SEC whistleblower awards surpass $1B with $110M payout
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Aaron Nicodemus2021-09-15T20:20:00
The Securities and Exchange Commission surpassed $1 billion in whistleblower awards with the announcement of a $110 million payout to a whistleblower whose independent analysis led to two successful enforcement actions against a company.
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