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May 17, 2021

The SEC made an award of $750,000 to one whistleblower and $3.75 million to a second whistleblower based on findings that they provided information that assisted SEC staff in related civil and criminal proceedings against a company and individual.  The first individual provided information relevant to the action against the individual only, but did so more than five years after learning of the violation.  The second individual, who received a larger award, was originally denied any award by the SEC, but, upon reconsideration, the SEC concluded that they had voluntarily provided information to the Commission prior to being contacted by the Commission.  Three other claimants were denied awards.  SEC

Tagged in: Financial and Investment Fraud, Multiple Whistleblowers and First-to-File, SEC Whistleblower Reward Program, Whistleblower Rewards,

May 17, 2021

Two whistleblowers were awarded a total of $27 million, with the SEC finding that the information they jointly and voluntarily provided aided an enforcement action which resulted in the return of millions of dollars to harmed investors, even through most of the information the individuals provided was already known the SEC from other sources. The two individuals had also reported their concerns internally and met in-person with SEC staff over the course of two days. SEC

Tagged in: Financial and Investment Fraud, Multiple Whistleblowers and First-to-File, SEC Whistleblower Reward Program, Whistleblower Rewards,

May 12, 2021

The SEC made a whistleblower award of $3.6 million to an individual who provided new information that resulted in the opening of an SEC investigation directly based on that information, and provided ongoing assistance to the Commission during the course of the investigation.  At the same time, the SEC denied a whistleblower award to a second individual who submitted information regarding the company in the same covered action, finding that the information provided by the second claimant did not significantly contribute to the success of the Covered Action.  SEC

Tagged in: Financial and Investment Fraud, SEC Whistleblower Reward Program, Whistleblower Rewards,

May 10, 2021

Two whistleblowers received a total of $22 million in awards from the SEC with respect to settled administrative proceedings against unidentified parties including a financial services firm.  The first whistleblower, whose tip initiated the SEC's investigation, was awarded $18 million.  The second whistleblower, whose tip was submitted several years later, was awarded $4 million.  Both whistleblowers challenged the SEC's preliminary determination of award, and the SEC's final order concludes that the first whistleblower, who suffered hardships while attempting to remedy the situation, was the main source of information for the Commission and provided extensive and ongoing assistance during the investigation.  While the second whistleblower provided important additional information as a percipient witness, the Commission also noted that the second whistleblower delayed reporting for several years after becoming aware of the wrongdoing.  SEC

Tagged in: Financial and Investment Fraud, SEC Whistleblower Reward Program, Whistleblower Rewards,

April 23, 2021

The SEC has granted awards totaling more than $3 million to two whistleblowers whose information led to two separate enforcement actions.  The first whistleblower was awarded approximately $3.2 million for helping to conserve agency resources by identifying key issues to focus on and providing subject matter expertise.  The second whistleblower was awarded more than $100,000 for significant information and ongoing assistance that helped stop an ongoing fraud.  SEC

Tagged in: Anonymity, Financial and Investment Fraud, SEC Whistleblower Reward Program, Securities Fraud, Whistleblower Rewards,

April 15, 2021

The SEC has awarded two whistleblowers a joint award of over $50 million for providing information, voluminous documents, and substantial assistance that led to the return of tens of millions of dollars to harmed investors.  According to the SEC, the fraud scheme at issue involved highly complex transactions that would have been difficult for the agency to detect.  SEC

Tagged in: Anonymity, Financial and Investment Fraud, SEC Whistleblower Reward Program, Securities Fraud, Whistleblower Rewards,

March 29, 2021

The SEC has awarded an anonymous whistleblower $500,000 based on recoveries in a covered action and a related action that resulted in the shut-down of an ongoing fraudulent scheme. The whistleblower first reported the alleged misconduct to their employer, using the employer’s internal compliance procedures.  Then, within 120 days of reporting the violations internally, the whistleblower submitted a TCR to the SEC.  According to the SEC, the whistleblower provided significant information that prompted it to open an investigation, and provided ongoing assistance to Commission staff.  Separately, the employer began an internal investigation and ultimately made a report to a government agency.  Because the whistleblower reported internally and to the SEC within 120 days of their internal report, the SEC applied its “safe harbor” rule and treated the whistleblower’s SEC submission as if it had been made on the day that the whistleblower reported internally.  SEC

Tagged in: Financial and Investment Fraud, SEC Whistleblower Reward Program, Securities Fraud, Whistleblower Case, Whistleblower Rewards,

March 9, 2021

The SEC will pay $1.5 million to an unidentified whistleblower who provided original information to the Commission regarding the whistleblower’s employer, causing them to open an investigation.  The whistleblower provided detailed written information, identified potential witnesses, and assisted throughout the investigation.  SEC

Tagged in: SEC Whistleblower Reward Program, Whistleblower Rewards,

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