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Image of Whistleblower Rewards for Sanctions Evasion Whistleblowing: How to Detect Sanctions Evasion in the Maritime and Transportation Industries

Whistleblower Rewards for Sanctions Evasion Whistleblowing: How to Detect Sanctions Evasion in the Maritime and Transportation Industries

Financial Incentives for Disclosing Sanctions Evasion Under the whistleblower provisions of the Anti-Money Laundering Act (AMLA), a whistleblower who voluntarily reports original information about U.S. … Continued

Financial Incentives for Sanctions Evasion Whistleblowers Supercharge Sanctions Enforcement and Strengthen National Security

DOJ’s Increased Focus on Intersection of Corporate Crime and National Security On November 28, 2023, Principal Associate Deputy Attorney General Marshall Miller delivered remarks at … Continued

Strengthened Enforcement of Sanctions Evasion Enhances Incentives for Sanctions Whistleblowers

Last year, Congress amended the whistleblower rewards provision of the Anti-Money Laundering Act (AMLA) to require the Department of the Treasury to pay an award … Continued

Can the SEC Whistleblower Program Pay an Award to a Whistleblower for Reporting a Violation of OFAC Sanctions?

Although violations of OFAC sanctions are enforced primarily by the Office of Foreign Assets Control and the Department of Justice, the SEC can take enforcement … Continued