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Former Acting Chair of SEC Calls for SEC Whistleblower Reform Bill
According to Allison Herren Lee, former Commissioner of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), the SEC Whistleblower Reform Act of 2023 “will help ensure that the SEC Whistleblower Program remains an indispensable tool in the Commission’s efforts to police...
SEC Follows Record Whistleblower Award With Smaller Payouts, Series of Denials
On May 5, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) issued a $279 million whistleblower award, the largest ever granted by the agency. In the following month, the SEC Whistleblower Program continued to issue final decisions on whistleblower award claims,...
SEC Charges Company with Whistleblower Retaliation, Falsified Subscriber Counts
On May 23, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) announced settled charges against Gaia, Inc., a Colorado-based company offering video subscription services in the wellness industry. According to the SEC, the company had heavily overstated its paid subscriber count,...
SEC Issues Record $279 Million Whistleblower Award
On May 5, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) issued a $279 million whistleblower award to an individual who voluntarily provided the agency with original information that led to a successful enforcement action. The award is the largest in...
How SEC Climate Disclosure Rules Could Empower Whistleblowers
Around the world, whistleblowers are key to protecting the environment, a fact that whistleblower advocates highlight each Earth Day. According to the National Whistleblower Center, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) could further empower whistleblowers to help fight the...
Big Tech Illegally Uses NDAs to Silence Would-Be-Whistleblowers, SEC Tips Allege
On April 18, Bloomberg reported that Big Tech firms are forcing workers to sign illegally restrictive non-disclosure agreements, according to whistleblower tips filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). “Firms, including an Apple Inc. subcontractor, Electronic Arts Inc....
SEC Awards $1.9 Million to Whistleblower for Independent Analysis
On April 13, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) issued a $1.9 million whistleblower award to an individual who used “specialized access and expertise” to identify violations of U.S. securities laws. Through the SEC Whistleblower Program, qualified whistleblowers, individuals...
SEC Issues $1 Million Award, Denies Second Claimant for Failing to File Claim on Time
On April 11, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) issued a final order determining whistleblower award claims for an enforcement action carried out by the agency. The SEC awarded one claimant $1 million but denied the claim of the...
Whistleblowers Awarded $12 Million from SEC
On March 31, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) awarded $12 million to two whistleblowers who voluntarily provided original information about the misconduct of a registered broker-dealer. Their disclosures contributed to the success of an SEC enforcement action against...
Whistleblower Advocates See Parallels to Enron in Silicon Valley Bank Collapse
According to whistleblower advocates, the recent collapse of Silicon Valley Bank (SVB) is reminiscent of the collapse of Enron in 2002. Given the role Enron whistleblower Sherron Watkins played in exposing Enron’s accounting malpractice, advocates are pointing to the SVB...
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