News and commentary about white-collar crime, enforcement, and compliance
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The Securities and Exchange Commission awarded more than $4.5 million to a whistleblower whose tip triggered the company to launch an internal investigation and report the whistleblower’s allegations to the SEC and another agency.… Continue Reading
The Securities and Exchange Commission Tuesday awarded more than $4.1 million to a former company insider who alerted the agency to “a widespread, multi-year securities law violation.”
The whistleblower, a foreign national working outside the United States, also helped during the SEC’s investigation, the agency said.… Continue Reading
The SEC Tuesday awarded nearly $2.5 million to an employee of a domestic government agency.
The whistleblower’s tip “helped launch an SEC investigation and whose continued assistance enabled the SEC to address a company’s misconduct,” the SEC said.… Continue Reading
The Securities and Exchange Commission said Tuesday a company insider earned a whistleblower award of more than $500,000.
The information “prompted an SEC investigation into well-hidden misconduct that resulted in an SEC enforcement action,” the agency said.… Continue Reading
The Securities and Exchange Commission Tuesday announced an award of nearly $4 million to a whistleblower who tipped the agency and helped with the follow-on investigation.
The SEC said the whistleblower provided “detailed and specific information about serious misconduct.”… Continue Reading
The SEC awarded more than $22 million Tuesday to a whistleblower whose “detailed tip and extensive assistance” helped stop a well-hidden fraud at the company where the whistleblower worked.
A lawyer said his client, a former Monsanto finance employee, received the award.… Continue Reading