With approximately $1.2 billion paid to whistleblowers and nearly $5 billion in financial remedies collected, the Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) whistleblower program is considered the gold standard by many.

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:...