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Friday, August 15, 2025

DOJ offers to pay whistleblowers for successful antitrust claims - Federal News Network

Guest: Ann O'Brien
Title: Partner, Shepherd Mullin
Summary: Yesterday was National Whistleblower Day. DOJ has a new program that offers payment to whistleblowers who submit reports of antitrust violations that are later proved successful. But the program is complicated, with lots of conditions on those payments.

Interview transcript:

Terry Gerton There’s a new whistleblower rewards program that relates specifically to the Postal Service. Can you tell us a little bit more about this program?

Ann O’Brien Yes. So the program that was announced on July 8th is actually a partnership between the Department of Justice’s Antitrust Division and the U.S. Postal Service. And it’s meant to reward antitrust whistleblowers.

Terry Gerton And so why did we need to create this program?

Ann O’Brien Well, that’s a great question. In some sense, the ability for people to report antitrust conduct to the Postal Service and DOJ has always been there. There’s citizen complaint lines. You can go in and report to the FBI or DOJ postal, antitrust crimes, antitrust defenses, anti-competitive conduct. So it’s been there, but I think this is about incentivizing people through payments, through monetary rewards, to report that conduct.

Terry Gerton And why is the Postal Service integral to this antitrust reporting?

Ann O’Brien Well, that’s a great question. And I think that the reason is that this is an attempt to get resources and support from the Postal Service for complaints that...



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