominent attorneys who work in this rather intriguing field of law practice. The interview section is quite interesting as ...