The Securities and Exchange Commission has awarded more than $1 billion 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 $6 billion in financial remedies.
TOP 10 AWARDS
By Award Amount
Listed by amount of each award issued:
$279 million - May 5, 2023
$114 million - October 22, 2020
$110 million - September 15, 2021
$50 million - April 15, 2021
$50 million - March 19, 2018
$50 million - June 4, 2020
$39 million - September 6, 2018
$37 million - December 19, 2022
$37 million - March 26, 2019
$36 million - September 24, 2021
By Covered Action
Listed by total amount awarded under each covered action:
$279 million - May 5, 2023
$114 million - October 22, 2020
$114 million - September 15, 2021
$104 million - August 4, 2023
$83 million - March 19, 2018
$54 million - September 6, 2018
$50 million - April 15, 2021
$50 million - March 26, 2019
$50 million - June 4, 2020
$40 million - October 15, 2021
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.