The US Commodity Futures Trading Commission awarded $10 million to a whistleblower whose “original information” led the CFTC to open an investigation.
According to the agency’s order, one whistleblower received the regulatory bounty for information and assistance that led the staff to open the investigation into “hard-to-detect violations.” He was the initial source that alerted the CFTC to a previously unknown conduct and thereafter provided assistance that helped substantially advance investigations. Specifically, he gave useful information at the earliest stages of the investigation and later provided supplemental information.
“This award demonstrates the continued success of the CFTC’s Whistleblower Program. The CFTC is committed to rewarding whistleblowers who identify misconduct in our markets. The CFTC has granted a number of multimillion-dollar whistleblower awards to date,” added Whistleblower Office Director Christopher Ehrman. “These large awards are putting market participants on notice that whistleblowers continue to provide significant information to the Commission,” said Acting Director of Enforcement Vincent McGonagle.
Committed to protecting the anonymity of informants, neither the tipster nor the firm accused of misconduct were identified by the regulatory agency.
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