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Corporate Whistleblower Awards Pilot Program fact sheet (August 2026)
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What the document holds
DOJ fact sheet (3 pp., Aug 2026): programme description, May 2025 expansion to four more priority areas, over 1,800 tips since launch (two years), new intake portal, eight subject areas, same award rules as 2024 (forfeiture over $1 million; 30% of first $100 million, 5% of $100-500 million; 30% presumption on first $10 million; 120-day internal-reporting window), confidentiality, exclusion of participants. Already in the data: the tips observation and two events. Added six rules. "A substantial number of promising tips" and "have led to criminal investigations" give no numbers.
What it supports
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Programmes (1)
Reward rules (6)
- Amount covered by the presumption of the maximum awardpresumption of the maximum 30% on the first $10 million in net proceeds forfeited, if an award is appropriate and no decreasing factor appliesUSD 10,000,000Since 1 Aug 2024 · US Justice Dept 2026United States · DOJ Corporate Whistleblower Awards Pilot Program
- Award is discretionaryYesSince 1 Aug 2024 · US Justice Dept 2026United States · DOJ Corporate Whistleblower Awards Pilot Program
- Maximum award sharefirst $100 million in net proceeds forfeited30%Since 1 Aug 2024 · US Justice Dept 2026United States · DOJ Corporate Whistleblower Awards Pilot Program
- Maximum award sharenet proceeds forfeited between $100 million and $500 million5%Since 1 Aug 2024 · US Justice Dept 2026United States · DOJ Corporate Whistleblower Awards Pilot Program
- Minimum sanctions or amount collected to qualifyforfeitureUSD 1,000,000Since 1 Aug 2024 · US Justice Dept 2026United States · DOJ Corporate Whistleblower Awards Pilot Program
- Time limit to file a claimreport to DOJ after first reporting internally to the company120 daysSince 1 Aug 2024 · US Justice Dept 2026United States · DOJ Corporate Whistleblower Awards Pilot Program
About the document
What it covers Over 1,800 tips since launch; new intake portal; programme summary.
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