Boca Raton, Florida – May 22, 2015 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) – Silver Law Group and David Chase, P.A. (securitieswhistleblowerattorneys.com) are working together to form a team of experienced lawyers who represent Wall Street insiders and others with potential knowledge of violations of the federal securities laws which may lead to a…
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Whistleblower Award for Compliance Officer
On April 22, 2015, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) announced it had granted a whistleblower with a significant award. The award related to information that a compliance officer provided to the SEC that resulted in a successful enforcement action. The amount awarded to the whistleblower by the SEC as…
OFFICER OF COMPANY GRANTED WHISTLEBLOWER AWARD
On March 2, 2015, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) announced that it had awarded between $475,000 and $575,000 to a former corporate officer for reporting securities fraud. Pursuant to law, the SEC keeps confidential the identity of the whistleblower, as well as information that may reveal his or her…
What is a Whistleblower?
According to a recent Wall Street Journal story, more than 6,500 people have offered confidential information to the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) Whistleblower Program. The SEC established the whistleblower office in mid-2011 to allow the public to report violations of the federal securities laws. Pursuant to Dodd-Frank, the SEC…