The Securities and Exchange Commission announced an award of over $50 million to joint whistleblowers whose information alerted SEC staff to violations that involved highly complex transactions and would have been difficult to detect without their information. The joint whistleblowers provided exemplary assistance to the SEC staff during the investigation, […]
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SEC Awards $40 Million to Two Whistleblowers
The Securities and Exchange Commission announced awards of approximately $40 million to two whistleblowers whose information and assistance contributed to the success of an SEC enforcement action. The first whistleblower, whose information caused the opening of the investigation and exposed difficult-to-detect violations, will receive an award of approximately $32 million. […]
SEC Bars Two Individuals from Whistleblower Award Program
In an unusual move, the SEC barred two individuals from the SEC’s whistleblower award program, each of whom filed hundreds of frivolous award applications. The bars were issued pursuant to the 2020 amendments to the Whistleblower Program Rules, which were designed to allow the whistleblower program to operate more effectively […]
Whistleblower’s Identity is Confidential but Receives $36 Million from the SEC
A whistleblower’s identity is confidential, and the SEC takes that confidentiality seriously. This is why the press releases about whistleblower awards are so thin on information. However, the SEC just announced an award of approximately $36 million to a whistleblower whose information and assistance significantly contributed to the success of […]
SEC Awards $11.5 Million to Two Whistleblowers
he Securities and Exchange Commission today announced awards of approximately $11.5 million to two whistleblowers whose information and assistance contributed to the success of an SEC enforcement action. The first whistleblower received an award of nearly $7 million, while the second whistleblower received more than $4.5 million. The larger award […]
SEC Surpasses $1 Billion in Awards to Whistleblowers with Two Awards Totaling $114 Million
The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced awards of approximately $110 million and $4 million to two whistleblowers whose information and assistance led to successful SEC and related actions. With these awards, the SEC’s whistleblower program has now paid more than $1 billion in awards to 207 whistleblowers, including over […]
SEC Issues Whistleblower Awards Totaling $2.6 Million
The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced awards of approximately $2.6 million to five whistleblowers who provided information and assistance in three separate enforcement proceedings. In the first order, the SEC awarded approximately $1.2 million to a whistleblower who provided valuable independent analysis based upon a complex algorithm the whistleblower […]
New Whistleblower Awards
The Securities and Exchange Commission announced awards of nearly $6 million to two whistleblowers who provided information and assistance in separate enforcement proceedings. In the first order, the SEC awarded more than $3.5 million to a whistleblower who reported valuable new information that caused the SEC to expand an existing […]
SEC Awards $3.5 Million to Whistleblowers in Two Enforcement Actions
The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced awards totaling more than $3.5 million to three individuals in two separate enforcement proceedings. In the first order, the SEC awarded approximately $2 million to a whistleblower whose information and assistance led to a successful SEC enforcement action. The whistleblower alerted SEC staff […]
SEC Issues Whistleblower Awards Totaling More Than $4 Million
The Securities and Exchange Commission announced awards of more than $4 million to four whistleblowers who provided information and assistance in two separate enforcement proceedings. In the first order, the SEC awarded more than $2 million to a whistleblower who provided valuable information that resulted in SEC staff initiating an […]
