Difference between revisions of "SEC Whistleblower Program"

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Under the SEC whistleblower-reward program, the SEC is required to issue awards to eligible whistleblowers who provide original information that leads to successful SEC enforcement actions with total monetary sanctions exceeding $1 million. A whistleblower may receive an award of between 10% and 30% of the total monetary sanctions collected.
Under the SEC whistleblower-reward program, the SEC is required to issue awards to eligible whistleblowers who provide original information that leads to successful SEC enforcement actions with total monetary sanctions exceeding $1 million. A whistleblower may receive an award of between 10% and 30% of the total monetary sanctions collected.


== International Schemes and SEC Enforcement Actions ==
== '''International Schemes and SEC Enforcement Actions''' ==
The SEC’s reach against fraudsters extends internationally. The antifraud provisions of the federal securities laws apply extraterritorially:
The SEC’s reach against fraudsters extends internationally. The antifraud provisions of the federal securities laws apply extraterritorially: