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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 calling for the continuation of strong enforcement of crypto fraud. The letter, which was drafted with the assistance of Andrew...
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 whistleblower programs, advocates and members of Congress believe there is still need for reform. In a new article for the...
Joint Whistleblowers Receive $6 Million SEC Award
On April 21, two joint whistleblowers were awarded $6 million from the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The whistleblowers provided a tip which caused the Division of Examinations to open an examination which eventually resulted in a successful enforcement...
Grassley Demands Answers from Meta on Use of NDAs to Silence Whistleblowers
On April 15, Senator Chuck Grassley (R-IA) sent a letter to Meta Chairman and CEO Mark Zuckerberg demanding answers about whistleblower allegations that the company uses restrictive severance and nondisclosure agreements to silence whistleblowers. Grassley’s letter comes in response to...
Senators Introduce Bipartisan SEC Whistleblower Reform Act to Bolster SEC Whistleblower Program
Today, Senators Chuck Grassley (R-IA) and Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) introduced the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Whistleblower Reform Act of 2025 in order to further strengthen the highly successful SEC Whistleblower Program. The bill bolsters the Dodd-Frank Act’s anti-retaliation protections...
Whistleblower Files SEC Disclosure Alleging Environmental Crimes by State-Owned Colombian Oil Giant
On March 19, the Environmental Investigation Agency (EIA) released a report detailing findings of a two-year investigation into alleged environmental crimes and human rights violations by the Colombia state-owned oil company Ecopetrol. The report relies heavily on the Iguana Papers,...
Former SEC Attorneys Express Concern About Reported Change to Investigative Authority at Commission
On February 12, 2025, a group of former Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) attorneys sent a letter to the current members of the SEC and the Senate Whistleblower Protection Caucus expressing concern about reports that the SEC has changed the...
New Report Emphasizes Importance of SEC Whistleblower Program in Light of Potential Staffing Issues
“By any measure, the SEC’s whistleblower program has been a resounding success,” according to a newly released report by Better Markets. The report, The SEC’s Whistleblower Program Is Key to Protecting the Economy and Main Street Americans’ Wallets, details the...
SEC Penalizes Investment Adviser Two Sigma for Impeding Whistleblowing
On January 16, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) announced settled charges against New York-based investment advisers Two Sigma Investments LP and Two Sigma Advisers LP. Two Sigma agreed to pay $90 million in civil penalties to settle the...
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...
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