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SEC Awards Over $1.1 Million to Five Whistleblowers – Nears Fiscal Year Record for Whistleblower Awards
On January 7, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) issued over $1.1 million in whistleblower awards to five individuals. The awards were issued through three separate final orders. Each of the five whistleblowers provided the SEC with high-quality information...
Texas-Based Heart Hospital Agrees To $48 Million Settlement For Alleged Violations Of Anti-Kickback Statutes
On December 18, Texas Heart Hospital of the Southwest LLP and its subsidiary THHBP Management Company, LLC (collectively THH) agreed to pay a settlement of $48 million to the U.S. government for knowingly submitting false claims through the Medicare program...
SEC Whistleblower Office Posts Eight New Notices of Covered Actions
On December 31, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Office of the Whistleblower posted eight new Notices of Covered Actions (NCAs). Each NCA relates to a specific SEC enforcement action and signals that individuals may now submit whistleblower award...
Elad Roisman Named Acting Chairman of SEC
On December 28, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) announced that President Trump designated Elad L. Roisman as Acting Chairman of the agency. Roisman is taking over the chairmanship from Jay Clayton who stepped down from his post after...
SEC Whistleblower Awarded $1.6 Million
On December 22, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) announced a $1.6 million whistleblower award issued to an individual who provided the SEC with information which played a significant role in a successful enforcement action. The award continues a...
Whistleblower Advocates Take Issue with New SEC Rule on Resource-Extraction Payment Disclosures
On December 16, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) voted 3-2 to adopt a final rule mandating that resource extraction issuers disclose payments made to the U.S. federal government or foreign governments for the commercial development of oil, natural...
SEC Issues Three Whistleblower Awards Totaling Over $3.6 Million
On December 18, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) announced three separate whistleblower awards totaling over $3.6 million. The awards stem from three separate enforcement actions which were aided by information provided by whistleblowers. In the first order, the...
Whistleblower with Audit Responsibilities Receives $300,000 SEC Award
On December 14, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) announced a whistleblower award of more than $300,000 issued to an individual “whose high-quality information and continuing assistance significantly contributed to a successful enforcement action.” The whistleblower learned of the...
Stephanie Avakian, Director of SEC’s Division of Enforcement, to Conclude Tenure by End of Year
On December 10, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) announced that Stephanie Avakian, the Director of the SEC’s Division of Enforcement, will conclude her tenure by the end of 2020. During Avakian’s four-year tenure, first as Co-Director and then...
Vitol Inc. to Pay CFTC $95 Million to Settle Corruption-Based Fraud and Manipulation Charges
On December 3, the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) announced an order filing and settling corruption charges against Vitol Inc., an energy and commodities trading firm. The CFTC charged Vitol with manipulative and deceptive conduct, including foreign corruption. As...
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