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October 24, 2012

$1B BofA Mortgage Suit May Usher Broad Crackdown On Banks

What also makes FCA suits an attractive option is its frequent reliance on whistleblowers, perhaps the most powerful tool the government has in cracking down on complex financial frauds, said Jordan Thomas, who chairs [prior firm][‘s] whistleblower enforcement practice and helped craft the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission’s whistleblower program. In the BofA case, the...

October 16, 2012

Talking Points: “Whistleblowers are Wanted and Valued”

Boardmember.com

Corporate Board Member: What is your perspective on the announcement that the IRS is going to pay a whistleblower $104 million? Jordan Thomas: It’s a very positive development for the IRS whistleblower program because it sends a clear message that people that have information about possible tax violations should come forward and if they do...

October 3, 2012

Record $104 Million Reward Boosts Whistleblowing on Tax Cheats

“It’s been a watershed moment for whistleblowing,” said Jordan Thomas, chairman of [Jordan Thomas][prior firm][‘s] whistleblower representation practice, which has also seen an increase in inquiries.

October 1, 2012

A Legal Circle Reaches Deep to Aid Obama

The New York Times

In the last year, law firms that represent whistle-blowers have hired several top S.E.C. officials who helped write those rules. They include Jordan Thomas, who has started a new S.E.C. whistle-blower unit at [prior firm]…”We have had hundreds and hundreds of inquiries,” said Mr. Thomas, who has sought out clients and promoted his firm’s practice...

September 27, 2012

Jordan Thomas Wrote the Rules on—and Represents—Whistleblowers

September 12, 2012

SEC Whistleblower Program Stricter Than IRS Bounty Which Paid $104 Million To Felon, Former Official Says

Thomas noted differences between the programs for rewarding individuals, even if they participated in the wrongdoing, who provide information that leads to the recovery of unpaid taxes and penalties, in the case of IRS tips, or fines and the disgorgement of ill-gotten gains, in the case of SEC whistleblowers. The SEC program allows for bounties...

September 11, 2012

Jailed UBS Tax Whistleblower Gets $104M IRS Award

Even though Birkenfeld is still serving a prison sentence, the historic award will push potential whistleblowers to provide information to law enforcement officials, said Jordan Thomas, head of the whistleblower practice at [prior firm]. Most people with valuable information are not going to have the same level of criminal liability that Birkenfeld did, he added....

September 1, 2012

A Sad State Of Bank Industry Ethics

American Banker

“Overall, the results were troubling…It appears the financial services industry has lost it way” says Thomas. “I think there is a debilitating trust problem in corporate America, where people just don’t trust the people who can and should be fixing some of the problems that exist,” Thomas says. The number of financial professionals who feel...

August 24, 2012

Anonymity For Whistleblowers May Undermine Programme

Jordan Thomas, partner and chair of the whistleblower representation practice at [prior firm] in New York, says he expects the SEC will release more information about the type of tips its is receiving in its annual report. “In that context, they can talk about multiple different submissions without identifying a specific whistleblower, so there’s less...

August 22, 2012

SEC Whistle-Blower Program Starts Paying Off For Agency, Tipsters

Los Angeles Times

“The full tidal wave of cases is more likely to be in year four, five — that’s when you’ll see the full effect,” said Jordan Thomas, a whistle-blowers’ attorney at law firm [prior firm] in New York. Thomas, who helped set up the program before leaving the SEC, said it could “revolutionize” securities enforcement. Wall...

Could You Blow The Whistle?

News 12 Connecticut

Conducted by Populus in June, Wall Street, Fleet Street and Main Street: Corporate Integrity at a Crossroads reveals startling data on corporate ethics, the regulatory landscape, and individuals’ willingness to blow the whistle on wrongdoing

Whistleblowers “Essential” to Protect Client Funds, Says Former SEC Chief

An investigation into alleged misappropriation of customer funds at US-based futures commission merchant Peregrine Financial Group (PFG) serves to highlight the need for stronger regulatory oversight and greater whistleblower protection, according to Jordan Thomas, partner and chair of the whistleblower representation practice at [prior firm]. “Regulators are only as good as the information they have...

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February 10, 2020

Jordan Thomas Recognized as a 2020 Top Thought Leader in Trust

Whistleblower Representation Practice Chair Jordan Thomas has been named a Trust Across America 2020 Top Thought Leader in Trust. A multi-year award winner, Jordan joins corporate leaders, academics and researchers who transform the way organizations build and operate their businesses. Describing Jordan’s work, Trust Across America wrote “And what if the SEC could tap the...

February 1, 2018

A Conversation with Jordan Thomas: The Origins of the SEC Whistleblower Program

Labaton Sucharow LLP

How to avoid the next financial crisis? How to detect the next fraud and deter the next fraudster? These questions plagued regulators, law enforcement, legislators and the public at large following the collapse of the global economy in 2008. One idea that would prove to be prescient and, in its execution, extraordinarily successful, was the...

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