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Office of the Whistleblower

Press Releases and Statements


Date	Title	Release No.
Feb. 20, 2014	Statement on Court Filing by SEC to Protect Whistleblowers From Retaliation
June 28, 2018	Statement on Proposed Rules Regarding SEC Whistleblower Program
Nov. 15, 2019	Statement on Whistleblower Program 2019 Annual Report to Congress
Sept. 23, 2020	Statement on the Commission’s New and Improved Whistleblower Program Rules
Sept. 23, 2020	Amendments to the Commission's Whistleblower Program Rules
Sept. 23, 2020	June Bug vs. Hurricane: Whistleblowers Fight Tremendous Odds and Deserve Better
Aug. 2, 2021	Statement in Connection with the SEC’s Whistleblower Program
Aug. 21, 2012	SEC Issues First Whistleblower Program Award	2012-162
Oct. 1, 2013	SEC Awards More Than $14 Million to Whistleblower	2013-209
Oct. 30, 2013	SEC Rewards Whistleblower With $150,000 Payout	2013-231
April 4, 2014	SEC Announces Additional $150,000 Payment to Recipient of First Whistleblower Award	2014-68
June 3, 2014	SEC Awards $875,000 to Two Whistleblowers Who Aided Agency Investigation	2014-113
June 16, 2014	SEC Charges Hedge Fund Adviser With Conducting Conflicted Transactions and Retaliating Against Whistleblower	2014-118
Aug. 29, 2014	SEC Announces $300,000 Whistleblower Award to Audit and Compliance Professional Who Reported Company’s Wrongdoing	2014-180
Sept. 22, 2014	SEC Announces Largest-Ever Whistleblower Award	2014-206
March 2, 2015	Former Company Officer Earns Half-Million Dollar Whistleblower Award for Reporting Fraud Case to SEC	2015-45
April 1, 2015	SEC: Companies Cannot Stifle Whistleblowers in Confidentiality Agreements	2015-54
April 22, 2015	SEC Announces Million-Dollar Whistleblower Award to Compliance Officer	2015-73
April 28, 2015	SEC Announces Award to Whistleblower in First Retaliation Case	2015-75
July 17, 2015	SEC Pays More Than $3 Million to Whistleblower	2015-150
Nov. 4, 2015	SEC Announces Whistleblower Award of More Than $325,000	2015-252
Jan. 15, 2016	SEC Awards Whistleblower More Than $700,000 for Detailed Analysis	2016-10
March 8, 2016	SEC Awarding Nearly $2 Million to Three Whistleblowers	2016-41
May 13, 2016	Whistleblower Earns $3.5 Million Award for Bolstering Ongoing Investigation	2016-88
May 17, 2016	SEC Awards More Than $5 Million to Whistleblower	2016-91
May 20, 2016	Two Individuals Share Whistleblower Award of More Than $450,000	2016-94
June 9, 2016	SEC Issues $17 Million Whistleblower Award	2016-114
July 8, 2016	Sean McKessy, Chief of Whistleblower Office, to Leave SEC	2016-136
Aug. 10, 2016	Company Paying Penalty for Violating Key Whistleblower Protection Rule	2016-157
Aug. 16, 2016	Company Punished for Severance Agreements That Removed Financial Incentives for Whistleblowing	2016-164
Aug. 30, 2016	$22 Million Whistleblower Award for Company Insider Who Helped Uncover Fraud	2016-172
Aug. 30, 2016	SEC Whistleblower Program Surpasses $100 Million in Awards	2016-173
Sept. 20, 2016	SEC Issues $4 Million Whistleblower Award	2016-188
Sept. 28, 2016	SEC Charges Anheuser-Busch InBev With Violating FCPA and Whistleblower Protection Laws	2016-196
Sept. 28, 2016	Jane Norberg Named Chief of SEC Whistleblower Office	2016-201
Sept. 29, 2016	SEC: Casino-Gaming Company Retaliated Against Whistleblower	2016-204
Nov. 14, 2016	SEC Issues $20 Million Whistleblower Award	2016-237
Dec. 5, 2016	SEC Awards $3.5 Million to Whistleblower	2016-255
Dec. 9, 2016	SEC Awards Nearly $1 Million to Whistleblower	2016-260
Dec. 19, 2016	Company Violated Rule Aimed at Protecting Potential Whistleblowers	2016-268
Dec. 20, 2016	Company Settles Charges in Whistleblower Retaliation Case	2016-270
Jan. 6, 2017	SEC Awards $5.5 Million to Whistleblower	2017-1
Jan. 17, 2017	BlackRock Charged With Removing Whistleblower Incentives in Separation Agreements	2017-14
Jan. 19, 2017	Financial Company Charged With Improper Accounting and Impeding Whistleblowers	2017-24
Jan. 23, 2017	SEC Announces $7 Million Whistleblower Award	2017-27
April 25, 2017	SEC Awards Nearly $4 Million to Whistleblower	2017-84
May 2, 2017	Whistleblower Award of More Than Half-Million Dollars for Company Insider	2017-90
July 25, 2017	SEC Announces $2.5 Million Whistleblower Award	2017-130
July 27, 2017	SEC Announces Whistleblower Award of More Than $1.7 Million	2017-134
Oct. 12, 2017	SEC Announces Whistleblower Award of More Than a Million Dollars	2017-195
Nov. 30, 2017	More Than $16 Million Awarded to Two Whistleblowers	2017-216
Dec. 5, 2017	Former Company Insider Earns More Than $4.1 Million for Whistleblower Tip	2017-222
March 19, 2018	SEC Announces Its Largest-Ever Whistleblower Awards	2018-44
April 5, 2018	SEC Awards More Than $2.2 Million to Whistleblower Who First Reported Information to Another Federal Agency Before SEC	2018-58
April 12, 2018	SEC Awards Whistleblower More Than $2.1 Million	2018-64
June 28, 2018	SEC Proposes Whistleblower Rule Amendments	2018-120
Sept. 6, 2018	SEC Awards More Than $54 Million to Two Whistleblowers	2018-179
Sept. 14, 2018	Whistleblower Receives Award of Approximately $1.5 Million	2018-194
Sept. 24, 2018	SEC Awards Almost $4 Million to Overseas Whistleblower	2018-209
March 26, 2019	SEC Awards $50 Million to Two Whistleblowers	2019-42
May 24, 2019	SEC Awards $4.5 Million to Whistleblower Whose Internal Reporting Led to Successful SEC Case and Related Action	2019-76
June 3, 2019	SEC Awards $3 Million to Joint Whistleblowers	2019-81
July 23, 2019	SEC Awards Half-Million Dollars to Overseas Whistleblower	2019-138
Aug. 29, 2019	SEC Awards More Than $1.8 Million to Whistleblower	2019-165
Nov. 4, 2019	SEC Charges Issuer and CEO with Violating Whistleblower Protection Laws to Silence Investor Complaints	2019-227
Nov. 15, 2019	SEC Awards Over $260,000 to Whistleblowers for Their Help in Spotting Securities Fraud	2019-238
Jan. 22, 2020	SEC Awards Whistleblowers Whose Information Helped Stop Fraud	2020-15
Feb. 28, 2020	SEC Awards More Than $7 Million to Whistleblower	2020-46
March 23, 2020	SEC Awards Over $1.6 Million to Whistleblower	2020-69
March 24, 2020	SEC Awards Over $570,000 to Two Whistleblowers	2020-71
March 30, 2020	SEC Awards $450,000 to Whistleblower	2020-75
April 3, 2020	SEC Awards Approximately $2 Million to Whistleblower	2020-80
April 16, 2020	SEC Awards Over $27 Million to Whistleblower	2020-89
April 20, 2020	SEC Issues $5 Million Whistleblower Award	2020-91
April 28, 2020	SEC Awards Over $18 Million to Whistleblower	2020-98
May 4, 2020	SEC Awards Almost $2 Million to Whistleblower	2020-100
June 4, 2020	SEC Awards Record Payout of Nearly $50 Million to Whistleblower	2020-126
June 19, 2020	SEC Awards Almost $700,000 to Whistleblower	2020-138
June 23, 2020	SEC Awards $125,000 to Whistleblower	2020-141
July 14, 2020	SEC Issues $3.8 Million Whistleblower Award	2020-155
Aug. 31, 2020	SEC Awards Over $1.25 Million to Whistleblower	2020-199
Sept. 1, 2020	SEC Awards Over $2.5 Million to Joint Whistleblowers for Detailed Analysis That Led to Multiple Successful Actions	2020-201
Sept. 14, 2020	SEC Awards More Than $10 Million to Whistleblower	2020-209
Sept. 17, 2020	SEC Awards Almost $250,000 to Joint Whistleblowers	2020-214
Sept. 21, 2020	SEC Issues $2.4 Million Whistleblower Award	2020-215
Sept. 23, 2020	SEC Adds Clarity, Efficiency and Transparency to Its Successful Whistleblower Award Program	2020-219
Sept. 25, 2020	SEC Issues Two Whistleblower Awards for High-Quality Information Regarding Overseas Conduct	2020-225
Sept. 28, 2020	SEC Issues $1.8 Million Whistleblower Award to a Company Outsider	2020-231
Sept. 30, 2020	SEC Awards Almost $30 Million to Two Insider Whistleblowers	2020-239
Sept. 30, 2020	SEC Whistleblower Program Ends Record-Setting Fiscal Year With Four Additional Awards	2020-240
Oct. 15, 2020	SEC Awards $800,000 to Whistleblower	2020-255
Oct. 22, 2020	SEC Issues Record $114 Million Whistleblower Award	2020-266
Oct. 29, 2020	SEC Awards Over $10 Million to Whistleblower	2020-270
Nov. 3, 2020	SEC Awards Over $28 Million to Whistleblower	2020-275
Nov. 5, 2020	SEC Awards More Than $3.6 Million and $750,000 in Separate Whistleblower Awards	2020-278
Nov. 13, 2020	SEC Awards Over $1.1 Million to Whistleblower for Independent Analysis	2020-283
Nov. 19, 2020	SEC Awards Whistleblower Over $900,000	2020-288
Dec. 1, 2020	SEC Awards Over $6 Million to Joint Whistleblowers	2020-297
Dec. 7, 2020	SEC Issues Multiple Whistleblower Awards Totaling Nearly $3 Million	2020-307
Dec. 14, 2020	SEC Awards More Than $300,000 to Whistleblower with Audit Responsibilities	2020-316