Category: SEC Whistleblower

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Non-American Citizens As Whistleblowers SEC Receives Large Number Of Foreign Tips Substantial Monetary Rewards The federal government has four primary whistleblower statutes and reward programs: The Federal False Claims Act (“FCA”), 31 U.S.C. § 3729 et seq. The Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) Whistleblower Program, Section 922 of […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER CFTC Announces Several Covered Actions Anonymous Tips From Whistleblower Start Cases Commodities and Futures Trading In 2010, the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (Dodd-Frank), Pub. L. 111-203, established a whistleblower program within the U.S. Commodities Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) to encourage individuals with information of […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Retaliation Takes Serious Toll On Whistleblowers  Potent Remedies In Whistleblower Protection Laws Burden Of Proof And Damages All too often, whistleblowers who disclose fraud to their employers, law enforcement, or government agencies suffer retaliation by their employers.  Whistleblower retaliation takes a serious toll on whistleblowers and their families […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER SEC Whistleblower Awards Now Over $ 1 Billion Two Whistleblowers Awarded $114 Million For Assisting Investigation SEC Has Awarded Over 200 Individual Whistleblowers  Assistance and information from whistleblowers who know of possible securities law violations are among the most powerful weapons in the law enforcement arsenal of the […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER CFTC Recently Awards $3 Million To Whistleblower Cases Start With An Anonymous Tip From Whistleblower Fraud In Commodities and Futures Trading The U.S. Commodities Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) oversees trading in derivatives, commodities, options, futures, swaps, and currencies.  See Commodity Exchange Act, 7 U.S.C. § 1 et seq. […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Securities and Exchange Commission Announces $6 Million In Awards  Two Whistleblowers Rewarded For Assisting Investigations $956 Million Awarded Since SEC Whistleblower Program Began Assistance and information from whistleblowers who know of possible securities law violations are among the most powerful weapons in the law enforcement arsenal of the […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER SEC Has Rewarded More Than $928 Million To Whistleblowers 166 Individuals Have Received Rewards Whistleblowers Remain Anonymous And Confidential The Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (“Dodd-Frank”), Pub. L. 111-203, created the Whistleblower Office of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) in 2010 to encourage […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER CFTC Alleges Fraud On Investors Agency Alleges Fraudulent Solicitation And Registration Investor Money Allegedly Spent By Fund Promoter The U.S. Commodities Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) oversees trading in commodities, options, futures and currencies.  See Commodity Exchange Act, 7 U.S.C. § 1 et seq. and 17 C.F.R. Part 1 […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Whistleblowers Are Effective Enforcement Tools Record Awards False Claims Act Cases Take A long Time A whistleblower is someone who shares credible information about financial fraud, criminal activity, unsafe working conditions, false claims for payment, false certifications, or other improper conduct with a government agency.  Whistleblower cases are […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Leaking Non-Public Information And Insider Trading  Special Access Employees May Not Disclose Non-Public Information CFTC Targets Unauthorized Disclosures As Fraud The U.S. Commodities Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) polices the options and commodities markets in the U.S.   The 2010 Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (Dodd-Frank), Pub. L. […]