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GAO Rules CFTC Must Pay Whistleblower Awards Even When They Exceed Balance of Customer Protection Fund
On October 15, the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) released a decision in response to inquiries by the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) regarding its Customer Protection Fund (CPF). The GAO ruled that the CFTC “has a nondiscretionary duty...
Whistleblower Advocates Point to Marist Poll Results as Sign Congress Should Take Action
In light of a recent Marist poll that shows Americans overwhelmingly support whistleblowers, the National Whistleblower Center (NWC) advocates for Congress to pass a bill that will clarify the scope of whistleblower protections. The poll, commissioned by Whistleblower Network News,...
SEC Announces Four Whistleblower Awards Totaling $5 Million
On September 30, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) announced whistleblower awards totaling $5 million issued to four individuals. The four awards stem from three different orders and cap off the most prolific fiscal year in the history of...
Who Were the First 100 SEC Whistleblowers?
On September 28, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) announced a whistleblower award, which marked the 100th individual to receive a whistleblower award through the SEC Whistleblower Program. These 100 whistleblowers have forever changed Wall Street by demonstrating the...
SEC Whistleblower Pens Essay on Decision to Blow the Whistle
An SEC whistleblower has penned an essay explaining why they “broke Wall Street’s code of silence.” The essay, published on September 14 by Insider Investor, is written by an anonymous whistleblower who recently received a $2.5 SEC whistleblower award alongside...
Director of the SEC’s Division of Enforcement Lauds Success of Whistleblower Program Ahead of Vote on Proposed Changes to the Program
Ahead of a highly consequential vote on controversial changes to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Whistleblower Program, the Co-Director of the SEC’s Division of Enforcement lauded the success of the program and its importance in fighting corporate fraud....
SEC Whistleblower Receives $2.4 Million Whistleblower Award
On September 21, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) announced a $2.4 million whistleblower award granted to a whistleblower whose initial disclosure and continued cooperation with the agency led to a successful enforcement action which stopped ongoing misconduct. "The...
CFTC Rewards Whistleblower Who Exposed Ongoing Fraud
On September 4, the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) announced a whistleblower award issued to an individual whose tip exposed ongoing fraud. The whistleblower’s tip led the CFTC to open an investigation into ongoing fraudulent activity, and the whistleblower’s...
Perpetrators of Forex Fraud Scheme to Pay CFTC Nearly $1.3 Million
On July 10, the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) announced a court order of default judgment in its case against Joshua Christian McDonald and his company, Perfection PR Firm LLC (PPR). The default judgment order finds that McDonald and...
Whistleblower Receives Over $1.25 Million SEC Whistleblower Award
On August 31, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) announced a whistleblower award of over $1.25 million. According to the SEC’s press release, the whistleblower provided “significant information” that “prompted the agency to initiate a cause examination and bring an...
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