On July 8, 2025, the Department of Justice Antitrust Division announced the creation of a whistleblower rewards program, providing an avenue for whistleblowers to be eligible for monetary awards for reporting antitrust crimes for the first time. The Department of Justice (“DOJ”), in conjunction with the United States Postal Service (“USPS”), investigates and awards antitrust whistleblowers to incentivize reporting and deter future crime. In order for the violation to qualify, the antitrust crime must also harm USPS property or revenue. A Memorandum of Understanding between the Antitrust Division, the Postal Service, and the Postal Service Office of Inspector General, provides USPS with the authority to award whistleblowers, and details the following program procedures. Whistleblowers who provide voluntary, original information for an antitrust violation with a fine of at least $1 million, are eligible to receive 15-30% of the total recovered criminal fine. DOJ officials conduct intake and investigate whistleblower reports to determine if they constitute an eligible criminal violation, and provide information to Postal Service officials who decide if the violation reasonably affected the Postal Service.
After investigations, the DOJ can consult USPS to determine the reward amount, but retains sole discretion. Whistleblower reward amounts are determined by criteria such as how reliable, complete, extensive, and effective the report was. After rewards are assessed, the...
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