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A Billion in the Bank and Still No End In Sight For SEC’s Warm Embrace of Whistleblowers

Posted  10/1/21
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It has been only two weeks since the SEC passed the billion dollar mark in whistleblower awards under the agency's Whistleblower Program.  By all accounts, there will be no end to the cavalcade of awards that brought us to this landmark event. Starting with the whistleblower payout that brought the total awards tally past the 10-figure threshold.  It was a blockbuster $110 million award, the second largest to...

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

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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

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February 25, 2021

The SEC has awarded two whistleblowers two awards totaling more than $1.7 million.  Under the first award, one whistleblower received over $900,000 for providing significant evidence, including a critical declaration, that helped shut down an ongoing fraud scheme.  Under the second award, the whistleblower received over $800,000 for providing important information through an interview and documents that helped return millions to harmed investors.  SEC

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February 19, 2021

The SEC has awarded two whistleblowers a total of almost $3 million for alerting the agency to misconduct.  The first award of over $2.2 million went to an individual whose information helped bring a successful enforcement action to an open investigation.  The second award of almost $700,000 went to an individual whose tip about a fraudulent reporting scheme helped launch an investigation.  SEC

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

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