SEC Whistleblower Award Archives

SEC to Announce Largest SEC Whistleblower Award to Date

J.P. Morgan Whistleblowers to Split $61 Million Award The SEC Whistleblower Office is set to announce its largest SEC whistleblower award to date – more … Continued

Anti-Money Laundering Whistleblowing and the SEC Whistleblower Program

Whistleblower Rewards for Reporting Money Laundering The Anti-Money Laundering Act of 2020 incentivizes whistleblowers to report violations of the anti-money laundering laws to the … Continued

SEC Scrutinizes “Fake News” Stock Promotion Schemes

SEC Enforcement Action Targeting Stock Promotion Schemes On April 10, 2017, the SEC announced enforcement actions against 27 individuals and entities for improper stock promotion … Continued

Accounting Fraud SEC Whistleblower Attorneys

Accounting Fraud SEC Enforcement Action On March 3, 2017, the SEC announced that homebuilding company Desarrolladora Homex S.A.B. de C.V. (Homex) has agreed to settle … Continued

SEC Awards for Disclosures of Foreign Bribery or FCPA Violations

SEC Awards for Disclosures of Foreign Bribery or FCPA Violations Under the SEC Whistleblower Program, the SEC pays awards to whistleblowers who provide original information, … Continued

5 Tips for SEC Whistleblowers to Get SEC Whistleblower Awards

Qualifying for an SEC Whistleblower Award: Lessons Learned from SEC Whistleblower Award Determinations The SEC Whistleblower Program has issued more than $1.9 billion in … Continued

SEC Whistleblower Program: What is the SEC Form TCR?

What is the SEC Whistleblower Program’s Form TCR? The SEC Form TCR (Tip, Complaint or Referral) is the form whistleblowers and their attorneys use … Continued

Whistleblower Rewards and Bounties for Disclosures of Market Manipulation Schemes

Recently, the CFTC and SEC have stepped up enforcement actions to prevent market manipulation schemes. The SEC defines manipulation as “intentional conduct designed to deceive … Continued

SEC Targeting Investment Adviser Fraud

On February 2, 2017, the SEC charged an investment advisory business and its owner, Mark Varacchi, with stealing at least $3.9 million from investors. According … Continued

Whistleblower Lawyer Interviewed About SEC Whistleblower Award to Compliance Professional

Leading SEC Whistleblower Lawyer Quoted About Award to Compliance Professionals An article in Law 360 titled Big Awards Pushing Compliance Pros To Be Whistleblowers discusses the impact … Continued

Law 360 Quotes Whistleblower Lawyer Jason Zuckerman on Seminal Sarbanes-Oxley Whistleblower Decision

DOL ARB Defines Scope of SOX Protected Conduct In an article on the Department of Labor Administrative Review Board’s landmark decision in Sylvester v. … Continued

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