Last month, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) Antitrust Division launched its first monetary whistleblower rewards program in partnership with the U.S. Postal Service (USPS). The program offers potential monetary rewards to individuals who report evidence of antitrust crimes and related offenses.

The Program

• The whistleblower must voluntarily provide original, truthful, and complete information derived from independent knowledge.
• If a tip leads to a criminal fine or other recovery of at least $1 million, the whistleblower may receive 15–30 percent of the total (at the discretion of the Antitrust Division).
• The alleged crimes must be “Eligible Criminal Violations.” The Memorandum of Understanding between the Antitrust Division and USPS lists four categories of criminal offenses that are presumptively Eligible Criminal Violations: 1) criminal violations of sections 1, 2, and 3 of the Sherman Act; 2) federal criminal violations committed to effectuate, facilitate, or conceal violations of the Sherman Act; 3) federal criminal violations targeting or affecting federal, state, or local public procurement; and 4) federal criminal violations targeting or affecting the conduct of federal competition investigations or proceedings.
• The violation of law must affect the Postal Service, its revenues, or property. But “the harm need not be material or otherwise pose any substantial detriment to the Postal Service.” Because the Postal Service procures goods and services either...

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