{"id":9578,"date":"2020-12-28T15:17:52","date_gmt":"2020-12-28T20:17:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.silverlaw.com\/blog\/?p=9578"},"modified":"2020-12-28T15:17:52","modified_gmt":"2020-12-28T20:17:52","slug":"cftc-strengthens-whistleblower-protections-by-withholding-award-amount","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.silverlaw.com\/blog\/cftc-strengthens-whistleblower-protections-by-withholding-award-amount\/","title":{"rendered":"CFTC Strengthens Whistleblower Protections By Withholding Award Amount"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-9502 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.silverlaw.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/FiverRecoverysmall.jpg\" alt=\"In financial industry, two of the principal agencies tasked with ensuring the U.S. financial markets\u2019 stability and integrity are the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC). The CFTC ensures that commodity futures and options exchanges have policies that protect investors in the market and ensure fair trading free from fraud and manipulation. CFTC &amp; SEC Whistleblower Programs In 2010, Congress passed the\u00a0Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, which established whistleblower programs for the SEC and the CFTC. Whistleblowers that report securities violations to the SEC or CFTC can receive a percentage of any recovery the government collects over $1 million in enforcement actions. Collections can include fines, disgorgement of ill-gotten gains, and restitution. The percentage of a whistleblower award can be anywhere from 10% to 30% depending on the information and assistance the whistleblower provides, the significance of the information, and whether the award will deter future fraud or violations.\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.silverlaw.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/FiverRecoverysmall.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.silverlaw.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/FiverRecoverysmall-180x120.jpg 180w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>In financial industry, two of the principal agencies tasked with ensuring the U.S. financial markets\u2019 stability and integrity are the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC). The CFTC ensures that commodity futures and options exchanges have policies that protect investors in the market and ensure fair trading free from fraud and manipulation. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.silverlaw.com\/blog\/cftc-strengthens-whistleblower-protections-by-withholding-award-amount\/#more-9578\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading \u203a<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In financial industry, two of the principal agencies tasked with ensuring the U.S. financial markets\u2019 stability and integrity are the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC). 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