All fiscal year 2021 articles
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False Claims Act-related settlements top $5.6B in 2021
False Claims Act settlements totaled more than $5.6 billion in the past federal fiscal year, the second-largest amount ever collected by the government in FCA actions in one year, according to the Department of Justice.
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SEC enforcement report: Total actions down in FY2021; first-of-their-kind cases up
The number of total enforcement actions filed by the Securities and Exchange Commission fell 3 percent in fiscal year 2021, according to the agency’s annual enforcement report.
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SEC rewrites whistleblower record books during historic FY2021
The SEC announced more whistleblower awards to more recipients in fiscal year 2021 than all prior years combined, according to the agency’s annual report to Congress.
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SEC whistleblower awards surpass $1B with $110M payout
The Securities and Exchange Commission surpassed $1 billion in whistleblower awards with the announcement of a $110 million payout to a whistleblower whose independent analysis led to two successful enforcement actions against a company.
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SEC awards $50M to two whistleblowers in second-largest payout
A pair of tipsters were awarded over $50 million by the SEC in the agency’s second-largest payout under its successful whistleblower program.
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SEC sets whistleblower annual award record ($176M) four months into fiscal year
The Securities and Exchange Commission has announced over $176 million in whistleblower awards in the first four months of the current fiscal year, already more than any other year in its history.
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FY record already in sight as SEC issues $28M whistleblower award
A $28 million whistleblower award announced Tuesday is the latest in an unprecedented stretch that has the SEC within reach of surpassing the record award total set in fiscal year 2020 just five weeks into FY2021.