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SEC announces settled charges against 7 public companies

SEC announces settled charges against 7 public companies for using employment, separation, and other agreements that violated rules prohibiting actions to impede whistleblowers from reporting potential misconduct to the SEC.

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) announced today that it has settled charges with seven public companies for using employment, separation, and other agreements that violated SEC rules designed to protect whistleblowers. These agreements impeded employees from reporting potential misconduct to the SEC. As part of the settlement, the companies

SEC awards $98 million to two whistleblowers

Whistleblower Alert! The SEC awards $98 million to two whistleblowers, meaning the fine levied ranged between $326,666,666.67 and $980,000,000 dollars.

The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced awards of more than $98 million to two whistleblowers whose information and assistance led to an SEC enforcement action and an action brought by another agency. The first whistleblower’s tip prompted the opening of the investigations, and thereafter provided critical additional information

Whistleblower Alert! The SEC awards whistleblower more than $37 million

Whistleblower Alert! The SEC awards whistleblower more than $37 million, meaning the fine levied ranged between $123,333,333 and $370,000,000 dollars.

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) announced today a substantial award of more than $37 million to a whistleblower whose information and assistance were pivotal in a successful enforcement action. The whistleblower's internal reporting prompted their employer to conduct an investigation and self-report the findings to the SEC,

The SEC awards more than $37 million to a Whistleblower

Whistleblower Alert! The SEC awards more than $37 million to a Whistleblower--meaning the fine levied ranged between $123,333,333-$370,000,000 million.

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has announced a substantial award of more than $37 million to a whistleblower whose information played a crucial role in a successful enforcement action. The whistleblower provided previously unknown details, met with Enforcement staff, and identified potential witnesses and documents, significantly conserving staff time

This week the SEC has approved whistleblower awards totaling more than $5.1 million

Whistleblower Alert! This week the SEC has approved whistleblower awards totaling more than $6.3 million--meaning the fines levied from these tips ranged from $21-$63 million.

This week, the SEC awarded multiple whistleblower awards totaling more than $6.3 million. The Whistleblower Program was created by Congress to provide monetary incentives for individuals to come forward and report possible violations of federal securities laws to the SEC. Under the program, eligible whistleblowers are entitled to an

Whistleblower award for original information

SEC awards whistleblower over $400k for original information leading to the covered action. Penalty levied ranged between $1.333-$4 million.

The Commission also considered, however, that Claimant had some involvement in two of the transactions that were charged by the Commission in the Covered Action. Woah, for any potential whistleblowers out there that are worried about coming forward because they may have had a hand in the misconduct they want

CFTC Awards Whistleblower Over $18 Million.

Whistleblower Alert! CFTC Awards Whistleblower Over $18 Million, Meaning the Penalty Levied Ranged Between $60 Million and $180 Million.

Press Release The Commodity Futures Trading Commission today announced an award of over $18 million to a whistleblower who provided detailed information and assistance in a CFTC enforcement action and in a related action by another agency. The whistleblower provided assistance to the Division of Enforcement’s (DOE) staff that