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CFTC Grants Two Whistleblower Awards Totaling Over $15 Million
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission today announced whistleblower awards totaling over $15 million to two whistleblowers who provided significant information and assistance that led the CFTC to bring separate successful enforcement actions. Because the whistleblowers immediately provided reliable information, the CFTC opened the respective investigations shortly after each whistleblower submitted a Form TCR. The recipient of one whistleblower award interpreted key evidence and helped the Division of Enforcement (DOE) staff identify new and productive lines of inquiry. This whistleblower pointed staff to the ... (full story)