February 25, 2026
SEC Office of the Whistleblower Awards Over $60 Million to Whistleblowers in FY25
The newly-released 2025 Annual Report to Congress from the US Securities and Exchange Commission’s Office of the Whistleblower (SEC OWB) reveals that the agency granted awards in 31 Covered Actions and...
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February 23, 2026
CFTC’s Whistleblower Program has Collected over $3.2 Billion since 2014
The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) recently issued its annual report to Congress on its whistleblower program, announcing that enforcement actions associated with the program have resulted...
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February 17, 2026
SEC Whistleblower Program Annual Report for FY 2025 Shows “Reason for Cautious Optimism” in 2026 and Beyond
Washington, DC, February 17, 2026— The US Securities and Exchange Commission Office of the Whistleblower released the annual report to Congress as required by the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer...
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February 10, 2026
Barn Rentals, Related Entities Agree to Pay $3.9 Million to Settle a NY False Claims Act Whistleblower Lawsuit
New York, February 10, 2026—Able Rentals Inc., Abarn Equipment Corp., and company owners Myron Schulman and Martin Schulman have agreed to pay over $3.9 million to settle a whistleblower lawsuit filed...
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February 03, 2026
DOJ and USPS Announce First Award Under New Antitrust Whistleblower Rewards Program
Just six months after the Justice Department’s Antitrust Division announced its partnership with the United States Postal Service (USPS) to create a new Whistleblower Rewards Program, DOJ announced its...
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January 28, 2026
Whistleblowers Help Government Recover Over $ 5.3 Billion from False Claims Act Lawsuits in FY2025
This month, the Department of Justice announced that in fiscal year 2025 the government recovered over $6.8 billion from settlements and judgments under the False Claims Act (FCA). This is the highest...
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January 23, 2026
Six Phillips & Cohen whistleblower attorneys named to Lawdragon’s “500 Leading Lawyers in America” for 2026
Washington, DC, January 23, 2026— Lawdragon has named six Phillips & Cohen partners –Peter Chatfield, Stephen Hasegawa, Erika Kelton, Colette Matzzie, Sean McKessy, and Claire Sylvia—to...
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January 22, 2026
Funding of Trade Fraud Task Force is Welcome Signal of Greater DOJ Focus on Customs Fraud
Last August, the Department of Justice and the Department of Homeland Security jointly announced a cross-agency Trade Fraud Task Force to enhance efforts to combat customs fraud and the collection of duties...
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January 16, 2026
IRS Whistleblower Office Goes Digital: Modernizing Tax Enforcement
The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) Whistleblower Office took a big step last month in making it easier and more efficient for people to report tax fraud and noncompliance by announcing the launch of a...
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January 15, 2026
Kaiser Foundation Health Plan and Affiliates to Pay $581 Million to Settle Whistleblower Lawsuits
$581 Million Settlement Resolves Medicare Advantage Whistleblowers Allegations San Francisco, January 14, 2026—The Kaiser Foundation Health Plan, Inc. (KFHP), Kaiser Foundation Health Plan of Colorado...
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