CFTC Accepting Whistleblower Award Claims for $710 Million Settlement over Recordkeeping Failures
On September 29, the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) issued eleven Notices of Covered Actions (NCAs) covering a $710...
Geoff Schweller
WNN Exclusive: The SEC Whistleblower Program Enriches the Treasury, Not an Inner Circle of Attorneys
This article is the third in the WNN series investigating FOIA documents from the SEC about the agency’s whistleblower program....
Leading Whistleblower Attorney Analyzes WNN’s Big Law Revelation
In an exclusive article, Whistleblower Network News (WNN) recently revealed, for the first time, that large corporate defense firms have...
Oracle to Pay SEC $23 Million to Settle FCPA Charges
On September 27, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) announced that Oracle Corporation agreed to pay $23 million to...
DOJ Investigating Potential FCPA Violations by Millicom
The Department of Justice is investigating potential violations of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) committed by Millicom International Cellular...
Russian Sanctions Whistleblowers Have Stayed Silent Due to AML Program’s Deficiencies, Letter Alleges
Many potential whistleblowers with knowledge of money laundering and sanctions violations have chosen not to blow the whistle due to...
House Passes Whistleblower Protection Improvement Act
On September 15, the U.S. House of Representatives voted 221-203 to pass the Whistleblower Protection Improvement Act (WPIA). The bill...
IRS Whistleblowers Receive $8.8 Million Award
Two whistleblowers who provided the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) with original information about tax violations were issued a $8.8 million...
Senate Finance Committee Calls for Strengthened IRS Whistleblower Program
Following a yearlong investigation into the alleged tax evasion scheme of billionaire Robert Brackman, reportedly the largest scheme in history,...
CFTC Accepting Whistleblower Award Applications for New Jersey Fraud Case
On September 7, the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) issued a Notice of Covered Action (NCA) for an enforcement...
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