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SEC Takes a Stand Against Companies Trying to Silence Whistleblowers - AGAIN!

Posted  09/19/23
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Last Friday (September 8), Monolith Resources agreed to pay $225,000 to settle Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) charges of using employee separation agreements that violated the SEC’s whistleblower protection rules.  It is just the latest in a continuous stream of SEC enforcement actions against companies trying to silence whistleblowers.  Monolith is a clean technology company headquartered in Lincoln,...

Tagged in: Securities Fraud,

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3M to Pay $6.5 Million for Foreign Bribery Charges

Posted  08/29/23
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On Friday (August 25), the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) announced that Minnesota-based global manufacturer 3M Company agreed to pay $6.5 million to settle SEC charges of violating the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA).  According to the SEC Order finalizing the settlement, the SEC found that employees of 3M's wholly-owned Chinese subsidiary provided improper consideration to Chinese officials of...

Tagged in: FCPA, Financial and Investment Fraud, Misrepresentations,

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SEC Awards $18 Million Whistleblower Award

Posted  08/25/23
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The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) announced today (August 25) a whistleblower award of $18 million "to a whistleblower whose information and assistance led to a successful SEC enforcement action."  Due to the agency's commitment to keeping the identity of its whistleblowers strictly confidential, it did not disclose who the whistleblower is, or the enforcement action to which the reward is tied. All we...

Tagged in: SEC Whistleblower Reward Program, Whistleblower Case, Whistleblower Rewards,

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SEC Awards $104 Million to Seven Whistleblowers

Posted  08/16/23
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Earlier this month (August 4), the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) announced its award of $104 million to seven whistleblowers "whose information and assistance led to a successful SEC enforcement action and related actions brought by another agency."  It follows a string of blockbuster awards under the SEC Whistleblower Program, which provides whistleblowers who provide information leading to a successful...

Tagged in: SEC Whistleblower Reward Program, Whistleblower Case, Whistleblower Rewards,

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SEC to Older Investors: "Never Stop Learning"

Posted  06/15/23
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Earlier this week, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) unveiled a public service campaign to help older investors protect themselves against securities fraud.  The campaign centers around a new TV spot called Never Stop Learning and several short and catchy informational videos highlighting various steps seniors and their caregivers should take to ward off fraud and safeguard retirement savings.  In all...

Tagged in: Financial and Investment Fraud, Securities Fraud,

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$279 Million SEC Whistleblower Remains a Mystery

Posted  05/31/23
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It is the largest award ever made to a whistleblower on record under any of the ever-expanding list of whistleblower rewards programs.  $279 million by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) "to a whistleblower whose information and assistance led to the successful enforcement of SEC and related actions."  That is pretty much all the SEC disclosed in announcing the award because of the agency's strong...

Tagged in: Fraud in CFTC-Regulated Markets, Importance of Whistleblowers, SEC Whistleblower Reward Program, Whistleblower Rewards,

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Top Ten Federal Financial and Healthcare Fraud Prison Sentences of 2022

Posted  02/2/23
Financial and healthcare fraud often can carry stiff monetary penalties for entities facing government enforcement, as shown on our other Top Ten Lists. Whistleblowers reporting wrongful conduct under one of the federal whistleblower reward laws sometimes find that criminal authorities are as interested in their allegations as civil enforcement agencies and authorities. Fraud can also result in criminal charges and...

Tagged in: Criminal Proceedings, Financial and Investment Fraud, Healthcare Fraud, Ponzi Schemes, Tax Fraud, Top 10, Visa Fraud,

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Top Ten SEC and CFTC Recoveries of 2022

Posted  02/1/23
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In 2022, the SEC and CFTC redoubled their efforts to preserve market integrity and shut down financial frauds.  Both in size and composition, the agencies’ major recoveries look quite different from a year prior.  2021 was all about crypto, with four of the top ten recoveries relating to crypto offerings or exchanges.  With the recent collapse of the crypto market—exposing some of the biggest frauds since the...

Tagged in: Accounting Fraud, Cryptocurrency, Financial and Investment Fraud, Fraud in CFTC-Regulated Markets, SEC Whistleblower Reward Program, Securities Fraud, Top 10,

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Top Ten Whistleblower Awards of 2022

Posted  02/1/23
2022 was a big year for whistleblowers, who once again recouped billions of government dollars and in turn received hundreds of millions in whistleblower rewards.  This year’s top rewards came from various government whistleblower programs, including the qui tam provisions of the federal False Claims Act, various state False Claims Act programs, and the Dodd-Frank SEC Whistleblower Program. Below is a...

Tagged in: FCA Federal, Importance of Whistleblowers, SEC Whistleblower Reward Program, Top 10, Whistleblower Rewards,

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Top Ten FCPA Recoveries of 2022

Posted  01/13/23
International Currency
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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