SEC has now paid out more than $750 million under the Dodd-Frank reward program. In awarding a successful information provider $9.2 million in February 2021, the SEC press release included the following update below: “The SEC has awarded more than $750 million to 136...

The Wall Street Journal recently interviewed one of the leading experts in obtaining rewards in SEC foreign corruption cases, Christopher Connors, who explained to the Wall Street Journal some of the pandemic-related reasons for the surge of new cases. As reported by...

SEC awarded $50 million to a reward whistleblower on June 4, 2020. This means that the SEC’s payouts under the Dodd-Frank reward program now exceed $500 million. A link to the SEC’s press release announcing the $50 million reward payout and reaching the $500 million...

FCPA whistleblowers who report healthcare companies bribing doctors and government officials may be eligible for a reward under the Dodd-Frank reward program. This post will examine international pharma and medical device corruption and how to identify potential...

Reuters reporter Brad Brooks did a fantastic piece on one of my client’s efforts to stop bribery and corrupt practices in the medical device sector in Brazil. A link to Wednesday’s Reuters article can be found here. The article does an excellent job of chronicling the...

A Rickman Law Group client was awarded more than $4.5 million last week by the SEC. My Brazilian FCPA whistleblower raised internally issues concerning the company's use of corrupt distributors to win government business. Bloomberg’s article discussing the award of...

Media outlet Just Anti-Corruption published a detailed article on how a Rickman Law Group client triggered the U.S. government’s $519 million Teva settlement. This could result in a Dodd-Frank reward ranging from $51.9 million to $155.7 million for RLG's client, which...

Andy Rickman was recently quoted in TechCentral discussing the Dodd-Frank Act’s reward program and how tech whistleblowers who report corruption may be entitled to millions in rewards. TechCentral has been leading the reporting on corruption in South Africa’s...

The Wall Street Journal reported yesterday on one of my FCPA whistleblower clients who helped trigger a quarter billion dollar settlement in the healthcare sector. The WSJ article German Dialysis Firm Reaches Agreement in Bribery Probe explains that “German...

Anyone with information about distributors or resellers paying bribes to help US-traded companies win government deals can obtain large rewards under the SEC’s Dodd-Frank Reward Program. The SEC recently settled an FCPA case against Polycom for using corrupt...