CFTC whistleblower program Archives

CFTC Whistleblower Program’s FY23 Report to Congress Reveals Continued Success of the Program in Protecting Markets and Customers

CFTC Whistleblower Office Receives the Highest Number of Whistleblower Tips and Award Applications Since the Inception of the Program Today the CFTC’s Whistleblower Program issued … Continued

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

SEC and CFTC Whistleblower Programs Reveal Continued Success Combatting Fraud and Protecting Investors

The SEC and CFTC whistleblower reward programs recently reported their FY 2022 results to Congress and both programs continue to provide great returns for taxpayers … 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

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

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

Agricultural Price Manipulation and the CFTC Whistleblower Program

CFTC Targets Price Manipulation in Agricultural Markets At a time when consumers can least afford it, food prices have increased significantly. Just last week, U.S. … 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

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Senators Introduce Bipartisan Legislation Strengthening Corporate Whistleblower Protections and Improving the SEC and CFTC Whistleblower Programs

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

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