Articles Posted in whistleblower award

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) announced on September 24, 2018 that it has awarded nearly $4 million to an overseas whistleblower. The overseas whistleblower provided a tip that led the SEC to open an investigation. Further, the overseas whistleblower’s assistance helped the SEC bring a successful enforcement action. This…

The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission announced that it has awarded more than $45 million to whistleblowers. This includes a recent $30 million award to a whistleblower, the largest single award in the program. A second whistleblower award of $70,000 is the first to be awarded to a resident of…