Whistleblowers Play Crucial Role in SEC’s Record Enforcement Year
On November 22, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) announced its enforcement results for the 2024 fiscal year. During...
Geoff Schweller
SEC Whistleblower Program Continues to Thrive, Commission’s Annual Report Shows
On November 15, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Office of the Whistleblower published its Annual Report to Congress...
New Report Highlights Importance of Funding Reform for CFTC Whistleblower Program
On November 19, Better Markets, a non-profit focused on financial reform, released a report “Blow the Whistle: The Importance of...
Qui Tam Whistleblower Awarded Nearly $4 Million After Alleging Improper Billing by UCHealth
On November 12, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) announced that University of Colorado Health (UCHealth) agreed to pay $23...
Whistleblowers’ Allegations of Kickbacks Results in $47 Million False Claims Act Settlement
On November 15, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) announced that pharmaceutical company QOL Medical LLC and its CEO Frederick...
CFTC Whistleblower Program Report Details Record 2024 Fiscal Year
On November 15, the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) Whistleblower Program released its Annual Report for the 2024 Fiscal...
Telecommunications Giant Telefónica Venezolana Agrees to $85 Million FCPA Settlement
On November 8, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) announced that Telefónica Venezolana C.A., a Venezuela-based subsidiary of Telefónica S.A.,...
GAO Finds Need for Increased Awareness around FBI Employee’s Whistleblower Rights
On November 12, the Government Accountability Office (GAO) released two reports following an extensive review into how the Department of...
Study Finds Immense Deterrence Effect from Tax Whistleblower Law
Whistleblower advocates have long argued that a key benefit of whistleblower award laws are the deterrence effects they have on...
Supreme Court Appears Ready to Side With Whistleblower in False Claims Act Case
On November 4, the U.S. Supreme Court heard oral arguments in Wisconsin Bell Inc. v. U.S. ex rel. Heath, a...
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