SEC Whistleblower Archives

How to Report Cyber, AI, and Emerging Technologies Fraud and Qualify for an SEC Whistleblower Award

SEC Forms Cyber and Emerging Technologies Unit On February 20, 2025, the SEC announced the creation of the Cyber and Emerging Technologies Unit (CETU) to … Continued

Report Concludes SEC’s Whistleblower Program is a Resounding Success and Essential to Investor Protection

Success of the SEC Whistleblower Program Benjamin Schiffrin, Director of Securities Policy at Better Markets, published a report titled The SEC’s Whistleblower Program Is Key … Continued

How Whistleblowers Can Report Ponzi Schemes and Receive SEC Whistleblower Awards

How Whistleblowers Can Report Ponzi Schemes and Receive SEC Whistleblower Awards Fraudsters beware: The days of running decades-long Ponzi schemes are over. Whistleblowers can now … Continued

5 Things Whistleblowers Should Know About Reporting Accounting Fraud to the SEC

5 Things Whistleblowers Should Know About Reporting Accounting Fraud to the SEC Accounting fraud hasn’t gone away – at all. While crypto scams and frauds have … Continued

Post-Madoff, SEC Successfully Partnering with Whistleblowers to Combat Ponzi Schemes

Today Netflix released a docuseries titled “Madoff: The Monster of Wall Street,” which is a stark reminder of the SEC’s failure to act on detailed … 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

Securities Fraud Whistleblowers Rewarded $37 Million for Providing Key Evidence in SEC Investigation

Securities Fraud Whistleblowers Rewarded $37 Million The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) announced a whistleblower award of approximately $37 million to two joint whistleblowers who … Continued

Better Markets’ Report Documents the Success of the SEC Whistleblower Program

Today Better Markets issued a compelling report documenting the success of the SEC Whistleblower Program titled SEC’s Whistleblower Program: A $5 Billion Success Story With … Continued

SEC Whistleblower Program Attracts Record Number of Tips and Pays Record Awards in FY 2021

The SEC Whistleblower Program’s 2021 annual report reveals that the program is achieving significant success in attracting high-quality tips, strengthening the SEC’s enforcement of federal … Continued

SEC Prevails in Case Challenging its Anti-Gag Rule, a Pillar of the SEC Whistleblower Reward Program

A critical reason for the success of the SEC whistleblower program is the SEC’s adoption and enforcement of a strong anti-gag rule prohibiting any “person” … Continued

Top 10 Ways Companies Cook the Books and How to Get an SEC Whistleblower Reward for Reporting Accounting Fraud

Companies “cook the books” when they use accounting schemes and tricks to falsify their financial statements (i.e., their books) to make their results appear … Continued

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SEC Whistleblower Lawyer Will Speak at Seminar Examining New SEC Whistleblower Program Developments and the Scope of Corporate Whistleblower Protection Post-Digital Realty

SEC whistleblower lawyer Jason Zuckerman will speak at a Lawline CLE titled Examining New SEC Whistleblower Program Developments and the Scope of Corporate Whistleblower Protection … Continued