Tag: Whistleblower

So far, the agency has awarded over $838 million to a total of 156 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…

So far, the agency has awarded over $812 million to a total of 151 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 for…

So far, the agency has awarded over $762 million to a total of 148 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…

So far, the agency has awarded over $741 million to a total of 136 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…

So far, the agency has awarded over $738 million to total of 134 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 for…

The SEC also awarded over $100,000 to a whistleblower whose independent analysis led to a successful enforcement action. Among other things, the whistleblower conducted an analysis using information from publicly available documents to calculate an estimate of an important metric for a company, and then showed that the company's disclosures regarding that metric were implausible.…

Jane Norberg, Chief of the SEC’s Office of the Whistleblower said: Today's three awards demonstrate the SEC's continuing commitment to making awards to individuals who provide high-quality information that assists the agency in bringing successful enforcement actions. These awards also show that the Commission will take into account the unique facts and circumstances of each…

So far, the agency has awarded over $731 million to total of 124 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 for…

Jane Norberg, Chief of the SEC’s Office of the Whistleblower said: Today the Commission issued awards to multiple whistleblowers whose information and assistance proved critical to several enforcement matters. In the first quarter of FY2021, the SEC has made whistleblower awards of almost $170 million to 17 individuals, which is already near the record dollar…

So far, the agency has awarded over $728 million to total of 118 individuals since the first award was issued in 2012, including awards to 12 individuals in the first two months of this fiscal year, totaling more than $166 million. Payment of the awards is taken out of an investor protection fund set up by…