Whistleblower Law Insights

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

Congress requires federal agencies to adjust civil money penalties each year to keep pace with inflation.  Under that authority, in 2025 DOJ increased the civil penalties for False Claims Act violations...

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...

Taking a page from the United States’ success with offering rewards to whistleblowers who provide valuable information about tax fraud, the United Kingdom announced as part of its November 2025 Budget...

On November 7, 2025, President Trump directed the Department of Justice to open an antitrust investigation into the country’s four largest meat packers:  JBS, Cargill, Tyson Foods and National Beef....

How Iran-Linked Companies Moved $9 Billion Through U.S. Banks How did Iran-linked companies manage to channel $9 billion through the US financial system in 2024, while avoiding widespread sanctions? An...