Category: CFTC Whistleblower

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Whistleblower Case for Cryptocurrency Fraud Offshore Virtual Currency Trading Fraud The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) polices trading in commodities (like gold and other precious metals), options, futures, and virtual currencies. The CFTC rewards whistleblowers who voluntarily provide original information that leads to recoveries against organizers of […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Gold Scams: Financial Elder Abuse And Commodity Futures Trading Commission Whistleblower Cases Unscrupulous gold and rare coin dealers often target seniors in scams because seniors have money to invest, are likely to pick up a phone or respond to an email, and are eager to supplement retirement savings. […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Commodity Futures Trading Commission Wants Whistleblower Help Commission Issues Alert on Bank Secrecy Act Violations The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) actively seeks whistleblower help in overseeing commodities and futures trading and in enforcing anti-money laundering laws. The CFTC rewards whistleblowers whose information that leads to prosecution […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER New Senate Bill to Extend Whistleblower Protections Whistleblower Protections for Securities and Commodities Law Violations  This past week, Senate Finance Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), along with Sens. Tammy Baldwin (D-Wis.), Joni Ernst (R-Iowa), and Dick Durbin (D-III) introduced the Whistleblower Programs Improvement Act (WPIA) that would extend […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Government Agencies Want Whistleblower Help 2018 Record Breaking Year for Whistleblower Rewards Whistleblowers assist the government in all kinds of enforcement efforts (sometimes referred to as “qui tam” cases) and ultimately can be rewarded for blowing the whistle on fraud or other violations of the law. The U.S. […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Government Rewards for Blowing the Whistle on Fraud Federal Whistleblower Programs A whistleblower reward is a monetary incentive offered by the government to individuals who blow the whistle on fraud or other wrongdoing against the government or in violation of its laws. The government rewards whistleblowers with a […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Commodity Futures Trading Commission Wants Whistleblower Help Commission Issues $2 Million Reward On July 1, the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) announced a whistleblower award of $2 million to two whistleblowers who blew the whistle on violations of commodities trading regulations.[1] The CFTC is the government agency […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Commodity Futures Trading Commission Wants Whistleblower Help Commission Issues $1.5 Million Reward Recently, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) announced a whistleblower award of $1.5 million to a whistleblower who blew the whistle on violation of commodities trading regulations.[1] The CFTC is the government agency that oversees commodities […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Commodity Futures Trading Commission Wants Whistleblower Help Commission Issues $2 Million Reward Recently, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) announced a whistleblower award of $2 million to a whistleblower who blew the whistle on violation of commodities trading regulations.[1] The CFTC is the government agency that oversees commodities […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Securities and Exchange Commission Pays Out Millions in Whistleblower Awards Whistleblower information about securities law violations can result in big rewards for the whistleblower when the whistleblower brings the information to the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The information must be original and cannot be derived from publicly […]