SEC Awards $2.2M To Whistleblower Who Initially Tipped Information to Another Federal Agency
From the Desk of Jim Eccleston at Eccleston Law LLC:
The SEC has announced that it has awarded $2.2 million to a whistleblower whose initial tip to another federal agency led to SEC enforcement action.
This award is significant because in most cases whistleblowers are only eligible for awards under Dodd-Frank if they initially report their securities-related complaints to the SEC, rather than to another entity. However, under the safe harbor rule of the 2010 Dodd-Frank Act, whistleblowers who first report a complaint to another federal agency can still be eligible for an SEC award if they take the same complaint to the SEC within 120 days of the initial report. Moreover, the safe-harbor rule still can apply even if the SEC has already opened up its own internal investigation into that particular securities-related complaint.
With regard to the $2.2 million award
The SEC’s whistleblower program has been an important tool since its inception in 2011. The award distributions are made out of an investor protection fund established by Congress. The standard to obtain an award requires that the whistleblower’s information must be unique, useful and leads to a successful enforcement action.
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