Largest Award Issued in Commodity Fraud Case

The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) today announced its largest whistleblower award to-date in a commodity fraud case.  According to the Commission, it issued “an award of approximately $30 million to a whistleblower who voluntarily provided key original information that led to a successful enforcement action”

Largest Award Issued In Commodity Fraud Case - Major Breakthrough For Whistleblowers Reporting Commodity Frauds

The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) today announced its largest whistleblower award to-date in a commodity fraud case.  According to the Commission, it issued “an award of approximately $30 million to a whistleblower who voluntarily provided key original information that led to a successful enforcement action”

CFTC Announces Its Largest Ever Whistleblower Award of Approximately $30 Million

The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) today announced an award of approximately $30 million to a whistleblower who voluntarily provided key original information that led to a successful enforcement action.  The award is the largest award made by the CFTC’s Whistleblower Program to date and is the fifth award made by the program.

PLI Corporate Whistleblowing

The Director of the CFTC's Whistleblower Office, Christopher Ehrman, spoke with other regulators on a "Government Regulator and Whistleblower Law Update" panel as part of the Practising Law Institute's ("PLI") Corporate Whistleblowing in 2018 program. PLI has made the program available via webcast live and, later, on demand (subscription and/or fee required).

EBA

William Durbin, Senior Counsel in the Whistleblower Office, participated in a panel on ethical issues posed by whistleblowers in internal investigations at the Energy Bar Association Annual Meeting & Conference May 8, 2018 in Washington, DC. Distinguished practitioners from the private defense bar, whistleblower bar and Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Office of Enforcement also participated in the panel discussion.

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