The Securities and Exchange Commission has awarded more than $162 million to whistleblowers since the inception of the agency’s whistleblower program in 2011.
The whistleblower program was established by Congress to incentivize whistleblowers with specific, timely and credible information about federal securities laws violations to report to the SEC.
Enforcement actions from whistleblower tips have resulted in more
than $975 million in financial remedies.
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TOP 10 AWARDS
2017
April 25 — Nearly $4 million
January 23 — $7 million
January 6 — $5.5 million
2016
November 14 — $20 million
September 20 — $4 million
August 29 — $22 million
June 9 — $17 million
May 17 — $5 million to $6 million
Tips by State
Whistleblower tips submitted from 2011 to 2015
Whistleblower tips have also been submitted by individuals in 95 foreign countries between fiscal years 2011 and 2015. The top five were the United Kingdom (291), Canada (216), China (164), India (153), and Australia (97). This chart includes data from the date the whistleblower rules became effective on August 12, 2011, through the end of fiscal year 2015.