Category: SEC Whistleblower

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Commodity Futures Trading Commission Wants Whistleblower Help Blowing The Whistle On Fraud Millions Lose Money To Ponzi Schemes Millions of people lose money every year to Ponzi schemes, which can include lawful investments like securities, commodities, and virtual currencies.  The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) rewards individuals […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Commodity Futures Trading Commission Wants Whistleblower Help Individuals May Submit Reward Claims Information Can Lead To Investigation Even If Not Exact The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) rewards individuals who provide original information to the CFTC of fraud in the trading of commodities and precious metals like […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Securities and Exchange Commission Awards $450,000 Compliance Officer Reported Concerns To Employer First On March 30, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) announced a $450,000 whistleblower award to a company’s internal compliance officer who provided the SEC with information of his employer’s securities law violations. The officer […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Securities and Exchange Commission Rewards Whistleblowers Any Securities Fraud Can Be The Basis of a Whistleblower Case Over $396 Million Awarded Since SEC Whistleblower Program Began Last month, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) announced two whistleblower awards in connection with multiple enforcement actions against several companies […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Securities and Exchange Commission Rewards Whistleblowers Any Securities Fraud Can Be The Basis of a Whistleblower Case Federal Law Protects You From Employer Retaliation Last month, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) announced two whistleblower awards in connection with two separate enforcement actions.[1]  Both whistleblowers provided significant […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Commodity Futures Trading Commission Wants Whistleblower Help Individuals May Submit Reward Claims Information Can Lead To Investigation Even If Not Exact The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) announced on January 27 that it settled fraud allegations against a commodity pool operator and its CEO for over $10 […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Taxpayer First Act Helps Whistleblowers Protections Against Employer Retaliation Expanding The Disclosures Protected By Law Laws enacted within the last year enhanced the Internal Revenue Service’s (IRS) whistleblower program for accountants, tax professionals, and other insiders who blow the whistle on tax fraud. Whistleblower rewards rose too. Over […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Blowing the Whistle on Bank Fraud Fraud Under The Financial Institutions Reform, Recovery, and Enforcement Act of 1989 How To Report Bank Fraud The government rewards whistleblowers who aid prosecutors in going after bank and wire fraud. The Financial Institutions Reform, Recovery, and Enforcement Act of 1989 (“FIRREA”) […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Commodity Futures Trading Commission Wants Whistleblower Help Commission Issues Large Rewards Fraud in Trading Gold, Virtual Currencies and More The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) oversees precious metal trading, and trading in other commodities, futures and options, derivatives, and virtual currency (like Bitcoin) trades. The CFTC rewards […]

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. […]