First CFTC Awards of 2022: Whistleblowers to Receive $500,000
On March 10, the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) announced two whistleblower awards totaling approximately $500,000. The CFTC issued...
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CFTC Whistleblower Office Accepting Award Applications for Spoofing Case
On March 4, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) Whistleblower Program posted a Notice of Covered Action (NCA) for enforcement...
SEC Whistleblower Receives $3.5 Million Award
On March 8, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) issued a $3.5 million whistleblower award to an individual who...
SEC Whistleblower Office Post Notices of Covered Actions Highlighting Offerings Frauds
On February 28, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Office of the Whistleblower posted five new Notices of Covered...
Merit Systems Protection Board Regains Quorum for First Time in Over Five Years
On March 1, the U.S. Senate confirmed Raymond Limon and Tristan Leavitt to the Merit Systems Protection Board (MSPB), which...
SEC Charges South Korea’s Largest Telecommunications Operator with FCPA Violations
On February 17, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) announced that KT Corporation, South Korea’s largest telecommunications operator, will...
Leak Exposes Credit Suisse’s Criminal Clients as AML Whistleblower Law Awaits Reform
A whistleblower recently leaked data from Credit Suisse revealing that the bank opened accounts for and served numerous individuals with...
Senator Grassley to Speak at False Claims Act Anniversary Event
March 2, 2022 marks the 159th anniversary of the False Claims Act. In commemoration of the passage of this landmark...
Advocacy Groups Demand Senate Vote on MSPB Nominees
Whistleblower advocates continue to pressure the U.S. Senate to vote on nominees for the Merit System Protections Board (MSPB). On...
UN Special Rapporteur Report Recommends Stronger Whistleblower Protections
A new report by Mary Lawlor, the United Nations (UN) Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights defenders, calls...
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