On March 10, the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) announced two whistleblower awards totaling approximately $500,000. The CFTC issued the awards to two whistleblowers who separately made disclosures which contributed to the success of an enforcement action. The awards are the first of 2022.
Through the CFTC Whistleblower Program, qualified whistleblowers, individuals who voluntarily provide original information which leads to a successful enforcement action, are entitled to a monetary award of 10-30% of funds recovered by the government.
According to the award order, the newly awarded whistleblowers’ information significantly contributed to the success of the enforcement action because it “led the Division to key evidence underlying the [enforcement action]” and “expanded the potential scope of violations” in the action. The order further notes that the whistleblowers’ information “was of ‘high quality, reliability, and specificity.’”
The CFTC weighs a number of factors when determining the exact percentage to award a whistleblower. In this case, the order points to three specific factors: the whistleblowers’ information was “significant,” the whistleblowers provided “substantial” additional assistance to the investigation, and the violations disclosed by the whistleblowers were a “priority” of the CFTC.
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