SEC Whistleblower Award Archives

Whistleblowers Can Play a Critical Role in the Biden Administration’s Fight Against Corruption

Today the White House issued an anti-corruption directive to federal agencies to prioritize efforts to combat corruption, including money laundering. The directive recognizes that “[c]orruption … Continued

Top 10 Ways Companies Cook the Books and How to Get an SEC Whistleblower Reward for Reporting Accounting Fraud

Companies “cook the books” when they use accounting schemes and tricks to falsify their financial statements to make their results appear better than they … Continued

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SEC Whistleblower Lawyer Will Speak at Seminar Examining New SEC Whistleblower Program Developments and the Scope of Corporate Whistleblower Protection Post-Digital Realty

SEC whistleblower lawyer Jason Zuckerman will speak at a Lawline CLE titled Examining New SEC Whistleblower Program Developments and the Scope of Corporate Whistleblower Protection … Continued

SEC Whistleblower Lawyer will Moderate DC Bar Program About New Developments in the SEC Whistleblower Program

SEC whistleblower lawyer Jason Zuckerman will moderate a DC Bar webcast program titled New Developments in the SEC Whistleblower Program on December 9, 2020. To … Continued

SEC Whistleblower Program Firing on all Cylinders

The FY 2020 report of the SEC Office of the Whistleblower reveals that the SEC whistleblower program is firing on all cylinders. Enforcement actions from … Continued

SEC Enforcement Report Underscores the Role of Whistleblowers in Detecting Wrongdoing and Protecting Investors

Today the SEC Division of Enforcement issued its annual report for FY 2020. Although the number of cases that the SEC filed declined as compared … Continued

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SEC Adopts Amendments to Whistleblower Rules that Will Strengthen Some Aspects of the Program But Also Reduce Large Awards and Limit Protection Against Retaliation

By a vote of 3-2, the SEC adopted amendments to the rules governing the SEC Whistleblower Program. Now about a decade old, the program has … Continued

How to Report Unregistered Convertible Debt Lenders or Penny Stock Dealers and Earn an SEC Whistleblower Award

SEC Targets Unregistered Convertible Debt Lenders and Penny Stock Dealers The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is targeting convertible debt lenders and penny stock … Continued

Top 6 Reasons Why the SEC Whistleblower Program Is Successful

Top 6 Reasons Why the SEC Whistleblower Program Is Successful In response to the 2008 financial crisis, Congress passed the Dodd-Frank Act on July … Continued

SEC Awards $3.8 Million to Whistleblower for Assistance in Halting a Fraudulent Scheme

Award for Contributing Original Information to Ongoing Investigation Today the SEC awarded $3.8 million to a whistleblower that provided new information during the course of an … Continued

How the Best SEC Whistleblower Law Firms Advocate for SEC Whistleblowers

In an episode of inSecurities titled Inside the World of Whistleblowers, SEC whistleblower attorney Matt Stock discusses his extensive experience effectively representing whistleblowers … Continued

Report Cryptocurrency Fraud and Earn a Whistleblower Award

The Rise of Cryptocurrency Fraud Cryptocurrency is a digital asset that uses cryptography and blockchain technology to make secure financial transactions independent of a central … Continued

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