Tag Archives: $1.5 Million Whistleblower Award

The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) announced it gave a whistleblower award of $1.5 million to a whistleblower, recognizing that individual’s contribution of significant evidence to the CFTC after first reporting his or her concerns internally. While there is no requirement that whistleblowers make the reports internally first, the commission is likely to give larger awards to […]