The Securities and Exchange Commission today awarded a whistleblower more than $3 million to a company insider whose information helped the SEC crack a complex fraud case. It is the third highest award to date under the SEC’s whistleblower program.
“The whistleblower’s specific and detailed information comprehensively laid out the fraudulent scheme, which otherwise would have been very difficult for investigators to detect,” the SEC said. “The whistleblower’s initial tip also led to related actions that increased the whistleblower’s award.”
