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CFTC Invites Qualified Goldman Sachs Whistleblowers to File Claims

The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) Whistleblower Office recently announced a Notice of Covered Action (NCA) related to a recent enforcement case involving Goldman Sachs. They are now accepting whistleblower Read More

Whistleblower Nets $20 Million from the SEC

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has a Whistleblower Program, which encourages insiders to provide tips regarding wrongdoing. Qualified whistleblowers may receive anywhere from ten to 30 percent of the Read More

SEC Considering Return to 30 Percent Awards for Corporate Whistleblowers

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) recently proposed some changes to its whistleblower program that could potentially affect compensation received by whistleblowers through the program. Under the current rules, whistleblowers Read More

One Possible Lasting Effect of #MeToo Movement: A Rise in Whistleblower Reports

Best Lawyers recently had a thoughtful article in its “All Rise” newsletter in which they tied a seeming increase in whistleblower reports (specifically SEC whistleblower reports) to the #MeToo movement Read More

SEC Considers Changes to Rules of its Whistleblower Program

On February 10, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission announced a pair of proposed changes to some of the rules that govern the agency’s successful whistleblower program. The proposed amendments are Read More

SEC Issues $600,000 Whistleblower Award

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) issued a $600,000 whistleblower award on Tuesday, February 22 to an individual who voluntarily submitted unique, credible information to the agency that led Read More

Proposed SEC Rule Could Damage Whistleblower Program

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) whistleblower program has been an undeniable success since its launch, leading to millions of dollars’ worth of awards to several dozen whistleblowers in that Read More

Do Disclosures to the SEC About Cybersecurity Qualify for Whistleblower Awards?

Since the establishment of the SEC’s Whistleblower Program in 2011, there have been some occasional questions as to the scope and limitations of the federal agency’s ability to grant awards Read More

Whistleblower Receives $5.5 Million Award for Providing Information to SEC

A recent corporate whistleblower who provided information to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) about an ongoing fraudulent scheme targeting investors received a $5.5 million award from the agency. Read More

Potential Exists for Whistleblower Awards for FCPA Tips

The $57 million that has been paid out in 26 whistleblower awards from the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) since its whistleblower protection program began has not included any Foreign Read More

SEC Whistleblower Program Gets Blowing

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) announced August 20, 2013 that it awarded more than $25,000 in total to three whistleblowers. The SEC reports that this payment was the first Read More

SEC’s Whistleblower Program Is Waiting to Blow a Big Payout

Stephen Cohen, associate director of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Office of the Whistleblower, spent the early part of the summer blowing his commission's whistle and promising big Read More

Whistleblowing at the Right Time for the SEC

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Office of the Whistleblower rejected a claim for an award earlier in the summer because it was not "original" under the SEC's whistleblower law. Read More

Whistleblower from 2005 Wins His Job Back

Scott Teutscher worked for the Riverside County Sheriff's Association (RSA) from 1999 until he was dismissed in 2005. Beginning in 2002, the Riverside Sheriff's Association Legal Defense Trust covered the Read More

2012: What a Year to Blow Your Whistle

Despite reports of a federal government crackdown on leaks and whistleblowers, a review of the amount of whistleblower settlements in 2012 will blow your mind. Across all business disciplines and Read More

Life After Whistleblowing

When corporate executives, government employees, or simple truck drivers decide to report regulatory violations or illegal activity, they assume serious risks of loss of livelihood, alienation of friends and even Read More

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