Commodities
Get the latest news involving commodities fraud, violations of the Commodity Exchange Act, and enforcement by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC).
CFTC Whistleblower Office Posts NCA for $5 Million Futures and Options Fraud Case
On May 18, the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) posted a Notice of Covered Action (NCA) for a case...
$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...
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...
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...
CFTC Issues Whistleblower Award as Bill to Save Agency’s Whistleblower Program Awaits Congressional Action
On April 16, the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) issued a final order granting a monetary award to a...
Leading Whistleblower Attorney: The CFTC Whistleblower Program is in Crisis Because of Its Success
According to a leading whistleblower attorney, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) Whistleblower Program is in crisis and Congress must...
New Bipartisan Bill Would Save CFTC Whistleblower Reward Fund
On February 24, Senators Charles Grassley (R-IA), Maggie Hassan (D-NH), Joni Ernst (R-IA), and Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) introduced the Commodity...
CFTC Details Record Year in Annual Report on Whistleblower Program
On November 2, the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) released its 2020 Annual Report on the Whistleblower Program and...
SEC Whistleblower Office Pays Largest Reward in Program History
The SEC (Securities Exchange Commission) announced a historic whistleblower award on June 4, 2020. A whistleblower who “provided detailed, firsthand...
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