SEC whistleblower cases Archives

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

$400 Million Awarded to SEC Whistleblowers

$400 Million Awarded to SEC Whistleblowers Today, the SEC Office of the Whistleblower announced that it has issued more than $400 million in awards to … Continued

How to Identify and Report a Ponzi Scheme

Ponzi Schemes at Highest Level in a Decade A Ponzi scheme is a type of investment fraud that leads investors to believe the “returns” on their … Continued

SEC Investigating Cyberattacks Used to Find Secret Company Mergers

SEC Investigating Cyberattacks and Insider Trading According to Reuters, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is investigating hacks of email accounts of associates and executives … Continued

SEC Whistleblower Program Releases 2019 Annual Report

SEC Whistleblower Program’s Continued Success in 2019 The SEC Whistleblower Program’s 2019 Annual Report to Congress reveals that SEC whistleblower awards have proven to be … Continued

SEC Whistleblower Lawyer Interviewed About SEC Whistleblower Application Process

An article in law.com’s Compliance Hot Spots newsletter titled SEC Tells Whistleblower: Wait a Minute reports that an anonymous whistleblower is seeking an order from the … Continued

Whistleblower Lawyer Will Speak at Corporate Whistleblowing Program

Whistleblower lawyer Jason Zuckerman will speak at the Practicing Law Institute seminar Corporate Whistleblowing in 2019. To register, click here. Zuckerman will speak on a … Continued

Report Channel Stuffing and Earn an SEC Whistleblower Award

What is Channel Stuffing? Channel stuffing is an improper revenue recognition practice in which a company fraudulently inflates its sales and earnings by sending excessive … Continued

$4.5M SEC Whistleblower Award Underscores Incentives to Report Internally

$4.5M SEC Whistleblower Award Underscores Incentives to Report Internally On May 24, 2019, the SEC awarded $4.5M to a whistleblower whose disclosures to his employer … Continued

Whistleblower Lawyer Will Speak at NY Employment Lawyers Association Conference

Whistleblower lawyer Jason Zuckerman will speak at the New York Employment Lawyers Association’s conference on a panel titled Navigating the Maze of Whistleblower Laws. This … Continued

SOX Whistleblower Law Firm Contributes to ABA L&E FLSL Update of SOX Whistleblower Law Summary

Whistleblower law firm Zuckerman Law is a contributing author to the 2019 American Bar Association Section of Labor and Employment Law Committee on Federal Labor Standards … Continued

How to Report Accounting Fraud and Earn an SEC Whistleblower Award

SEC Targets Accounting Fraud in Financial Reporting In the early 2000s, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) was abruptly reminded about the dangers of accounting … Continued