CFTC whistleblower bounty Archives

How to Report Swaps Manipulation or Swaps Reporting Violations and Qualify for a CFTC Whistleblower Award

How Whistleblower Disclosures of Swaps Manipulation or Swaps Reporting Violations Can Qualify for CFTC Whistleblower Awards Under the CFTC Whistleblower Program, whistleblowers are eligible for monetary … Continued

Annual Report of CFTC Whistleblower Program Reveals Continued Growth, Including 961 Tips Filed in FY21

Today the CFTC released the annual report of the CFTC Whistleblower Program for FY 2021. The report suggests that the program is playing an important … Continued

CFTC Whistleblower Reward Program: What Violations Qualify for an Award?

Contact our experienced CFTC whistleblower lawyers today for a free confidential consultation. The CFTC’s recent announcement that it is paying a whistleblower a $200 … Continued

CFTC Shows Whistleblowers the Money: Implications of Record $200 Million Award

Whistleblower’s Information and Assistance Led to an $800 Million Enforcement Action On October 21, 2021, the CFTC awarded $200 million to a whistleblower for providing … Continued

How to Report Spoofing and Earn an SEC Whistleblower Award

Spoofing and Market Manipulation Spoofing is a form of market manipulation where traders artificially inflate the supply and demand of an asset to increase profits. … Continued

Senate Enacts Legislation to Fix Funding Crisis at the CFTC Whistleblower Office

As reported in a recent Wall Street Journal article, the CFTC Whistleblower Program is confronting a funding crisis that could require it to furlough staff … Continued

CFTC Whistleblower Program Helping to Drive Record-Level Enforcement Activity

The FY20 reports of the CFTC Whistleblower Program and CFTC Division of Enforcement reveal that the CFTC Whistleblower Program continues to grow and is helping … Continued

CFTC Announces $9 Million Whistleblower Award

Today the CFTC today announced an award of approximately $9 million to a whistleblower that provided original information that led to a successful enforcement action. … Continued

CFTC Whistleblower Award Underscores CFTC’s Commitment to Incentivize Whistleblowing

In its FY 2019 annual report, the CFTC Division of Enforcement revealed that between 30 to 40% of its ongoing investigations involve some whistleblower component … Continued

CFTC Whistleblower Program Paid $100M to Whistleblowers

The CFTC’s Annual Report on the Whistleblower Reward Program and Customer Education Initiatives reveals that whistleblower disclosures have become instrumental in the CFTC’s efforts to … Continued

CFTC Whistleblower Program Annual Report Reveals Active Year and Success in Enlisting Whistleblowers to Combat Commodities Fraud

The annual report of the CFTC Whistleblower Program for FY 2018 reveals that the program had its most active year yet. Highlights of the report include: … Continued

SEC Whistleblower Attorney Will Speak at Bloomberg BNA Webinar About SEC and CFTC Whistleblower Reward Programs

SEC whistleblower attorney Jason Zuckerman will speak at a BNA Bloomberg webinar on September 24, 2018 titled New Developments in the SEC and CFTC Whistleblower … Continued