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Largest SEC Whistleblower Awards of 2024
In 2024, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) continued to award whistleblowers who voluntarily provided original information which contributed to a successful enforcement action. Under the SEC Whistleblower Program, qualified whistleblowers are eligible to receive awards of 10-30% of...
Fired VinFast Whistleblower Filed Disclosures with SEC, NHTSA
According to U.S. whistleblower law firm Kohn, Kohn & Colapinto VinFast whistleblower Hazar Denli has filed whistleblower disclosures with the SEC and NHTSA.
DOJ Official Highlights Importance of Whistleblowers
On December 6, Principal Associate Deputy Attorney General Marshall Miller delivered a keynote address at the Practicing Law Institute’s White Collar Crime 2024 Program.
SEC Whistleblower Reform Act to be Reintroduced
The SEC Whistleblower Reform Act will be reintroduced in the next Congressional session, Congressional sources have confirmed with WNN. It is still unclear whether the bill will be identical or adjusted to the version introduced in 2023. Senators Chuck Grassley...
Advocates Call on Trump’s SEC Chair Pick to Continue Commission’s Support of Whistleblower Program
On December 4, President-elect Donald Trump announced that he has picked former U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Commissioner Paul Atkins to head the agency. The SEC recently announced that current Chair Gary Gensler will be stepping down on January...
Whistleblowers Play Crucial Role in SEC’s Record Enforcement Year
On November 22, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) announced its enforcement results for the 2024 fiscal year. During FY 2024, the SEC filed 583 total enforcement actions and obtained orders for a record $8.2 billion in financial remedies....
SEC Whistleblower Program Continues to Thrive, Commission’s Annual Report Shows
On November 15, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Office of the Whistleblower published its Annual Report to Congress for Fiscal Year 2024 detailing another hugely successful year for the SEC Whistleblower Program. “The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission’s...
Study Finds Immense Deterrence Effect from Tax Whistleblower Law
Whistleblower advocates have long argued that a key benefit of whistleblower award laws are the deterrence effects they have on potential wrongdoers. Not only do whistleblower award laws enable authorities to police hard-to-detect misconduct, they also deter others from engaging...
SEC Whistleblower Complaint Leads to Probe into Earthquake Risk at Indonesian Copper Plant
Following an anonymous whistleblower complaint, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has launched a probe investigating whether Freeport-McMoRan Inc. failed to disclose to investors the risk a potential earthquake poses to its new $3.7 billion copper smelter complex in...
Advocates Warn of Potential Risks of U.S. Attorneys’ Offices’ Whistleblower Pilot Programs
In recent weeks, a number of U.S. Attorneys’ Offices across the country have rolled out “Whistleblower Pilot Programs” offering the potential of non-prosecution agreements in exchange for voluntary self-disclosure of criminal conduct by participants in non-violent offenses. These programs, separate...
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