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Former COO of Theranos Convicted of Fraud

A federal jury recently found former COO of Theranos, Inc., Ramesh “Sunny” Balwani, guilty of fraud. According to DOJ’s press release, Balwani was convicted of two counts of conspiracy and...
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SEC Whistleblower Program Reaches $1 Billion Milestone

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has now paid more than $1 billion to whistleblowers since its bounty program began in 2012. The SEC Whistleblower program awards whistleblowers for...
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SEC Awards Nearly $50 Million to Foreign Currency Whistleblower

The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) awarded nearly $50 million to a single whistleblower who provided “highly significant” information about foreign currency trading fraud. The SEC takes whistleblower confidentiality very...
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SEC Moves Against COVID-19 Investment Scams

The US Securities and Exchange Commission is moving aggressively against companies and individuals involved in COVID-19 investment scams. We have warned of the many ways bad actors will look to...
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CFTC Whistleblower Program Ends 2019 & Starts 2020 With a Bang

The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) whistleblower program plays a critical role assisting the CFTC in protecting the nation’s financial markets. In December 2019, the CFTC announced a whistleblower award...
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Bob Thomas Quoted About SEC Whistleblowing in Law360

Law360 quotes Bob Thomas in its SEC whistleblowing piece “Publicizing Whistleblower Claims Doesn’t Always Pay Off.”  In particular, it discusses Harry Markopolos alleging $38 billion fraud by GE.  Markopolos may...
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