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Top Ten Whistleblower Recoveries for 2023

Posted  01/22/24
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2023 was another big year for whistleblowers, helping the government recover billions of dollars in dozens of fraud enforcement actions.  As usual, virtually all these whistleblower-prompted recoveries were under the government's three primary whistleblower rewards programs -- the False Claims Act, the SEC Whistleblower Program, and the CFTC Whistleblower Program.  Successful whistleblowers under each of these...

Tagged in: CFTC Whistleblower Reward Program, FCA Federal, SEC Whistleblower Reward Program, Top 10, Whistleblower Case, Whistleblower Rewards,

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Top Ten SEC and CFTC Whistleblower Awards for 2023

Posted  01/16/24
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It was a relatively quiet year for the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) in their payout of whistleblower awards under their respective whistleblower programs.  Under the SEC Program and CFTC Program -- both enacted under the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act -- whistleblowers who provide information that leads to a successful government...

Tagged in: CFTC Whistleblower Reward Program, Fraud in CFTC-Regulated Markets, SEC Whistleblower Reward Program, Securities Fraud, Top 10, Whistleblower Case, Whistleblower Rewards,

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CFTC Makes $18 Million Whistleblower Award

Posted  10/13/23
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Yesterday (October 12), the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) announced an $18 million whistleblower award.  The agency did not disclose the identity of the whistleblower or the associated enforcement action.  It never does.  The CFTC maintains strict confidentiality over its whistleblowers.  All we know is the whistleblower "provided detailed information and assistance," that "was significant in amount...

Tagged in: CFTC Whistleblower Reward Program, Fraud in CFTC-Regulated Markets, Whistleblower Rewards,

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CFTC Awards $15 Million to Two Whistleblowers

Posted  09/20/23
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Yesterday (September 19), the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) announced its award of $15 million to two whistleblowers.  Keeping to its commitment of protecting the identity of its whistleblowers, we do not know who the whistleblowers are or the enforcement actions to which the rewards relate.  All we know is the whistleblowers "provided significant information and assistance that led the CFTC to bring...

Tagged in: CFTC Whistleblower Reward Program, Whistleblower Case,

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Grassley Leads Bipartisan Effort to Shore Up CFTC Whistleblower Program

Posted  07/28/23
On Wednesday (July 26), Senator Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) announced his bipartisan charge to adopt legislation to strengthen the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) Whistleblower Program.  This is the program that both encourages and protects individuals for coming forward with information relating to potential violations of the Commodities Exchange Act and rewards them with up to 30 percent of any government...

Tagged in: CFTC Whistleblower Reward Program, Fraud in CFTC-Regulated Markets,

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CFTC Whistleblower Alert: Whistleblowers Wanted Relating to Misconduct in Carbon Markets

Posted  06/22/23
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On Tuesday, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) issued a Whistleblower Alert calling for help in identifying fraud or manipulation in the carbon markets.  The CFTC is the principal federal watchdog for fraud involving the commodities markets.  Under the CFTC Whistleblower Program, those who voluntarily provide information that leads to a successful CFTC enforcement action are entitled to an award of up...

Tagged in: CFTC Whistleblower Reward Program, Fraud in CFTC-Regulated Markets, Whistleblower Eligibility,

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Top Ten FCPA Recoveries of 2022

Posted  01/13/23
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In recent years, the United States government has recovered billions of dollars going after companies that bribe foreign officials in order to further their business interests, a practice that violates the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA). Two principal United States government agencies, the Department of Justice and the Securities and Exchange Commission, investigate and prosecute FCPA violations. Whistleblowers...

Tagged in: CFTC Whistleblower Reward Program, Criminal Proceedings, FCPA, Financial and Investment Fraud, SEC Whistleblower Reward Program, Top 10,

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Fiscal Year 2022 Sets New Records for CFTC Whistleblower Program

Posted  11/28/22
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Fiscal year 2022 was sure to be a record-breaking year for the Commodity Futures Trading Commission Whistleblower Reward Program, as it started with a $200 million whistleblower award – an award so large that Congressional intervention was needed.  The CFTC Whistleblower Program’s annual report to Congress for Fiscal Year 2022 confirms this, reporting more than $203 million in total awards. Created by the

Tagged in: CFTC Whistleblower Reward Program, Financial and Investment Fraud, Fraud in CFTC-Regulated Markets, Statistics,

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Top Ten SEC and CFTC Recoveries of 2021

Posted  01/7/22
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As we recently detailed, 2021 proved to be a blockbuster year for whistleblowers under the CFTC and SEC Whistleblower Programs.  Seven of the ten largest whistleblower awards of 2021 were made to SEC and CFTC whistleblowers, including a massive $200 million CFTC award that was roughly twice as large as all prior CFTC awards combined.  In total, the SEC paid more awards—both in total dollars and individual...

Tagged in: Accounting Fraud, CFTC Whistleblower Reward Program, Cryptocurrency, Financial and Investment Fraud, Financial Institution Fraud, Fraud in CFTC-Regulated Markets, Misrepresentations, Money Laundering, Regulatory Violations, SEC Whistleblower Reward Program, Securities Fraud, Top 10,

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Top Ten Whistleblower Awards of 2021

Posted  01/6/22
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2021 was another banner year for whistleblowers, who once again collectively recovered billions of dollars for the government and hundreds of millions of dollars in whistleblower rewards under the various government whistleblower programs.  This includes awards under the qui tam provisions of the federal False Claims Act and various state False Claims Act programs.  It includes awards under the Dodd-Frank SEC...

Tagged in: Anti-Kickback and Stark, Auto Safety, CFTC Whistleblower Reward Program, FCA Federal, FCA State, Financial and Investment Fraud, Financial Institution Fraud, Healthcare Fraud, Importance of Whistleblowers, Medical Billing Fraud, Medicare, SEC Whistleblower Reward Program, Securities Fraud, Top 10, Whistleblower Case, Whistleblower Rewards,

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