Search Results for: whistleblower
Record $114 million whistleblower award
October 29th, 2020
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), the regulatory authority in U.S. that monitors the activities of more than 27,000 entities in the securities industry, has issued a press release to announce an award of over $114 million to ...
Whistleblower awarded approximately $2 million
April 9th, 2020
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) announced an award of approximately $2 million to a whistleblower who provided vital information and assistance that substantially contributed to an ongoing investigation. The whistleblower’s information would have been difficult for the agency ...
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission awards more than $1.8 Million to whistleblower
September 3rd, 2019
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) announced an award of more than $1.8 million to a whistleblower whose information and assistance were critically important to the success of an enforcement action involving misconduct committed overseas. After alerting the agency ...
U.S. financial regulator awarded almost $4 Million to an overseas whistleblower
September 26th, 2018
The Securities and Exchange Commission announced that it has awarded nearly $4 million to an overseas whistleblower whose tip led it to open an investigation and whose extensive assistance helped it bring a successful enforcement action. “Whistleblowers, whether they ...
Whistleblower award of more than half-million dollars for company insider
May 3rd, 2017
The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced that a company insider has earned a whistleblower award of more than $500,000 for reporting information that prompted an SEC investigation into well-hidden misconduct that resulted in an SEC enforcement action. “This ...
SEC Awards Nearly $4 Million to Whistleblower
April 26th, 2017
The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced an award of nearly $4 million to a whistleblower who tipped the agency with detailed and specific information about serious misconduct and provided additional assistance during the ensuing investigation, including industry-specific knowledge ...
Luxleaks whistleblower to contest appeal sentence
April 12th, 2017
The man who revealed the Luxleaks scandal, Antoine Deltour, has said he will contest the sentence handed to him last month at the Court of Appeal in Luxembourg. “I don’t think this decision is characteristic of a fair decision ...
European Commission introduces new anonymous whistleblower tool
March 18th, 2017
A new tool to make it easier for individuals to alert the Commission about secret cartels and other antitrust violations while maintaining their anonymity has been launched by the European Commission today. Individuals can now help anonymously in the ...
SEC Announces $7 Million Whistleblower Award
January 25th, 2017
The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced an award of more than $7 million split among three whistleblowers who helped the SEC prosecute an investment scheme. One whistleblower provided information that was a primary impetus for the start of ...
SEC Awards $5.5 Million to Whistleblower
January 9th, 2017
The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced an award of more than $5.5 million to a whistleblower who provided critical information that helped the SEC uncover an ongoing scheme. According to the SEC’s order, the whistleblower was employed at ...
