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Great Success (for now): The SEC Whistleblower Office’s 2016 Report Paints a Rosy Picture Despite Uncertainty on the Future of Dodd-Frank
Posted 11/17/16
By Ronny Valdes
On November 11, 2016, the SEC’s Office of the Whistleblower released its 2016 Annual Report to Congress. The report touts the great success the SEC’s Whistleblower Office has had since the whistleblower provisions went into effect with the enactment of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (“Dodd-Frank”) in 2010. The SEC reports recovery of over $584 million in...
September 20, 2016
The SEC announced an award of more than $4 million to a whistleblower whose original information alerted the agency to a fraud. SECAugust 30, 2016
The SEC announced that awards to whistleblowers surpassed $100 million. The SEC’s press release stated that enforcement actions resulting from whistleblower tips have resulted in orders for more than $500 million in financial remedies. SECProtecting Whistleblower Anonymity
Posted 09/14/16
Introduction of Director of SEC Enforcement Andrew Ceresney; Panelist 2016 Taxpayers Against Fraud Education Fund, False Claims Act Annual Conference in Washington, DC.
In Their Own Words -- Ceresney
Posted 08/31/16
-- “The SEC whistleblower program has had a transformative impact on the agency, enabling us to bring high quality enforcement cases quicker using fewer resources.”
Andrew Ceresney, Director of the SEC Division of Enforcement, commenting on the agency’s awarding over $100 million to whistleblowers.SEC’s $22M Whistleblower Award Brings Total Awards to over $100M
Posted 08/31/16
By Rosie Dawn Griffin
In a watershed moment for the SEC whistleblower program, a recently announced whistleblower reward of more than $22 million brings the SEC’s total awards to whistleblowers past the $100 million mark. The SEC has been tight-lipped about the whistleblower’s identity, as well as that of the wrongdoer, revealing only that the award goes to a corporate insider whose detailed tip and extensive...