CFTC Whistleblower Reward Program

CFTC Announces Its Largest Whistleblower Reward (so far . . .)

By Jason Enzler This week the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) awarded its largest bounty to date to a whistleblower -- over $10 million.  The award is the third payment to a whistleblower the CFTC has made under its whistleblower program implemented by the Dodd-Frank Act of 2010. The identities of the whistleblower and the defendant(s?) are shielded by law.  The Dodd-Frank Act and rules...

Compliance Officers in the Crosshairs?

By the C|C Whistleblower Lawyer Team Are compliance officers being targeted by government regulators?   An increased focus on individual accountability is making those professionals feel particularly vulnerable, even as regulators in the United States and abroad emphasize their partnership with compliance officers. Andrew Ceresney, director of the Security & Exchange Commission Division of Enforcement,

CFTC Announces Second Whistleblower Award

By the C|C Whistleblower Lawyer Team The CFTC announced its second ever whistleblower award yesterday under the agency's Dodd-Frank whistleblower program.  The anonymous whistleblower will receive roughly $290,000 for reporting information about violations of the Commodity Exchange Act that led to an  enforcement action.  This award follows nearly a year and a half after the CFTC announced its first...