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Dec. 16, 2015

2015 Office of the Whistleblower Report Highlights a Banner Year for Whistleblowers

  • Vincent Pitaro
    Anti-Corruption Report
The whistleblower program continues to bear fruit for SEC investigations, according to the recently released 2015 Annual Report to Congress on the Dodd-Frank Whistleblower Program.  Fiscal year 2015 had the most whistleblower tips since the program began in 2011, as well as the highest individual and aggregate award payments to date.  For coverage of previous annual reports from the Office of the Whistleblower, see “Preparing for the Increasing Role of Whistleblowers in FCPA Enforcement” (Jan. 21, 2015) and “Key Takeaways from the 2013 Office of the Whistleblower Report” (Dec. 18, 2013).

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