December 19, 2022

A company outsider who submitted multiple anonymous tips to the SEC and the target company, which initiated an internal investigation based on the information, received a whistleblower award of $37 million.  The company reported the whistleblower’s information to the Commission, which then opened its own investigation.  Claimant submitted an additional tip to the Commission within 120 days that included the email that Claimant had sent to the company.  Claimant’s award was based on amounts recovered by the Commission and amounts recovered in a related action.  SEC

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