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Press Release Number 8500-22: CFTC Awards Approximately $500,000 to Two Whistleblowers

Commodity Futures Trading Commission · Government · 10 Mar 2022 · United States

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CFTC press release 8500-22 (10 Mar 2022): awards totalling about $500,000 to two whistleblowers who expanded an existing investigation (order 22-WB-02; case already recorded, c-6f3c00ed56); official quotes; cumulative totals since 2014 (about $300 million awarded; sanctions more than $3 billion); confidentiality; 10-30%. Added the two cumulative observations and the percentage rules.

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What it covers CFTC whistleblower award announcement: award amount as rounded by the CFTC, number of whistleblowers

Notes Downloaded directly from cftc.gov. The CFTC does not name the enforcement action or give the exact amount.

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