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DOJ Expands Whistleblower Rewards to Include Immigration Violations

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Since May 12, when the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) announced policy changes to the Corporate Whistleblower Awards Pilot Program (CWAP), employers now face increased scrutiny and potential risks due to the DOJ’s recent...more

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Drop a Dime, Get a Dollar: DOJ's Antitrust Division and U.S. Postal Service Unveil Whistleblower Program

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On July 8, 2025, the Department of Justice ("DOJ") and the U.S. Postal Service ("USPS") announced a Whistleblower Rewards Program that will provide financial incentives to individuals who report antitrust crimes and related...more

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DOJ Antitrust Unit Launches Whistleblower Rewards Program

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The U.S. Department of Justice, Antitrust Division (DOJ) has announced a new initiative aimed at enhancing the detection and prosecution of antitrust violations. ...more

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Customs Fraud Investigations Will Be a DOJ Area of Focus

On May 12, 2025, Department of Justice (DOJ) Criminal Chief Matthew Galeotti issued a memorandum addressing the “Fight Against White-Collar Crime.” The memorandum lists several priorities for white-collar criminal...more

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Is SEC Whistleblower Program Topping Out?

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Since its establishment more than a dozen years ago, the SEC’s whistleblower program has grown substantially — in terms of the number of whistleblower tips received by the SEC, as well as the number and dollar amount of...more

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Whistle While You Work: Are You Ready for the ADGM’s New Protection Regulations?

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On 5 July 2024, the Abu Dhabi Global Market (ADGM) brought into force enhanced protections for whistleblowers. Under the Whistleblower Protection Regulations 2024 (the “Protection Regulations”), ADGM employers must implement...more

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False Claims Act: 2024 Year in Review

Bradley’s Government Enforcement and Investigations Practice Group is pleased to present the False Claims Act: 2024 Year in Review, our annual review of significant False Claims Act (FCA) cases, developments and trends. ...more

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Turning the SEC Enforcement Results into Opportunity: Historic Penalties Signal a Compliance Shift

The SEC’s fiscal year 2024 enforcement results signal a pivotal moment for U.S. capital markets. Despite a 26% decline in the total number of enforcement actions compared to 2023 (sitting at a total of 583 for this year), the...more

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DOJ Stresses AI Risk and Whistleblower Protection in Revised Corporate Compliance Guidance

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On Monday, September 23, DOJ’s Criminal Division announced updates to its guidance for evaluating corporate compliance programs (“ECCP”). Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney General Nicole Argentieri also delivered remarks...more

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SEC’s Focus on Whistleblower Protection Practices Continues

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On September 9, 2024, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) announced that it settled charges against seven public companies for alleged violations of Securities Exchange Act Rule 21F-17. According to the SEC,...more

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U.K. Parliament Giving Whistleblower Protections a Fresh Review

Recent legislative developments in the United Kingdom, public remarks from the new director of the UK Serious Fraud Office (SFO), and recent parliamentary hearings on the Post Office Horizon scandal put a spotlight on...more

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SEC Enforcement Targets Anti-Whistleblower Practices in Financial Firm's Release Agreements With Retail Clients

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As the year gets underway, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC or Commission) is continuing its ongoing enforcement efforts to target anti-whistleblower practices by pursuing a broader range of entities and...more

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Words Matter: Three Key Steps to Mitigate SEC Enforcement Risks Relating to Whistleblower Carveout Language

Since 2015, the SEC has brought nearly two dozen enforcement actions for violations of the whistleblower protection rules under Rule 21F-17(a) against employers for actions taken to impede reporting to the SEC. The bulk of...more

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Luxembourg Transposes EU Whistleblower Protection Law

On January 12, 2022, Luxembourg’s Minister of Justice submitted to the country’s legislature Bill 7945, which transposes Directive (EU) 2019/1937, otherwise known as the Whistleblower Protection Directive (“Directive”). The...more

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The False Claims Act: The Risks of Doing Business with the U.S. Government

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The False Claims Act (FCA) was passed by Congress during the Civil War to punish defense contractors for fraud. Under the FCA, a government contractor who submits fraudulent invoices or induces the government to grant a...more

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Seven Steps to Address Trade Secret Misappropriation by Whistleblowers

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“The immunity provision of the Defend Trade Secrets Act creates serious risk for companies: A whistleblower could expose a company to civil and criminal penalties stemming from the company’s alleged misconduct and...more

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New EU Whistleblowing Directive – what UK financial services firms need to know

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On 7 October 2019, the Council of the European Union formally adopted a new Directive on the protection of persons who report breaches of Union law. The Directive was published in the Official Journal of the European Union on...more

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SEC Brings Second Whistleblower Retaliation Case

The SEC has brought its second case for retaliation against a whistleblower against International Game Technology. According to the SEC, the whistleblower, a director of an IGT division, started working at IGT in 2008 and...more

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Illinois Jury Found Nursing Home Liable For $28.1 Million In Whistleblower Case Alleging Substandard Care And Resident Abuse

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An Illinois district court jury in United States v. Momence Meadows Nursing Center, Inc. recently issued a verdict on February 11, 2013 imposing $28.1 million in civil penalties on the operators of a nursing home. The nursing...more

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