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The FY20 reports of the [https://web.archive.org/web/20220705214813/https://www.whistleblower.gov/sites/whistleblower/files/2020-11/FY20%20Report%20to%20Congress.pdf CFTC Whistleblower Program] and [https://www.cftc.gov/PressRoom/PressReleases/8323-20 CFTC Division of Enforcement] reveal that the CFTC Whistleblower Program continues to grow and is helping to drive record-level enforcement activity. The Division of Enforcement reported a total of $1,327,869,760 in monetary relief ordered—the fourth-highest total in CFTC history, the third straight year-over-year increase, and the second straight year in excess of $1 billion. Approximately 30 to 40% of the CFTC’s ongoing investigations now involve some whistleblower component. Since the inception of the [https://www.zuckermanlaw.com/cftc-whistleblower-reward-lawyers/ CFTC Whistleblower Program], CFTC enforcement actions associated with whistleblower awards have resulted in sanctions orders totaling more than $3 billion. In light of the CFTC’s recent whistleblower award of [https://www.zuckermanlaw.com/cftc-shows-whistleblowers-the-money-implications-of-record-200-million-award/ $200 million], whistleblowers will continue to play a pivotal role in enabling the CFTC to carry out its vital enforcement mission. | The FY20 reports of the [https://web.archive.org/web/20220705214813/https://www.whistleblower.gov/sites/whistleblower/files/2020-11/FY20%20Report%20to%20Congress.pdf CFTC Whistleblower Program] and [https://www.cftc.gov/PressRoom/PressReleases/8323-20 CFTC Division of Enforcement] reveal that the CFTC Whistleblower Program continues to grow and is helping to drive record-level enforcement activity. The Division of Enforcement reported a total of $1,327,869,760 in monetary relief ordered—the fourth-highest total in CFTC history, the third straight year-over-year increase, and the second straight year in excess of $1 billion. Approximately 30 to 40% of the CFTC’s ongoing investigations now involve some whistleblower component. Since the inception of the [https://www.zuckermanlaw.com/cftc-whistleblower-reward-lawyers/ CFTC Whistleblower Program], CFTC enforcement actions associated with whistleblower awards have resulted in sanctions orders totaling more than $3 billion. In light of the CFTC’s recent whistleblower award of [https://www.zuckermanlaw.com/cftc-shows-whistleblowers-the-money-implications-of-record-200-million-award/ $200 million], whistleblowers will continue to play a pivotal role in enabling the CFTC to carry out its vital enforcement mission. | ||
=='''Anonymous Whistleblowing to the CFTC'''== | |||
If [https://www.zuckermanlaw.com/how-best-sec-whistleblower-law-firms-advocate-sec-whistleblowers/ represented by counsel], a whistleblower may submit a tip anonymously to the CFTC. In certain circumstances, a whistleblower may remain anonymous, even to the CFTC, until an award determination. However, even at the time of a reward, a whistleblower’s identity is not made available to the public. | |||
According to a recent report of the CFTC Whistleblower Office, the Office takes steps to protect whistleblower confidentiality. For example, in 2017 the Office considered 267 requests to produce documents from the investigation and litigation files of the Enforcement Division and found 16 requests to implicate whistleblower-identifying information. The Office worked with the Enforcement Division to remove whistleblower-identifying information or otherwise take steps to preserve whistleblower confidentiality. | |||