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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| 1M | 6/24/2021 | According to the SEC's Order, inter alia, Claimant’s tip - which included information that was not otherwise accessible to SEC staff - led to the opening of the agency's investigation and was the basis for the charges in the Covered Action. |
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| 900K | 12/09/2016 | The whistleblower provided high-quality information that led to several successful SEC enforcement action against wrongdoers. |
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| 900K | 11/19/2020 | The SEC found, inter alia, that Claimant’s information prompted its investigation and served important law enforcement interests regarding difficult-to-detect violations in foreign jurisdictions. |
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| 900K | 2/25/2021 | Claimant’s information and assistance enabled the SEC to shut down an ongoing fraud. Claimant’s noncompliance with the requirement of timely submitting information via a Form TCR was waived pursuant to a newly adopted rule. |
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| 800K | 10/15/2020 | The Commission awarded a whistleblower more than $800,000 for providing key information that led to two successful enforcement actions. |
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| 800K | 2/25/2021 | Claimant met with SEC staff and provided documentary evidence of false and misleading statements to investors, enabling the agency to recover millions of dollars for harmed investors. A new rule was invoked to waive Claimant’s noncompliance with a “form and manner” submission requirement. |
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| 750K | 11/05/2020 | A whistleblower was awarded $750,000 for alerting the SEC to an ongoing fraud and articulating "the likely mechanics of the fraudulent scheme." |
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| 750K | 12/07/2020 | By this Order, the SEC awarded two Claimant/whistleblowers in the approximate amounts of $500,000 and $250,000, respectively. The Claimant who received the larger award “was the main source of information,” and was not disqualified under the present facts and circumstances for not following procedural requirements of the whistleblower program. |
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| 700K | 1/15/2016 | A whistleblower, who was an industry analyst, provided the SEC with a high-quality analysis about possible securities violations. |
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| 700K | 6/19/2020 | Whistleblower provided valuable information and assistance that led to a successful enforcement action. The Staff noted that the whistleblower reported internally, provided significant ongoing assistance, resulting in significant monies being returned to investors, and suffered hardships for coming forward. |
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Balance of Investor Protection Fund From Which Awards Are Paid (as of FY2021)
SEC Whistleblower Awards Paid (As of FY2021)
Number of SEC whistleblower submissions in FY2021
