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SEC Alleges Whistleblower Protection Violations in $300 Million Crypto Ponzi Scheme Case
On March 14, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) charged 17 individuals with orchestrating a $300 million Ponzi scheme involving CryptoFX LLC. Among the charges are allegations that one of the principals behind the scheme violated the SEC’s whistleblower...
Advocates Call for IRS Whistleblower Improvement Act to be Included in Bipartisan Tax Bill
Whistleblower advocates are calling on members of Congress to include the IRS Whistleblower Program Improvement Act as a part of the Tax Relief for American Families and Workers Act of 2024, the large bipartisan tax bill currently being negotiated in...
SEC’s Final Climate Disclosure Rules Will Not Combat Greenwashing, But Opens Door for Whistleblowers
On March 6, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) released a new Climate Risk Disclosure Rule, which substantially waters down emissions reporting requirements for public companies compared to the version of the rule that was initially proposed in March...
Supreme Court Decision in SOX Retaliation Case “A Major Win for Whistleblowers”
On February 8, the U.S. Supreme Court issued a unanimous ruling in Murray v. UBS Securities, LLC, a Sarbanes-Oxley Act (SOX) whistleblower case with widespread implications for the ability of whistleblowers to seek anti-retaliation protections under federal whistleblower laws. The...
SEC Sanctions JP Morgan $18 Million for Impeding Whistleblowing
On January 16, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) announced an enforcement action against J.P. Morgan Securities LLC in which the company agreed to pay $18 million to settle charges that it impeded the ability of advisory clients and...
Internal Whistleblowers Make up Over 90% of Corporate Retaliation Cases
According to new research, an overwhelming number of corporate whistleblower retaliation cases stem from whistleblowers reporting internally at their company, as opposed to through an external government channel. A working paper published by Stephen M. Kohn, whistleblower attorney and Adjunct...
SNDY Announces Whistleblower Program but Advocates Express Concern
On January 10, Damian Williams, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York (SDNY), announced the creation of a Whistleblower Pilot Program offering non-prosecution agreements to eligible whistleblowers. “The program encourages early and voluntary self-disclosure of criminal...
Boeing Whistleblower: 737 MAX Blowout “Was No Surprise”
For years, Boeing whistleblower Ed Pierson has been raising concerns about the safety of Boeing’s 737 Max planes. A former at a Washington Boeing factory, Pierson blew the whistle to his supervisors back in 2018 about the alleged rushed production...
SEC Whistleblower Program Needs Reform, According to Advocates
New reporting by Bloomberg highlights the immense success of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Whistleblower Program as well as the issues currently facing the program. “Interviews with attorneys who participate in the program and a review of SEC...
Seven SEC Whistleblowers Awarded Total of $28 Million
On December 22, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) awarded $28 million in total to seven whistleblowers: $13 million to an individual whistleblower, $13 million to four joint whistleblowers, and $2 million to two joint whistleblowers. “These whistleblowers provided...
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