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'I’m not saying that I’m scared, but at the same time, I can’t put a blind eye to the reality of what could be,' says Spirit AeroSystems inspector Santiago Paredes.
A man blowing the whistle on manufacturing problems at a Boeing Company contractor says he’s constantly looking over his shoulder after two fellow whistleblowers also suing the company died under mysterious circumstances.
Spirit AeroSystems inspector Santiago Paredes told The Independent he doesn’t believe the conspiracy theories about assassins being hired by the airline, however, he says he’s still cautious.
“I don’t think so,” Paredes replied when asked if he thought anything nefarious occurred to the two whistleblowers who died in the past three months.
“But, you know, I’m always looking behind my mirror to make sure nobody’s car’s following me,” he added.
“I’m not saying that I’m scared, but at the same time, I can’t put a blind eye to the reality of what could be. I have to prepare myself for that,” Paredes stated.
Paredes spoke to The Independent shortly before attending a celebration of life ceremony for 45-year-old Joshua Dean, a former Boeing manager who’d called attention to issues with the company’s 737 Max airplanes.
Paredes is represented by Brian Knowles, the same attorney who represented Dean and deceased whistleblower John Barnett, asserting that his latter client was not suicidal.
Following Dean’s death, Knowles reportedly confided in Paredes that it “felt like we were in a battle and we were losing people.”
“I was in a place where I started to freak out about what we were doing – if it was even the right thing,” Paredes told The Independent. “It’s discouraging to lose people – not just friends, but friends who are with you in this battle.”
He added his mother’s also afraid for his safety, saying, “My mom has been scared… I’ve been like, ‘Nothing’s going to happen. It’s going to be all right. This is something I’ve got to do … somebody’s gotta do it.'”
The Independent writes Paredes had anonymously worked with Dean on a shareholder lawsuit last year, but he decided to go public following Dean’s death to continue highlighting problems with fuselage production.
Paredes went to CBS News earlier this month to expose how he was ordered to “play down” issues he noticed.
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