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Get the latest news involving commodities fraud, violations of the Commodity Exchange Act, and enforcement by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC).
Leading Whistleblower Attorney: Congress Must Pass CFTC Whistleblower Funding Law
In a new article for Law360, leading whistleblower attorney Stephen M. Kohn calls for Congress to pass the bipartisan CFTC Whistleblower Fund Improvement Act of 2023. The bill addresses a funding crisis threatening to undermine the whistleblower program of the...
CFTC Awards Three Whistleblowers for Providing Information and Ongoing Assistance
On August 11, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) issued a whistleblower order granting awards to three whistleblowers who voluntarily provided the agency with original information and ongoing assistance. According to the award order, the whistleblower “voluntarily provided the Commission...
CFTC Whistleblower Office Posts Notices for $260 Million Recordkeeping Case
On August 9, the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) Whistleblower Office posted Notices of Covered Actions (NCAs) for recordkeeping charges filed against major financial institutions. The NCAs signal that the CFTC is now accepting whistleblower award claims for the...
“Urgently Needed” CFTC Whistleblower Funding Bill Introduced
On July 26, Senator Chuck Grassley (R-IA), Senator Maggie Hassan (D-NH), and Representative Zach Nunn (R-IA) introduced the CFTC Whistleblower Fund Improvement Act. The bill is heralded by whistleblower advocates as a necessary fix to the funding crisis facing the...
CFTC Whistleblower Program Sees Change In Leadership
On July 14, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) announced that the Director of the Whistleblower Office, Christopher Ehrman, was stepping down from his role. Ehram oversaw the agency’s whistleblower program beginning in 2013. The Associate Director of the Whistleblower...
CFTC Seeking Whistleblower Tips on Carbon Market Manipulation
The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) is actively seeking whistleblower tips on fraud or manipulation in the carbon markets. On June 20, the CFTC’s Whistleblower Office posted a Whistleblower Alert which explains that “individuals can become eligible for both...
CFTC Accepting Whistleblower Award Claims for Goldman Sachs Swaps Case
On April 13, the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) posted a Notice of Covered Action (NCA) for settled charges against Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC. The CFTC charged Goldman with violations of swap Business Conduct Standards and the company...
CFTC Chair Tells Senate that Whistleblower Fund Needs Fix
On March 8, Rostin Behnam, Chairman of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), testified before the U.S. Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, & Forestry. During his testimony, Behnam expressed his belief that the fund which finances the CFTC Whistleblower Program...
CFTC Issues First Whistleblower Award of Fiscal Year 2023
On February 21, the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) issued a whistleblower award, the first of the 2023 Fiscal Year. The award was granted to a whistleblower who voluntarily provided original information that led to a successful enforcement action....
CFTC Commissioner Says Crypto Whistleblowers Are “Critical” and Qualify for “Very Big” Awards
In the wake of FTX’s collapse, a Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) Commissioner commented on the critical role whistleblowers play in the oversight of cryptocurrency fraud. CFTC Commissioner Kristin Johnson told Bloomberg “in the context of the digital-asset space, the...
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