SEC Proposes Rule Amendments to Better Reward Whistleblowers
On February 10, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) announced two proposed amendments to the rules governing its highly...
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Treasury Department Drafting Rules for AML Whistleblower Program
The U.S. Treasury Department is currently drafting proposed rules to implement the whistleblower provisions of the Anti-Money Laundering (AML) Act...
SEC Whistleblower Office Posts Notices for JP Morgan Recordkeeping Case, 11 Other Actions
On January 31, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Office of the Whistleblower posted 12 new Notices of Covered...
Former MSPB Member Predicts Case Backlog Will Take 5 Years to Resolve
The Merit Systems Protection Board (MSPB), the quasi-judicial agency tasked with ruling on federal employee whistleblower retaliation cases, has lacked...
International Anti-Corruption Academy Offering Panel on Protecting Whistleblowers
On February 17, the International Anti-Corruption Academy (IACA) is hosting a virtual panel discussion entitled “Whistleblower Protection in Action: How...
Supreme Court Will Not Review Whether FCA Protects Ex-Employees
On January 24, the U.S. Supreme Court declined to review a decision from the 6th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals...
SEC Awards Over $40 Million to Whistleblowers
On January 21, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) awarded over $40 million to four whistleblowers. The awards, which...
Department of Interior Pays $100,000 to Whistleblower
On January 18, Government Accountability Project (GAP) announced that the U.S. Department of the Interior (DOI) recently paid $100,000 to...
2021: A Down Year for FCPA Enforcement
In 2021, the number of Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) enforcement actions fell to the lowest level in a decade....
Whistleblowers Receive $4 Million in SEC Awards
On January 10, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) issued two whistleblower awards totaling $4 million. The whistleblowers provided...
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