April 27, 2020
SEC whistleblower program: Overview, rewards and protections
What is an SEC Whistleblower? An SEC whistleblower (Securities and Exchange Commission) may receive a reward for reporting securities law violations if the SEC orders more than $1 million in sanctions...
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November 14, 2018
Dodd-Frank Whistleblower Protections & Rewards
What is the Dodd-Frank Act whistleblower program? The Dodd-Frank Act, formally known as the Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, is a major US financial regulatory law that created whistleblower...

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January 27, 2017
The Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) Whistleblowers
What is the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA)? The Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) is a powerful anti-bribery law that prohibits US companies and individuals from paying money or any other sort...

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December 27, 2016
CFTC Whistleblower Awards Program Overview
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) whistleblower program offers whistleblowers rewards, job protection and confidentiality. It was created under the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer...

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December 27, 2016
Securities Law Whistleblowers
The Securities and Exchange Commission whistleblower reward program provides a way for whistleblowers to stop violations of securities laws and SEC rules and receive a reward. The SEC whistleblower program,...
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December 27, 2016
SEC whistleblower provisions in Dodd-Frank
The SEC whistleblower program was created in 2010 with the passage of the Dodd-Frank Act. Below is the relevant text of the law, which describes the SEC whistleblower rewards, confidentiality for SEC whistleblower...
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December 27, 2016
SEC Whistleblower Advocates – Opinions in the Media
“Opinion: Quebec’s AMF should offer rewards to whistleblowers,” Stephen S. Hasegawa, 3/30/16. “Rewarding whistleblowers,” Erika A. Kelton, The Economist, 1/2/2016. “CEO’s...
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December 27, 2016
CFTC whistleblower provisions in the Dodd-Frank Act
Here is the section of the Dodd-Frank Act that authorized the establishment of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission whistleblower program. For a summary of how the program works, see the CFTC whistleblower...
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December 27, 2016
International Whistleblowers – Rewards from Confidential US Programs
Whistleblowers from any country – Britain, Canada, India, China and elsewhere – can participate in any of the four US whistleblower reward programs. In most cases, international whistleblower...
December 27, 2016
US Whistleblower Programs – International Whistleblowers’ Common Questions
1) Can international whistleblowers qualify for US whistleblower rewards? Whistleblowers from any country – UK, China, Brazil, India, Malaysia and elsewhere – can qualify for a reward...
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