Two whistleblowers who notified the Securities & Exchange Commission about misconduct that occurred outside of the US were rewarded by the agency today. The SEC announced that it has awarded $5M to these two overseas whistleblowers. Their information about the misconduct supported several allegations that led to an enforcement action.…
The SEC’s Office of the Whistleblower recently awarded two individuals a total of $2.9M in payments after alerting investigators to improper conduct in two separate cases. In a press release dated February 19, 2021, the SEC announced two awards: The first case led to a $2.2 million whistleblower award after…
Scott Silver, Silver Law Group’s managing partner and publisher of www.secwhistleblowerlawyers.net, represented an SEC whistleblower in a $1.8 million award for providing critical information that helped the SEC recover millions of dollars for investors. Scott Silver represented the whistleblower with Boca Raton attorney James Sallah. Both attorneys were recently interviewed…
On January 1st, 2021, Congress voted to amend the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934 (Exchange Act), enacting into law the following provisions: The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) now has statutory authority to seek disgorgement in civil enforcement actions in federal district court; The statute of limitations in certain…
On December 1, 2020, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) announced that two whistleblowers had been awarded over $6 million for providing information and assistance that led to a successful enforcement action. The SEC’s press release called the whistleblowers’ assistance substantial and stated that they provided it to the SEC…
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) announced that whistleblower awards totaling almost $3M had been paid to five people who provided information to the commission that led to three different enforcement actions. Orders Determining Whistleblower Claim The first order awarded $1.8 million to one whistleblower who “provided information that would…
On November 5, 2020, the SEC (Securities and Exchange Commission) put out a press release announcing that two separate whistleblowers were awarded a total of $4.3 million. The Commission awarded over $3.6 million to one whistleblower for “providing important information that alerted the Commission to misconduct abroad.” The release states…
On October 29, 2020, the SEC (Securities and Exchange Commission) announced that it had awarded more than $10M to a whistleblower who provided original information that prompted an investigation. A press release on the award stated that the whistleblower provided “substantial, ongoing assistance to SEC staff throughout the investigation.” The…
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) announced that it has awarded over $1.1 million to a whistleblower whose “independent analysis led the staff to look at new conduct during an ongoing investigation.” Analysts, researchers and individuals who conduct their own independent analysis of publicly available information and identify violations of…
On November 3, 2020, the SEC (Securities and Exchange Commission) announced in a press release that it had awarded more than $28 million to a whistleblower who “provided significant information that aided the SEC in bringing a successful enforcement action.” The SEC protects whistleblowers’ confidentiality and does not reveal identifying…