A corporate whistleblower is one who reports “wrongdoing” or “blows the whistle” either internally to management or externally to appropriate regulators.
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Enforcement Action Blog SEC awards $4M to overseas whistleblowerJaclyn Jaeger | September 25, 2018The Securities and Exchange Commission has awarded nearly $4 million to an overseas whistleblower whose “extensive assistance” helped it bring a successful enforcement action, the agency announced on Sept. 24.
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Enforcement Action Blog SEC awards $54M to two whistleblowersJaclyn Jaeger | September 6, 2018The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced it is awarding $54 million to two whistleblowers, whose critical information and continued assistance helped the agency bring an enforcement action.
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News Article Barclays’ CEO fined, but retained, as bank faces more scrutinyNeil Hodge | May 11, 2018Barclays CEO Jes Staley has been hit with hefty fines and penalties from U.K. regulators, but the bank is standing behind its man—will it pay the price for that decision?
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News Article Barclays’ Staley to be fined in whistleblower caseNeil Hodge | April 24, 2018Barclays bank chief Jes Staley gets to keep his job but faces a significant fine after admitting using bank staff to try to reveal a whistleblower’s identity.
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The Man From FCPA Blog Public-private structure key to whistleblower program's successTom Fox | April 19, 2018The Dodd-Frank Whistleblower Program has essentially widened the net of information available to the SEC.
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The Man From FCPA Blog The dangers of unmasking whistleblowersTom Fox | April 16, 2018What kind of message does it send when a CEO tries to identify a whistleblower among the ranks of his employees?
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Enforcement Action Blog SEC: Whistleblower collects $2.2M after first reporting to another federal agencyJaclyn Jaeger | April 6, 2018A former company insider whose tips helped the SEC open an investigation that led to an enforcement action was awarded more than $2.2 million. The whistleblower first reported the information to another federal agency and later provided the same information to the SEC.
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Global Glimpses Blog Barclays trying not to be the U.K.’s Wells FargoPaul Hodgson | March 20, 2018As one of the U.K.'s top banks struggles with numerous scandals, its audit committee shows there is still a way forward.
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Enforcement Action Blog SEC doles out its largest ever whistleblower awardsJaclyn Jaeger | March 19, 2018The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced its highest ever Dodd-Frank whistleblower awards, with two whistleblowers sharing a nearly $50 million award and a third whistleblower receiving more than $33 million.
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News Article New DoJ policies favor corporate defendantsJaclyn Jaeger | February 27, 2018The Justice Department has issued a trio of memoranda that provides a wealth of legal, compliance, and internal audit insight on whistleblower complaints or false claims cases.
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