For the first time, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has made an award to a whistleblower who provided information that led to a related settlement by another agency—in this case, the Department of Justice (DOJ).
The $9.2 million award announced Tuesday goes to a whistleblower whose information led to a DOJ non-prosecution agreement (NPA)/deferred prosecution agreement (DPA). It is the first such award since the SEC changed its whistleblower program rules in December 2020.
