Source document
CFTC Annual Report on the Whistleblower Program and Customer Education Initiatives, Fiscal Year 2020
Has everything in it been taken?
CompleteReviewed 8 Oct 2026
Reviewed. Everything in it that belongs in the tables has been taken.
What the document holds
CFTC report to Congress for FY2020 (42 pp.): 16 applications granted (~$20 million) in 11 orders (3 with multiple awardees, 2 to whistleblowers abroad, 1 with a related action); 72 Final Orders on 96 applications, 80 denied (59 streamlined); 25 orders >$120 million and ~$1 billion sanctions since inception (recorded); descriptions of the 11 award orders 20-WB-01 to -11 (cases already recorded; amounts where printed); 1,030 TCRs plus 190 supplements, Figure 1; 191 non-whistleblower tips (127 + 64 SEC); 35 NCAs; 140 award applications with Figure 2; outreach (2 conferences, 3 events, 58,000 subscribers, 292,000 page views, spoofing alert, January 2020 social media week: not recorded, no indicator); confidentiality reviews; customer education pp. 13-20 (out of scope); fund table (checks exactly); OIG memo (matches); auditors' report; financial statements incl. Note 5 (liability $3,627,027, ~$413,000 finalised in payables, 18 claims under review, possible payments $0-$43,152,147). Percent changes (126%, 36%, 20%) are the source's calculations, not recorded. Not extracted, judged out of scope as fund accounting detail: total assets ($122,369,241), Fund Balance with Treasury, investments, payables, leave, software, overhead, budgetary resources, cash flow, comparatives.
What it supports
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Numbers (55)
- Award claims received140 claimsFY2020 · CFTC 2020Final figureUnited States · CFTC Whistleblower Program
- Award claims received117 claimsFY2019 · CFTC 2020Final figureUnited States · CFTC Whistleblower Program
- Award claims received120 claimsFY2018 · CFTC 2020Final figureUnited States · CFTC Whistleblower Program
- Award claims received74 claimsFY2017 · CFTC 2020Final figureUnited States · CFTC Whistleblower Program
- Award claims received59 claimsFY2016 · CFTC 2020Final figureUnited States · CFTC Whistleblower Program
- Award claims received47 claimsFY2015 · CFTC 2020Final figureUnited States · CFTC Whistleblower Program
- Award claims received38 claimsFY2014 · CFTC 2020Final figureUnited States · CFTC Whistleblower Program
- Award claims received12 claimsFY2013 · CFTC 2020Final figureUnited States · CFTC Whistleblower Program
- Award claims received16 claimsFY2012 · CFTC 2020Final figureUnited States · CFTC Whistleblower Program
- Awards accrued (determined, not yet paid)USD 4,020,874FY2020 · CFTC 2020Final figureUnited States · CFTC Whistleblower Program
- Awards accrued (determined, not yet paid)Item: Liability for awardsUSD 3,627,0272020-09-30 · CFTC 2020Final figureUnited States · CFTC Whistleblower Program
- Awards accrued (determined, not yet paid)Item: Finalised in accounts payableUSD 413,0002020-09-30 · CFTC 2020Final figureUnited States · CFTC Whistleblower Program
- Awards accrued (determined, not yet paid)Item: Possible future paymentsUSD 0–43,152,1472020-09-30 · CFTC 2020EstimateUnited States · CFTC Whistleblower Program
- Awards paid (amount)USD 20 millionFY2020 · CFTC 2020Final figureUnited States · CFTC Whistleblower Program
- Awards paid (amount)USD 27,262,890FY2020 · CFTC 2020Final figureUnited States · CFTC Whistleblower Program
- Awards paid (amount)Item: New claims not previously accruedUSD 2,227FY2020 · CFTC 2020Final figureUnited States · CFTC Whistleblower Program
- Awards paid (amount)Item: Previously accruedUSD 27,260,663FY2020 · CFTC 2020Final figureUnited States · CFTC Whistleblower Program
- Awards paid (amount)Limit: USD 120 million2011-2020 · CFTC 2020Final figureUnited States · CFTC Whistleblower Program
- Awards paid (number)16 awardsFY2020 · CFTC 2020Final figureUnited States · CFTC Whistleblower Program
- Awards paid (number)Item: Orders11 ordersFY2020 · CFTC 2020Final figureUnited States · CFTC Whistleblower Program
- Awards paid (number)Item: Orders · Country: Non USA2 ordersFY2020 · CFTC 2020Final figureUnited States · CFTC Whistleblower Program
- Awards paid (number)25 orders2011-2020 · CFTC 2020Final figureUnited States · CFTC Whistleblower Program
- Balance of the reward fundUSD 117,027,9722020-09-30 · CFTC 2020Final figureUnited States · CFTC Whistleblower Program
- Balance of the reward fundUSD 125,439,1622019-10-01 · CFTC 2020Final figureUnited States · CFTC Whistleblower Program
- Claims closedReason: Denied80 claimsFY2020 · CFTC 2020Final figureUnited States · CFTC Whistleblower Program
- Claims closedCategory: No related nca or tcr · Reason: Denied59 claimsFY2020 · CFTC 2020Final figureUnited States · CFTC Whistleblower Program
- Claims closed96 claimsFY2020 · CFTC 2020Final figureUnited States · CFTC Whistleblower Program
- Deposits into the reward fundUSD 0FY2020 · CFTC 2020Final figureUnited States · CFTC Whistleblower Program
- Document requests reviewed to protect whistleblower identityRequester: Enforcement litigation · Scope: All298 requestsFY2020 · CFTC 2020Final figureUnited States · CFTC Whistleblower Program
- Document requests reviewed to protect whistleblower identityRequester: Enforcement litigation · Scope: Involving whistleblowers188 requestsFY2020 · CFTC 2020Final figureUnited States · CFTC Whistleblower Program
- Document requests reviewed to protect whistleblower identityRequester: Enforcement litigation · Scope: Identifying information22 requestsFY2020 · CFTC 2020Final figureUnited States · CFTC Whistleblower Program
- Document requests reviewed to protect whistleblower identityRequester: Other agencies · Scope: All139 requestsFY2020 · CFTC 2020Final figureUnited States · CFTC Whistleblower Program
- Document requests reviewed to protect whistleblower identityRequester: Other agencies · Scope: Involving whistleblowers81 requestsFY2020 · CFTC 2020Final figureUnited States · CFTC Whistleblower Program
- Document requests reviewed to protect whistleblower identityRequester: Other agencies · Scope: Identifying information15 requestsFY2020 · CFTC 2020Final figureUnited States · CFTC Whistleblower Program
- Investment earnings of the reward fundUSD 1,082,980FY2020 · CFTC 2020Final figureUnited States · CFTC Whistleblower Program
- Notices of Covered Action posted35 noticesFY2020 · CFTC 2020Final figureUnited States · CFTC Whistleblower Program
- Open claims (inventory)18 claims2020-09-30 · CFTC 2020Final figureUnited States · CFTC Whistleblower Program
- Other payments from the reward fundItem: Customer education paidUSD 1,534,307FY2020 · CFTC 2020Final figureUnited States · CFTC Whistleblower Program
- Other payments from the reward fundItem: Customer education unpaidUSD 226,442FY2020 · CFTC 2020Final figureUnited States · CFTC Whistleblower Program
- Other payments from the reward fundItem: Administrative expenses paidUSD 2,592,421FY2020 · CFTC 2020Final figureUnited States · CFTC Whistleblower Program
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Cases and awards (11)
- Award (amount not stated) reduced because the whistleblower declined to give a declaration.24 Oct 2019AwardedUnited States · CFTC Whistleblower Program
- More than $1 million to a whistleblower who was the original source of information received via another regulator.USD 1,000,00019 Dec 2019AwardedUnited States · CFTC Whistleblower Program
- Award (amount not stated) for crucial information.20 Apr 2020AwardedUnited States · CFTC Whistleblower Program
- Award exceeding $2 million shared among four joint whistleblowers; covered and related actions.USD 2,000,0001 May 2020AwardedUnited States · CFTC Whistleblower Program
- More than $6 million.USD 6,000,0005 Jun 2020AwardedUnited States · CFTC Whistleblower Program
- Award (amount not stated).12 Jun 2020AwardedUnited States · CFTC Whistleblower Program
- Award exceeding $1 million shared by two whistleblowers.USD 1,000,00020 Jul 2020AwardedUnited States · CFTC Whistleblower Program
- Approximately $9 million; one of the five largest CFTC awards.USD 9,000,00024 Jul 2020AwardedUnited States · CFTC Whistleblower Program
- Award (amount not stated) for exposing ongoing fraud.28 Aug 2020AwardedUnited States · CFTC Whistleblower Program
- Award (amount not stated) split by two whistleblowers, one in the US and one overseas.4 Sep 2020AwardedUnited States · CFTC Whistleblower Program
- Approximately $250,000, reduced for late reporting.USD 250,00028 Sep 2020AwardedUnited States · CFTC Whistleblower Program
About the document
What it covers CFTC whistleblower programme FY2020: Form TCR tips, award applications, awards, Final Orders/denials, Customer Protection Fund table and audited statements
Notes published_date taken from the upload folder in the URL. Title wording varies by year (FY2025: 'Whistleblower & Customer Education Report').
Source id usa-cftc-wb-ar-2020 · accessed 3 Oct 2026