SEC whistleblowers should report FCPA violations and other securities violations as soon as they become aware of them so that their reports are considered timely. In cases where whistleblowers have not reported promptly, the SEC has reduced their rewards...

Compliance and internal audit personnel who are aware of FCPA violations or other securities violations committed by SEC-regulated companies may be eligible for a reward under the Dodd-Frank Reward Program. The Dodd-Frank Whistleblower Program allows compliance and...

Dodd-Frank FCPA rewards are available to distributors, resellers, and channel partners who report corporate bribery to the SEC. The Dodd-Frank reward program covers FCPA violations by SEC-regulated companies. The SEC already has made $322 million in reward payments to...

Information and evidence relating to the bribery of customs officials may be reward eligible under the SEC’s whistleblower program. The U.S. Dodd-Frank Act created a confidential reward program that pays whistleblowers – both American and foreign – who provide...

Pursuant to the Dodd-Frank reward program, the SEC issued a final order giving a foreign whistleblower $4 million. The order can be reviewed here. This is yet another award to a foreign whistleblower under the SEC's reward program. If anyone has information about any...

A recent Wall Street Journal article reported on one of my whistleblower clients who is awaiting a multi-million dollar award from the SEC. As noted by the WSJ, the reward payout under the Dodd-Frank reward program for this particular matter ranges from $3 million to...

This is the second in a series where some of my clients have volunteered to answer a few questions in order to provide insight to future whistleblowers who are considering making a Dodd-Frank reward submission. What is your background? I worked in the finance...

Anyone who has information about an SEC-regulated company engaging a suspicious event, marketing, or advertising company may have a reward eligible case. Companies will often use event companies, marketing consultants, and advertising entities to pay bribes to foreign...

Anyone who has information about an SEC-regulated company engaging in accounting fraud may have a reward eligible case. Companies will sometimes manipulate their financial numbers in order to meet quarterly expectations. Slush Funds – Misusing Reserves Management will...

Anyone who has information about employees at SEC-regulated companies falsifying employee expense reports may have reward eligible information. Sales employees will sometimes falsify receipts and information in their employee expense reports to benefit themselves....