Whistleblower

The former company insider first submitted the tip to another agency, but provided the same information to the Securities and Exchange Commission within 120 days.

The biggest-ever payouts went to tipsters who provided information that helped the agency bring a 2016 case against Bank of America.

The U.S. Supreme Court narrowed an anti-retaliation provision in the 2010 Dodd-Frank financial law, insulating publicly traded companies from some whistleblower lawsuits.

This marks the commission’s third award in a week.

U.S. Supreme Court justices signaled they will narrow an anti-retaliation provision in the 2010 Dodd-Frank financial law, hearing arguments in a case that could insulate publicly traded companies from some whistle-blower lawsuits.

The Anti-Fraud Collaboration, a joint effort of the Center for Audit Quality, Financial Executives International, the Institute of Internal Auditors and the National Association of Corporate Directors, has released a new report urging accountants, auditors and other business people to blow the whistle on any financial reporting shenanigans they see.

The commission has given over $162 million to 47 different recipients.