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....

Companies often bribe government officials and decision makers by providing them trips in return for tenders, deals, and commercial advantages. There are many ways companies can bribe government officials to win deals, but trips are one of the most popular. Anyone who...

FCPA whistleblowers who report companies that pay bribes to officials working at state-owned entities (“SOEs”) may be eligible for a reward under the Dodd-Frank program. SEC-regulated companies and their subsidiaries and affiliates will often bribe officials working...

Whistleblowers who learn of either fraud or bribery connected to cryptocurrencies may be eligible for a reward under the SEC’s program. Likewise, people who are aware of SEC-regulated companies using a cryptocurrency, such as Bitcoin, to pay bribes or launder money...