The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission has broad authority to investigate violations of federal securities law. While the SEC has a variety of ways to uncover illegal insider trading, the commission regularly relies on information from whistleblowers. To encourage…

Whistleblowers can bring claims under the Financial Institutions Reform, Recovery and Enforcement Act of 1989 (“FIRREA”) pursuant to a companion statue, the Financial Institutions Anti-Fraud Enforcement Act. FIRREA imposes civil penalties if the government can prove, under a lower…

The CFTC issued Whistleblower Awards to four individuals totaling over $ 2 Million. The Whistleblowers jointly submitted the tip to the CFTC and each provided “significant”, ongoing assistance in bringing the enforcement action. Since the first award in 2014,…