On July 8, 2025, the Antitrust Division of the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) announced the first-ever monetary whistleblower reward initiative specifically focused on antitrust offenses. The Whistleblower Rewards Program (the Program) — launched in coordination with the U.S. Postal Service (USPS) and the USPS Office of Inspector General (OIG) — provides payments to individuals who report antitrust and related crimes resulting in criminal convictions and fines of at least $1 million. Eligible whistleblowers may receive up to 30% of the fine, at the Antitrust Division’s discretion. The whistleblower reward will be paid by the USPS, which will receive a share of criminal fines from the Antitrust Division to support the Program.
The Program is the latest DOJ effort to encourage whistleblowers to come forward to report potential corporate crimes. In August 2024, DOJ announced a Corporate Whistleblower Awards Pilot Program managed by the Criminal Division, but that program did not include antitrust offenses. The new Program expands the list of crimes subject to DOJ whistleblower awards to include antitrust offenses, and goes beyond the 2020 Criminal Antitrust Anti-Retaliation Act (CAARA), which was passed during the first Trump administration and protected whistleblowers from retaliation. The Program also supplements the Antitrust Division’s longstanding Corporate Leniency Policy, which provides immunity from federal prosecution to companies and individuals that self-report...
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