1:59:02
The most recent trouble
for Wigand occurred here--
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And in local news,
WLKO, Louisville,
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has gained access
to a 500-page dossier...
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on former Brown &Williamson
research head, Jeffrey Wigand,
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detailing charges of shoplifting
and failing to pay child support.
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Wigand is currently teaching
chemistry and Japanese...
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at the
DuPont ManuaI High School.
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Maria.
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[Ticking]
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[Wallace] Thousands of documents
from inside the tobacco industry...
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have surfaced
over the past year.
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Documents that
appear to confirm...
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what a former
U.S. surgeon general...
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and the current head of the Food and
Drug Administration have been saying.
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We learned of a tobacco insider
who could tell us...
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whether or not the tobacco industry
has been leveling with the public.
2:00:00
That insider was formerly...
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a highly-placed executive
with a tobacco company.
2:00:05
But we cannot broadcast what critical
information about tobacco,
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addiction and public health
he might be able to offer.
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Why? Because he had to sign
a confidentiality agreement...
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with the tobacco company
he worked for.
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The management of CBS
has told us...
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that knowing
he had that agreement...
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if we were to broadcast
an interview with him,
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CBS could be faced with
a multi-billion dollar lawsuit.
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The fact is, we are not allowed
ewen to mention his name...
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or the name of the company
he worked for.
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And, of course, we cannot
show you his face.
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And your confidentiality
agreement with-- [ Beep ]
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- Is still in force?
- [ Voice Over] Yes, it is.
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So what are they gonna do?
Sue you for making this appearance?
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[Voice Ower]
I would bet on it.
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[Wallace] The former executive
has reason to bet on being sued,
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for major cigarette
manufacturers--