$100 Million-Plus Whistleblower Award Threatens to Collapse CFTC Whistleblower Program
For several months, whistleblower advocates have warned that the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) Whistleblower Program is facing a...
Geoff Schweller
Two Whistleblowers Receive $22 Million from SEC
On May 10, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) announced two whistleblower awards totaling approximately $22 million. The awards...
SEC Whistleblower Office Posts New Notices of Covered Actions
On April 30, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) posted nine new Notices of Covered Actions (NoCAs). Each NoCA...
Senators Call for Removal of FHFA Inspector General
“The only thing this watchdog appears to hunt is her own employees,” wrote U.S. Senators in a letter to President...
Bipartisan Bill Grants Court Access to Federal Employee Whistleblowers
On May 4, a bipartisan group of U.S. Representatives reintroduced the Whistleblower Protection Improvement Act of 2021 (WPIA). The bill...
Whistleblower Advocates Urge Congress to Pass Bill to Save CFTC Whistleblower Program
On April 30, a group of several whistleblower advocacy groups led by the National Whistleblower Center (NWC) sent a letter...
Calls for Whistleblower Incentives at Congressional Hearing on Online Wildlife Trafficking
On April 28, the U.S. House of Representatives Natural Resources Committee held a hearing entitled “Wildlife Trafficking and the Growing...
Biden Announces Nominee to Chair MSPB; Board Has Lacked Quorum for Years
On April 28, President Biden announced his intention to nominate Cathy Harris to be the Chair of the Merit Systems...
Deutsche Bank Whistleblower Goes Missing
Val Broeksmit, the son of a former Deutsche Bank executive, has been missing since April 6, according to the Los...
CFTC Surpasses $1 Billion in Sanctions Caused by Whistleblower Tips; Issues $3 Million Whistleblower Award
On April 23, the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) announced an approximately $3 million award to a whistleblower who...
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