Following Whistleblower Disclosure, SEC Levels Largest Ever Penalty for ESG Violations
On September 25, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) announced settled charges against the registered investment adviser DWS Investment...
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CFTC Awards More than $15 Million to Two Whistleblowers
On September 19, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) issued two whistleblower awards totaling $15 million. The awards, which stem...
Qui Tam Suit Leads to New York Cardiologist’s $6.5 Million Settlement over Kickback Allegations
On September 18, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York announced that the United States had...
CFTC Accepting Whistleblower Award Claims for Leveraged Bitcoin Fraud Case
On September 12, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) posted a Notice of Covered Action (NCA) for an enforcement action...
Live DC Event: Leading Experts to Answer Questions on Whistleblowing
On September 18, leading whistleblower attorney and author Stephen M. Kohn will appear alongside Siri Nelson, the Executive Director of...
Following “Dangerous” Thomas Dissent, Court Filings Question Constitutionality of FCA’s Qui Tam Provisions
In a June False Claims Act (FCA) whistleblower case, Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas wrote a dissent containing language which...
SEC Sanctions Privately Held Company for Violating Whistleblower Protection Rule
On September 8, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) announced that it had settled charges with Monolith Resources LLC,...
“Courageous” Whistleblowers Receive $5 Million in Record Health Care Fraud Settlement
On August 28, the United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Washington announced that Lincare Holdings, Inc. agreed to...
Qui Tam Whistleblower Receives $765K for Exposing Alleged Kickback Scheme
On August 31, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) announced that Watermark Retirement Communities LLC, an Arizona-based senior living community...
CFTC Whistleblower Office Posts Notice for Goldman Sachs Recordkeeping Case
On August 31, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) Whistleblower Office posted a Notice of Covered Action (NCA) for a...
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