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 Commodity Futures Trading Commission Wants Whistleblower Help Blowing The Whistle On Fraud CFTC Announces Large Whistleblower Award The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) rewards individuals who provide original information to the CFTC about fraudulent trading schemes in futures, options, foreign currency, virtual currency and commodities like gold […]

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 2019: Government Recovers Over $2.1 Billion in False Claims Whistleblower Cases Whistleblowers Rewarded $ 265 Million in 2019 633 New False Claims Qui Tam Suits During Past Year The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) obtained more than $3 billion in settlements and judgments from civil cases involving fraud […]

ATTORNEY NEWSLETTER Whistleblower Cases for Cryptocurrency Fraud Offshore Virtual Currency Trading Frauds 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 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 $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 […]