SEC Surpasses $1 Billion in Awards to Whistleblowers with Two Awards Totaling $114 Million

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The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced awards of approximately $110 million and $4 million to two whistleblowers whose information and assistance led to successful SEC and related actions. With these awards, the SEC's whistleblower program has now paid more than $1 billion in awards to 207 whistleblowers, including over $500 million in fiscal year 2021 alone. The $110 million award stands as the second-highest award in the program's history, following the over $114 million whistleblower award the SEC issued in October 2020. "Today's announcement underscores the important role that whistleblowers play ... (full story)