The story of a Wells Fargo whistleblower
A Napa Valley woman, it turns out, was an early Wells Fargo whistleblower. It didn’t go well for her. Here are excerpts from “As Wells Fargo scandal unfolds, St. Helena whistleblower recalls ordeal,” by Howard Yune, from the Napa Valley Register. http://napavalleyregister.com/news/local/as-wells-fargo-scandal-unfolds-st-helena-whistleblower-recalls-ordeal/article_dfeb4847-8463-53d8-bea3-6ec2446912df.html …One of those whistleblowers was Yesenia Guitron, who was fired from the company’s St. Helena branch in 2010 after less than two years on the job. She then unsuccessfully sued the bank in federal court for retaliatory behavior and discrimination. Now, as stories proliferate about sham accounts in relatives’ names, unneeded credit cards issued without customers’ knowledge, and … Continue reading →