The Securities and Exchange Commission has awarded more than $300 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 $1 billion in financial remedies.
TOP 10 AWARDS
Listed by amount of each award issued:
$50 million - March 19, 2018
$39 million - September 6, 2018
$37 million - March 26, 2019
$33 million - March 19, 2018
$30 million - September 22, 2014
$22 million - August 30, 2016
$20 million - November 14, 2016
$17 million - June 9, 2016
$15 million - September 6, 2018
$14 million - September 30, 2013
Listed by total amount awarded under each covered action:
$83 million - March 19, 2018
$54 million - September 6, 2018
$50 million - March 26, 2019
$30 million - September 22, 2014
$22 million - August 30, 2016
$20 million - November 14, 2016
$17 million - June 9, 2016
$16 million - November 30, 2017
$14 million - September 30, 2013
$7 million - January 23, 2017
Tips by State
Whistleblower tips submitted between 2011 - 2017
Whistleblower tips have also been submitted by individuals in 114 foreign countries between fiscal years 2011 and 2017. The top five were the United Kingdom (438), Canada (357), China (238), Australia (198), and India (187). This chart includes data from the date the whistleblower rules became effective on August 12, 2011, through the end of fiscal year 2017.