He Refused $96,000 to Stay Silent. This Week, They Came for His Guns.

Dr. Rick Addante exposed taxpayer grant fraud at Florida Tech on James O’Keefe’s podcast. Now he has been served with a court order and stripped of his firearms — for telling the truth.

Dr. Rick Addante is a neuroscientist who worked with NASA. On James O’Keefe’s podcast, he revealed how Florida Institute of Technology’s president discussed keeping roughly $7 million in taxpayer grant money by “changing some words” to appear compliant with state rules.

Florida Tech terminated him and offered him $96,000 to stay quiet and never sue. He refused — “the truth is not for sale” — and now mows lawns to provide for his family.

This week, the retaliation escalated. Another Florida Tech professor had Addante served with a protection injunction. A judge ordered him to surrender his firearms and appear in court — though such orders require a threat, and Addante made none.

This is what happens to whistleblowers when no one stands behind them. OMG gave Rick a platform to tell the truth. Your gift makes sure the next truth-teller — maybe in your own community — is not left to face the retaliation alone.

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