I think The 1A or The Takeaway had an interview with a whistleblower from the 1990s. The government tried to prosecute him multiple times but the courts said he did nothing wrong yet he still can't get a job in his field. Apparently this is a typical outcome.
I have not heard of firing individuals, and their family, for testifying after a case had been opened. Please tell me this isn't standard practice. That seems like crime boss intimidation tactics.
@tigzikk yup, that's pretty much the gist of it