The US Department of Justice (DOJ) has introduced a new whistleblower rewards initiative aimed at uncovering criminal antitrust violations, such as price-fixing and unlawful collusion among competitors. The program, announced Tuesday, offers financial compensation to individuals who provide actionable intelligence leading to successful enforcement actions.
According to Bloomberg, the new initiative will be administered by the DOJ’s Antitrust Division’s criminal section. It is designed to incentivize insiders to come forward with original and timely information that could assist prosecutors in detecting and pursuing criminal conspiracies in the marketplace.
This latest effort aligns with broader DOJ strategies to bolster whistleblower protections and rewards, echoing a similar program launched by the department’s criminal division in August of last year. Per Bloomberg, the Trump administration has advocated for more robust whistleblower systems to encourage both individuals and corporations to disclose evidence of illegal activities.
Abigail Slater, who heads the DOJ’s Antitrust Division, emphasized the strategic importance of whistleblowers in enforcing competition laws. She noted that the program would help establish “a new pipeline of leads” critical to identifying and prosecuting criminal behavior in the marketplace.
Under the program, whistleblowers may be eligible to receive up to 30% of any criminal fines the government recovers as a result of their disclosures....
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