Award for Contributing Original Information to Ongoing Investigation Today the SEC awarded $3.8 million to a whistleblower that provided new information during the course of an … Continued
In a recent episode of inSecurities titled Inside the World of Whistleblowers, SEC whistleblower attorney Matt Stock discusses his extensive experience effectively representing … Continued
Increase in Reports of Financial Statement Fraud In July 2010, Congress passed the Dodd-Frank Act, which established the SEC Whistleblower Program. The program offers monetary … Continued
Success of the SEC Whistleblower Program In a recent podcast episode titled Inside the World of Whistleblowers, inSecurities interviewed SEC whistleblower lawyer Matt Stock, Director … Continued
Ponzi Schemes at Highest Level in a Decade A Ponzi scheme is a type of investment fraud that leads investors to believe the “returns” on their … Continued
SEC Investigating Cyberattacks and Insider Trading According to Reuters, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is investigating hacks of email accounts of associates and executives … Continued
According to a DOJ press release, two men were found guilty of multiple counts of conspiracy to commit mail and wire fraud, and money laundering. … Continued
SEC Whistleblower Program’s Continued Success in 2019 The SEC Whistleblower Program’s 2019 Annual Report to Congress reveals that SEC whistleblower awards have proven to be … Continued
Senators Baldwin, Durbin, Ernst, and Grassley introduced S. 2529, the Whistleblower Programs Improvement Act (WPIA), which would protect corporate whistleblowers who report potential securities or … Continued
An article in law.com’s Compliance Hot Spots newsletter titled SEC Tells Whistleblower: Wait a Minute reports that an anonymous whistleblower is seeking an order from the … Continued
What is Channel Stuffing? Channel stuffing is an improper revenue recognition practice in which a company fraudulently inflates its sales and earnings by sending excessive … Continued
$4.5M SEC Whistleblower Award Underscores Incentives to Report Internally On May 24, 2019, the SEC awarded $4.5M to a whistleblower whose disclosures to his employer … Continued