The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) recently announced a record-breaking award of almost $279 million to an unidentified whistleblower for providing information that led to a successful enforcement action by the regulator and two related fines by other agencies.
While the SEC was already investigating the unnamed company for potential misconduct, it credited the whistleblower's tip with expanding its probe and contributing to related actions by other regulatory agencies. Under SEC rules, whistleblowers can receive 10-30% of the fines collected in SEC civil-enforcement penalties and related actions from other enforcement agencies. The previous highest-ever whistleblower reward, $114 million, was issued in October 2020.
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