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On November 23, 2021, the SEC issued an award of $400,000 to a whistleblower who voluntarily provided the SEC with original information that assisted the agency in bringing a successful enforcement action that resulted in the termination of an ongoing Ponzi-like scheme.
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission SEC issued a $400,000 whistleblower award to an individual who provided the agency with information that led to both a successful SEC enforcement action and a Related Action by another federal agency.
November 22, the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission CFTC announced two whistleblower awards totaling nearly $1 million issued to individuals who voluntarily provided the agency with original information that led to the success of the same enforcement action.
Approximately $123 million in awards has been awarded to whistleblowers since the Commodity Futures Trading Commission’s (CFTC) Whistleblower Program was created under the 2010...
Congressman Al Green, Chair of the House Financial Services Committee Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, has introduced the Whistleblower Protection Reform Act of 2021, which would strengthen protections for SEC whistleblowers