Memorandum of Understanding regarding the Whistleblower Rewards Program and Procedures (Antitrust Division, USPS, USPS OIG)

MOU (11 pp.) between DOJ Antitrust Division, USPS and USPS OIG creating the Whistleblower Rewards Program: authority (39 U.S.C. 404(a)(7) lets USPS pay informers one-half of penalties; 39 U.S.C. 2601), intake and evaluation procedure, eligibility threshold (criminal fine of at least $1 million or equivalent DPA/NPA recovery), reward presumption at least 15% and maximum 30% of the recovered criminal fine (also the cap for several whistleblowers together), worked example ($2 million fine, 20% = $400,000, $800,000 remitted to USPS), definitions (eligible whistleblower, voluntary, original information, 120-day internal-reporting window, 120-day exception for compliance staff), eligible criminal violations, ten award factors, general provisions (no funding obligation, 30-day termination notice), signatures dated 7 May 2025. Footnote 1 gives Sherman Act maximum penalties (10 years; $1 million individuals; $100 million corporations), which are about antitrust law, not the programme. The worked example is illustrative, not data. Already in the data: 4 rules (min, max, discretionary, threshold) and the signing event. Added: anonymous filing via attorney, 120-day internal-reporting window.