June 01, 2026

WASHINGTON — The Commodity Futures Trading Commission today announced it is awarding more than $8 million to five whistleblowers whose information led to the successful resolution of an enforcement action against a fraudulent scheme.

“These whistleblowers reported to the CFTC soon after recognizing the fraud,” said Director of the Whistleblower Office Raagnee Beri. “Their contributions of information and assistance helped the CFTC bring and complete an enforcement action with a substantial recovery of funds for defrauded investors.”

“As I have said before, retail fraud is a high priority for the CFTC,” said Director of the Division of Enforcement David Miller. “Whistleblowers like today’s awardees enable the CFTC to hold perpetrators of fraud to account and deter future wrongdoing in the markets the CFTC oversees.”

“Today’s awards aim to incentivize individuals with knowledge of violations of the Commodity Exchange Act to come forward to the CFTC,” said General Counsel Tyler Badgley. “Whistleblowers play a critical role in the CFTC’s oversight of market participants.”

About the CFTC’s Whistleblower Program

The Whistleblower Program was established under Section 748 of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2010. Since issuing its first award in 2014, the CFTC has awarded more than $430 million to whistleblowers. Those awards are associated with enforcement actions that have resulted in more than $3.7 billion in monetary sanctions.

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