SEC Awards $20 Million to Whistleblower
The SEC awarded $20 million to a whistleblower who "promptly came forward with valuable information that enabled the SEC to move quickly and initiate an enforcement action against wrongdoers before they could squander the money." The SEC reported that its whistleblower program, to date, had awarded more than $130 million to whistleblowers.
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