In the UK, it has not historically been part of the fabric of our legal and regulatory system to pay whistleblowers who provide evidence to authorities who are investigating potential breaches of law or regulation....more
9/10/2024
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Historically, successful white-collar prosecutions often turn on the government’s ability to identify “insiders” with firsthand knowledge of the alleged criminal scheme, who opt to cooperate with prosecutors in exchange for...more
8/7/2024
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On December 14, 2020, the Securities and Exchange Commission announced an award of more than $300,000 to a whistleblower who uncovered potential securities law violations in connection with audit-related responsibilities. The...more
The Securities and Exchange Commission has issued a reminder that when the business world returns to standard operations, enforcement actions will have a stinging bite. On April 16th the Commission announced that it will...more
The SEC’s most recent whistleblower awards highlight the importance of internal reporting to a company’s compliance program and especially how a company investigates and responds to such reports. On May 24, 2019, the SEC...more
On March 6, 2019, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) issued an Enforcement Advisory that applies to companies and individuals not registered with the CFTC that voluntarily disclose violations of the Commodities...more
On November 15, 2018, the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) released its annual report to Congress (“Report”) on the Dodd-Frank Whistleblower Program (the “Program”), under which eligible whistleblowers may receive...more
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (“CFTC” or “Commission”) recently announced two awards to whistleblowers under its Whistleblower Program pursuant to the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of...more
In the course of one week, the United States Securities and Exchange Commission announced awards to three whistleblowers totaling more than $20 million under the Dodd-Frank Whistleblower Program.
On November 30, the SEC...more
On July 25, 2017, the SEC announced another whistleblower award – this one for almost $2.5 million. What sets this award apart from earlier awards is its recipient – “an employee of a domestic government agency.” The Order...more
In the past two weeks, the United States Securities and Exchange Commission announced the first two awards it has granted to whistleblowers under the Trump administration.
On April 25, 2017, the SEC announced an award of...more
Wednesday, the Department of Justice (DOJ) announced that 2016 was its third highest recovery year in False Claims Act (FCA) history. According to the press release, “DOJ obtained more than $4.7 billion in settlements and...more
On November 15, 2016, the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) released its annual report to Congress on the Dodd-Frank Whistleblower Program (the “Program”). As noted in prior reports, the past year has been historic...more
On November 14, 2016, the United States Securities and Exchange Commission announced an award of at least $20 million to a whistleblower for providing information that initiated a successful investigation and enforcement...more
On Wednesday September 28, 2016, the SEC announced Jane Norberg as the new chief of the SEC’s Office of the Whistleblower. Ms. Norberg said: “It has been an honor serving in the roles of deputy and acting chief and working...more
The Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) recently announced that two companies agreed to pay penalties of more than $500,000, combined, for illegally requiring employees to waive their rights to monetary awards from the...more
On June 9, 2016, the United States Securities and Exchange Commission announced its second largest award under the agency’s Dodd-Frank Whistleblower Program. This is the largest such award issued since the SEC issued a $30...more
In the past week, the SEC has issued two multimillion dollar awards to whistleblowers. The announcement of two significant awards in quick succession suggests that the “significant uptick” in in the number of tips noted by...more
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (“CFTC”) recently announced the largest ever award under its Whistleblower Program created by the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2010. The whistleblower...more
On Tuesday, March 8, 2016, in conjunction with announcing a recent $2 million whistleblower award, Sean McKessey, Chief of the Office of the Whistleblower, stated that the SEC continues to see “a significant uptick” in the...more
Last week, the SEC announced an award of $700,000 to a company outsider who conducted a “detailed analysis” resulting in a successful SEC enforcement action. In a press release, Andrew Ceresney, director of the SEC’s Division...more