Tag: Whistleblower

Gurbir S. Grewal, Director of the SEC’s Division of Enforcement, said: The size of today’s award – the highest in our program’s history – not only incentivizes whistleblowers to come forward with accurate information about potential securities law violations, but also reflects the tremendous success of our whistleblower program. This success directly benefits investors, as…

Creola Kelly, Acting Chief of the SEC’s Office of the Whistleblower said: The whistleblower here made persistent efforts to bring the conduct to the attention of the SEC, another agency, and the company and is credited with the results of the company’s internal investigation. Payment of the awards is taken out of an investor protection…

Creola Kelly, Acting Chief of the SEC’s Office of the Whistleblower said: Whistleblowers may lead to the success of an enforcement matter by providing information that causes an investigation or examination to open or that meaningfully advances an existing investigation. Payment of the awards is taken out of an investor protection fund set up by…

Payment of the awards is taken out of an investor protection fund set up by Congress. It is financed through monetary sanctions of security law violations paid to SEC. To be eligible for the award, a whistleblower needs to voluntarily provide the commission with reliable information that leads to successful enforcement action. The awards range…

Payment of the awards is taken out of an investor protection fund set up by Congress. It is financed through monetary sanctions of security law violations paid to SEC. To be eligible for the award, a whistleblower needs to voluntarily provide the commission with reliable information that leads to successful enforcement action. The awards range…

The second whistleblower received over $3 million. They presented to the agency important new information during the course of the investigation. Creola Kelly, Chief of the SEC’s Office of the Whistleblower, said: The information and assistance provided by these two whistleblowers in helping to identify complex wrongdoing demonstrates the importance of the whistleblower program to…

Another whistleblower received over $3 million for providing the regulator information which started an investigation. The individual was an insider who initially reported their concerns internally. Later they submitted a detailed tip and met with the SEC’s Enforcement staff a few times to provide additional information in the course of the investigation. Creola Kelly, Chief…

The third award SEC issued was $1.5 million to a whistleblower whose information shaped staff’s investigative strategy and significantly contributed to the success of the covered action. The individual provided substantial and ongoing assistance to the SEC by helping them identify issues. Creola Kelly, Chief of the SEC’s Office of the Whistleblower, said: Credible tips…

So far, the agency has awarded over $1.2 billion to a total of 238 individuals since the first award was issued in 2012. Payment of the awards is taken out of an investor protection fund set up by Congress. It is financed through monetary sanctions of security law violations paid to SEC. To be eligible…

Emily Pasquinelli, Acting Chief of the SEC’s Office of the Whistleblower said: Today’s whistleblowers provided information and assistance that proved critical to several enforcement actions. Their information allowed the agency to conserve significant resources and to bring each action more efficiently. So far, the agency has awarded over $1.2 billion to a total of 233…