Format: (eBook)
ISBN 13: 9781634134194
Publisher: Desert Tortoise Publishing, LLC
Publication Date: 04/28/2015

Growing up in the shadow of the Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL) the author, Chuck Montano, was thrilled to land a job there. But he never imagined the dangerous world he was about to enter.

Los Alamos: A Whistleblower’s Diary is a shocking account of foul play, theft and abuse at our nation’s premier nuclear R&D installation, where those who dare to question pay with their careers and, potentially, their lives.

This first-of-its-kind exposé ventures past LANL's armed guards and security fences to chronicle persistent efforts to prevent hidden truths from surfacing in the wake of headline-grabbing events, as in the mysterious death of the lab's second-in-command, following a derailed fraud investigation, on the eve of congressional hearings . . . a cover-up rooted in arrogance, omissions and lies.

Seventy years after its inception, the secret science colony on “the Hill” remains largely unaccountable to anyone. The author reveals, in terrifying detail, that this is no accident.

Chuck Montano began his 40-year career, as a professional auditor and investigator, with the US Comptroller of the Currency, before becoming a University of California employee stationed at the Los Alamos National Laboratory in Northern New Mexico. From 2007-2009 he served as director of fraud and special audits for the NM State Auditor.