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Whistleblower Awards

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The Securities and Exchange Commission has awarded more than $700 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 $2 billion in financial remedies.

Whistleblower: How the process works

TOP 10 AWARDS


  • By Award Amount
  • By Covered Action

Listed by amount of each award issued:

$114 million - October 22, 2020

$50 million - March 19, 2018

$50 million - June 4, 2020

$39 million - September 6, 2018

$37 million - March 26, 2019

$33 million - March 19, 2018

$30 million - September 22, 2014

$28 million - November 3, 2020

$27 million - April 16, 2020

$22 million - September 30, 2020

Listed by total amount awarded under each covered action:

$114 million - October 22, 2020

$83 million - March 19, 2018

$54 million - September 6, 2018

$50 million - March 26, 2019

$50 million - June 4, 2020

$30 million - September 22, 2014

$30 million - September 30, 2020

$28 million - November 3, 2020

$27 million - April 16, 2020

$22 million - August 30, 2016


Tips by State

Whistleblower tips submitted between 2011 - 2018



Whistleblower tips have also been submitted by individuals in 114 foreign countries between fiscal years 2011 and 2018. The top five were the United Kingdom (523), Canada (446), China (278), Australia (243), and India (213). This chart includes data from the date the whistleblower rules became effective on August 12, 2011, through the end of fiscal year 2018.

Modified: June 4, 2020

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