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The Largest SEC Awards of 2021
The 2021 fiscal year was a record-shattering year for the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Whistleblower Program. Over the course of the fiscal year, the SEC issued approximately $564 million in whistleblower awards to 108 individuals. These awards included...
SEC Awards $5 Million to Whistleblower Who Disclosed Misuse of Offering Proceeds
On December 7, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) issued a whistleblower award of over $4.9 million. The awarded whistleblower disclosed information relating to the misuse of proceeds from a security offering. The SEC claims the whistleblower’s information and...
Whistleblower Spurs SEC Probe into Tesla
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is investigating Tesla after receiving a whistleblower disclosure about solar panel defects, according to new reporting. The whistleblower, Steven Henkes, filed the disclosure to the SEC in 2019. Henkes, a former Tesla field...
As FCA Fails to Offer Awards, Whistleblowers from UK Flock to SEC
Data published by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and compiled by the whistleblower law firm Kohn, Kohn & Colapinto (KKC) reveals that the SEC has received more whistleblower tips from the United Kingdom than from any other foreign...
$10.4 Million in Awards Issued to Seven SEC Whistleblowers
On November 22, seven whistleblowers received $10.4 million in awards from the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) for information and assistance they provided in multiple covered actions. In the first award order, one whistleblower received more than $6.2 million,...
Whistleblowers Key in SEC’s 2021 Enforcement Efforts
On November 18, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) announced its enforcement results for the 2021 fiscal year. During the fiscal year, which ended on September 30, 2021, the SEC filed 697 total enforcement actions, 434 of which were...
Ohio AG Sues Facebook for Securities Fraud Following Whistleblower Allegations
On November 15, Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost announced he filed a lawsuit against Facebook “for misleading the public on how it controlled its proprietary algorithm all in an effort to boost its stock and deceive shareholders.” The lawsuit follows...
SEC Whistleblower Program Shattered Several Records in FY2021
On November 15, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Whistleblower Program released its Annual Report to Congress for the 2021 fiscal year. The report reveals that the program broke a number of fiscal year records, including the number of...
Two SEC Whistleblowers Receive More Than $15 Million
On November 10, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) announced that two whistleblowers received more than $15 million for their disclosures that led to a successful SEC enforcement action. According to the award order, one whistleblower will receive more...
SEC Names New Head of Whistleblower Office
On November 5, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) announced the appointment of Nicole Creola Kelly as Chief of the SEC’s Office of the Whistleblower. Kelly, who goes by Cree, has more than 20 years experience at the SEC...
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