Tag Archives: Miami SEC Whistleblower Attorney
SEC Awards Nearly $55 Million to Two Whistleblowers
On September 6th, 2018, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) announced two new whistleblower awards. One SEC whistleblower was awarded $15 million for disclosures, and another was awarded more than $39 million — that being the second largest award in the history of the program. At Carlson & Associates, P.A., our Miami SEC whistleblower… Read More »
SEC Proposes Amendments to the Whistleblower Program
The SEC whistleblower program was created in 2010 incentivize securities industry insiders and others who have access to sensitive information to report suspected wrongdoing. To date, the SEC has handed out more than $250 million in whistleblower awards. In addition, the SEC has used the information obtained through whistleblower disclosures to recover more than… Read More »
The SEC Issued Three Whistleblower Awards Totaling $20.1 Million in a Single Week
On November 30th, 2017, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) announced that it was awarding more than $16 million in financial compensation to two whistleblowers. These securities industry whistleblowers provided critically important information to help the agency bring enforcement action. The first whistleblower brought the misconduct to the attention of SEC staff members, while… Read More »
