Commodities
Get the latest news involving commodities fraud, violations of the Commodity Exchange Act, and enforcement by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC).
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 provided the agency with original information that helped lead to a successful enforcement action. The CFTC also announced that with...
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 whistleblower who provided the agency with original information about commodities fraud. Recently, the CFTC Whistleblower Program has slowed down its...
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 immediately act to save the program. In a new article, Stephen M. Kohn of Kohn, Kohn & Colapinto explains how...
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 Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) Fund Management Act to expand the whistleblower reward fund of the CFTC. The CFTC whistleblower reward...
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 Customer Education Initiatives. The report covers the previous fiscal year of the CFTC Whistleblower Program and includes details on whistleblower...
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 observations of misconduct by a company” will receive “nearly $50 million” for their disclosure. The whistleblower provided accounts of misconduct...
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