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).

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:...