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Thursday, April 25, 2024
Changes will Benefit Whistleblowers The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Office of the Whistleblower is a division of the Commission charged with protecting the rights of individuals who come forward with information regarding misconduct by public companies, accounting firms, and other persons and entities covered by the securities laws. […]
The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced two awards totaling more than $4 million to whistleblowers who provided information and assistance in two separate covered actions. In the first order, the SEC issued an award of approximately $2.6… Read the Full Press Release Have a securities law question? Call New […]
The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced an award of more than $13 million to a whistleblower whose information and assistance prompted the opening of an investigation and significantly contributed to the success of an SEC enforcement… Read the Full Press Release Have a securities law question? Call New York […]
The SEC has announced an award of nearly $5 million to a whistleblower who provided critical information and assistance that led to the success of a covered action. The whistleblower’s information helped the SEC to more quickly and efficiently bring an action that returned millions of dollars to harmed investors. […]
The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced awards totaling approximately $10.4 million to several whistleblowers who provided information and assistance in three separate covered actions. In the first order, the SEC issued awards totaling approximately $7.5 million to two whistleblowers. Both whistleblowers provided new and significant information during an existing […]
The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced awards of more than $12.5 million and $2.5 million to two whistleblowers whose information and assistance led to a successful SEC enforcement action. The first whistleblower alerted Commission staff to a fraudulent scheme and prompted the opening of an investigation. The second whistleblower’s […]
The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced an award of more than $2 million to a whistleblower who provided information that led to a successful related action by the U.S. Department of Justice. The whistleblower previously received an award for contributions to an SEC enforcement action based on the same […]
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, […]
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. […]
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 […]
