CTFC Rewards
CFTC Awards Only Two Whistleblowers in FY 2025
The Commodities Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) awarded only two whistleblowers in FY 2025, a marked decrease from the twelve whistleblower awards the agency made in 2024. This is the fewest whistleblower awards the CFTC has granted since 2016 and has...
CFTC Awards More Than $1.8 Million to Two Whistleblowers
The CFTC awarded over $1.8 million to two whistleblowers. Their tips helped bring enforcement cases to a successful close, according to a press release from the agency.
New CFTC Commissioner Nominee Questioned by Senator Grassley
On November 19, 2025, the United States Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry (Senate AG) held a hearing to consider President Trump’s nominee for Chairman and Commissioner of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Michael Selig. The current head...
CFTC Awards $700,000 to Whistleblower for “Courage” and “Critical Role in Enforcement Efforts”
On May 29, the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) announced a $700,000 whistleblower award granted to an individual who voluntarily provided original information that led to a successful enforcement action. According to the CFTC, the whistleblower’s disclosure “prompted the...
CFTC Issues First Whistleblower Award of Fiscal Year 2023
On February 21, the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) issued a whistleblower award, the first of the 2023 Fiscal Year. The award was granted to a whistleblower who voluntarily provided original information that led to a successful enforcement action....
CFTC Whistleblower Program Issues First Award Determinations of FY 2023
On December 27, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) Whistleblower Program issued its first final orders for whistleblower award claims in the 2023 Fiscal Year. The CFTC issued three separate award denials, noting in each case that the award applicants...
CFTC Whistleblowers Receive $1 Million Award
On November 22, the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) announced that two whistleblowers received approximately $1 million for the “significant information and substantial assistance” they provided to the agency “during the underlying investigation.” The whistleblowers’ help “led the CFTC...
CFTC Awards Whistleblower Almost $200 Million
On October 21, the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) announced a whistleblower award of nearly $200 million. The whistleblower offered “specific, credible, and timely original information” that “significantly contributed to an already open investigation and led to a successful...
Senator Grassley Urges CFTC Nominees to Support Agency’s Whistleblower Program
On October 4, Senator Chuck Grassley (R-IA) sent letters to three nominees to the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) urging them to support the agency’s whistleblower program. Each of the three nominees received a letter from Grassley. Acting Chairman...
CFTC Surpasses $1 Billion in Sanctions Caused by Whistleblower Tips; Issues $3 Million Whistleblower Award
On April 23, the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) announced an approximately $3 million award to a whistleblower who provided the agency with original information that helped lead to a successful enforcement action. The CFTC also announced that with...
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