SEC
SEC’s Misuse of TCR System Has Consequences for SEC Whistleblowers
On February 26, 2026, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) issued a Final Order denying a whistleblower an award because...
National Whistleblower Center Advocates for Media-First Whistleblowers in the Eleventh Circuit
On February 27, the National Whistleblower Center, Sherron Watkins, Dr. Aaron Westrick, and Erika Cheung filed a joint amicus curiae...
SEC Annual Report Confirms Decline in Whistleblower Award Payments
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) FY2025 Annual Report confirms an overall decline in whistleblower award payments in 2025.
SEC Denies All Whistleblower Awards in First Quarter of 2026
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has denied all 24 whistleblower award claims in the first quarter of fiscal year...
SEC Whistleblower Award Denial Risks Agency’s Ability to Recover Investor Funds
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) denied an award to a whistleblower who provided evidence that a defendant misrepresented their...
SEC Whistleblower Program Sees Dramatic Drop in 2025 Award Payouts
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)’s whistleblower awards for the 2025 fiscal year demonstrate an alarming drop in whistleblower...
Can Whistleblowers Report Too Early? When The SEC Whistleblower Program Perversely Incentivizes Fraud
However, when fraud is preemptively thwarted by the SEC under the whistleblower program, this incentive system begins to fall apart....
Procedural Hurdles Thwart Whistleblowers Seeking SEC Awards
Whistleblowers seeking financial rewards from the SEC are running into a steep wall of procedural hurdles, and federal appeals courts...
SEC Should Continue Strong Crypto Enforcement, Whistleblower Advocates Argue
On May 22, The Anti-Fraud Coalition (TAF Coalition) sent a letter to Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) Crypto Task Force...
Advocates Detail Need for SEC Whistleblower Reform
While the whistleblower program administered by U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is often heralded as the gold standard of...
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