The Securities and Exchange Commission announced Tuesday the award of $18 million to a whistleblower, continuing a two-month surge in payouts by the agency that has now seen two of its largest bounties to date.
The $18 million award is the ninth largest in the program’s history and comes 12 days after a $27 million payout that ranks sixth overall. The largest award remains $50 million in March 2018, and the SEC has awarded over $448 million to 81 individuals since 2012.
