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SEC WHISTLEBLOWER PROGRAM
SEC Whistleblower Awards to Date
Established by the Dodd-Frank Act in 2010, the SEC’s bounty program grants eligible whistleblowers 10-30% of monetary sanctions levied by the SEC in an enforcement action where total sanctions exceed $1 million.
In our list of whistleblower bounties granted to date, we do more than just tell you an award amount. We want our clients & friends to know what factors contributed to the tipster’s success, and to provide key documents issued by the SEC for each award. For additional information, learn more about how the SEC whistleblower award process works.
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| 2.2M | 2/19/2021 | Claimant received a whistleblower award for very high quality information. The SEC noted that it was able to draft document requests without even speaking to Claimant. |
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| 2.1M | 4/12/2018 | The whistleblower, a former company insider, provided information that led to multiple successful enforcement actions. The Commission noted the award was reduced based upon the finding that he/she unreasonable delayed reporting. |
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| 2M | 4/03/2020 | Whistleblower provided valuable information and assistance to an ongoing investigation and successful enforcement action. The Staff noted that he/she had provided information that would have been hard to detect, they had come forward despite implied threats, and suffered hardships for doing so. |
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| 2M | 5/04/2020 | Whistleblower provided valuable information and assistance to an ongoing investigation and led to a successful enforcement action. The Staff noted the whistleblower provided new information that significantly contributed to the success of their case, led to an asset freeze that prevented further investor losses, ongoing assistance that helped investors to recover much of their money and suffered hardships as a result of their coming forward. |
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| 1.8M | 12/18/2020 | This whistleblower “expeditiously” reported wrongdoing and took steps to mitigate harm to investors, suffering personal hardships as a result. |
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| 1.8M | 3/08/2016 | Three whistleblowers provided information that led to a successful enforcement action. The first whistleblower to report the possible violations received a substantially largest award than the whistleblowers that assisted the Staff after the investigation was underway. |
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| 1.8M | 9/28/2020 | The SEC issued a whistleblower award of more than $1.8 million to a company outsider who reported significant information to the Commission regarding ongoing securities law violations. |
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| 1.8M | 8/29/2019 | Whistleblower provided information and assistance that led to a successful enforcement action, involving overseas violations. The Commission noted that the whistleblower reported internally and provided extensive and ongoing cooperation during the investigation, including reviewing documents and providing sworn testimony. |
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| 1.8M | 12/07/2020 | Claimant, a company insider, provided information about alleged wrongdoing that otherwise would have been difficult to detect. |
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| 1.7M | 7/27/2017 | A company insider reported a hard-to-detect violation of the securities laws, thereafter providing critical information that helped end the multi-year fraud. The SEC stated that millions of dollars were returned to harmed investors as a result of the ensuing investigation and enforcement action. |
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