SEC Awards Almost $4 Million To Overseas Whistleblower

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Source: Mondo Visione Worldwide Exchanges Intelligence

The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced that it has awarded nearly $4 million to an overseas whistleblower whose tip led it to open an investigation and whose extensive assistance helped it bring a successful enforcement action.

“Whistleblowers, whether they are located in the U.S. or abroad, provide a valuable service to investors and help us stop wrongdoing,” said Jane Norberg, Chief of the SEC’s Office of the Whistleblower. “This award recognizes the continued, important assistance provided by the whistleblower throughout the course of the investigation.”

The SEC has now awarded over $326 million to 59 individuals since issuing its first award in 2012. In that time, more than $1.7 billion in monetary sanctions have been ordered against wrongdoers based on actionable information received by whistleblowers.

Whistleblowers may be eligible for an award when they voluntarily provide the SEC with original, timely, and credible information that leads to a successful enforcement action. Whistleblower awards can range from 10 percent to 30 percent of the money collected when the monetary sanctions exceed $1 million. All payments are made out of an investor protection fund established by Congress that is financed entirely through monetary sanctions paid to the SEC by securities law violators. No money has been taken or withheld from harmed investors to pay whistleblower awards.

Read more: http://m.mondovisione.com/media-and-resources/news/sec-awards-almost-4-million-to-overseas-whistleblower/

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Link to the SEC order of September 24, 2018

https://www.sec.gov/rules/other/2018/34-84270.pdf

[erronis]

1. This is almost a PSA (Public Service Announcement) (remember those)? No link to the specs?

Could the OP please provide some info on the specifics on the whistle-blower charge?

Edit: the only link was to a document that had all pertinent facts redacted.

Usually the gov't wants to make an example of the culprits that the whistle-blower has tooted on so as to prevent future miscreants from performing the same. Perhaps the gov't wants this to just go away ---- Trump BFF?

[LiberalLovinLug]

2. "Whistleblowers, whether they are located in the U.S. or abroad, provide a valuable service..."

But but but but I thought whistleblowers were now on the not approved list. Not trendy in a small tight circle on DU at least. Especially those abroad. Aren't they all secretly working for Putin? I'm confused.