The record amount of whistleblower payouts by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) in fiscal year 2020—$175 million, the most since the program issued its first award in 2012—happened because the agency made quickening the pace of awards a priority, whistleblower advocates say.
Aaron Nicodemus is the Editor-in-Chief of Compliance Week. He previously worked as a reporter for Bloomberg Law and as business editor at the Telegram & Gazette in Worcester, Mass. Email: aaron.nicodemus@complianceweek.com LinkedIn:... More by Aaron Nicodemus
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