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Securities and Exchange Commission Office of the Whistleblower Annual Report to Congress for Fiscal Year 2023
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What the document holds
SEC OWB Annual Report to Congress FY2023 (14 Nov 2023, 9 pp.; top-five chart p. 3 and category chart p. 6 are images, checked by OCR): awards (nearly $600 million to 68 individuals; cumulative >$1.9 billion to 397; awards in 40 Covered Actions; six related-action awards), five noteworthy awards and top five chart (cases already recorded; two noteworthy awards without amounts, Rel. 96178 and 96076, added as cases), presumption applied nearly 90%, awards reduced (5 delay, 1 culpability), tips 18,354 with a chart of tips by year FY2012-FY2022 (added), category shares (added) and category chart (already recorded: the ten categories plus 4,591 uncategorised sum to 18,345, 9 fewer than the 18,354 total; difference unexplained in the source), top countries and states by rank only, anti-impeding and anti-retaliation actions (5 in FY2023, 21 and 5 to date), D.E. Shaw $10m penalty (other named actions without amounts), Fund table (all lines; adds up only if the "estimated to be paid" line is deducted, contrary to footnote 25), hotline calls >3,500. Words-only figures ("record number of applications", "almost one-third", "almost 50% more") not recorded. Dated anti-impeding/retaliation actions added as events.
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Numbers (50)
- Awards accrued (determined, not yet paid)Item: Change in awards payableUSD −292,509,162.40FY2023 · SEC Whistleblower Office 2023Final figureUnited States · SEC Whistleblower Program
- Awards paid (amount)USD 600 millionFY2023 · SEC Whistleblower Office 2023Final figureUnited States · SEC Whistleblower Program
- Awards paid (amount)USD 321,533,048.9FY2023 · SEC Whistleblower Office 2023Final figureUnited States · SEC Whistleblower Program
- Awards paid (amount)Limit: USD 1.9 billion2011-2023 · SEC Whistleblower Office 2023Final figureUnited States · SEC Whistleblower Program
- Awards paid (number)Item: Covered actions40 covered actionsFY2023 · SEC Whistleblower Office 2023Final figureUnited States · SEC Whistleblower Program
- Awards paid (number)Item: Related actions6 awardsFY2023 · SEC Whistleblower Office 2023Final figureUnited States · SEC Whistleblower Program
- Awards reduced for a negative factorItem: Unreasonable reporting delay5 awardsFY2023 · SEC Whistleblower Office 2023Final figureUnited States · SEC Whistleblower Program
- Awards reduced for a negative factorItem: Culpability1 awardsFY2023 · SEC Whistleblower Office 2023Final figureUnited States · SEC Whistleblower Program
- Balance of the reward fundUSD 337,707,791.642023-09-30 · SEC Whistleblower Office 2023Final figureUnited States · SEC Whistleblower Program
- Balance of the reward fundUSD 306,367,793.902022-10-01 · SEC Whistleblower Office 2023Final figureUnited States · SEC Whistleblower Program
- Deposits into the reward fundItem: Prior year sequestration releasedUSD 23,398,757.00FY2023 · SEC Whistleblower Office 2023Final figureUnited States · SEC Whistleblower Program
- Deposits into the reward fundUSD 643,275,788.95FY2023 · SEC Whistleblower Office 2023Final figureUnited States · SEC Whistleblower Program
- Enforcement actions to protect whistleblowersItem: Impeding5 actionsFY2023 · SEC Whistleblower Office 2023Final figureUnited States · SEC Whistleblower Program
- Enforcement actions to protect whistleblowersItem: Impeding21 actions2011-2023 · SEC Whistleblower Office 2023Final figureUnited States · SEC Whistleblower Program
- Enforcement actions to protect whistleblowersItem: Retaliation5 actions2011-2023 · SEC Whistleblower Office 2023Final figureUnited States · SEC Whistleblower Program
- Fines imposed for breaching whistleblower lawItem: De shawUSD 10 millionFY2023 · SEC Whistleblower Office 2023Final figureUnited States · SEC Whistleblower Program
- Individuals awarded68 personsFY2023 · SEC Whistleblower Office 2023Final figureUnited States · SEC Whistleblower Program
- Individuals awarded397 persons2011-2023 · SEC Whistleblower Office 2023Final figureUnited States · SEC Whistleblower Program
- Investment earnings of the reward fundUSD 16,333,153.72FY2023 · SEC Whistleblower Office 2023Final figureUnited States · SEC Whistleblower Program
- Other payments from the reward fundItem: SequesteredUSD 37,597,710.00FY2023 · SEC Whistleblower Office 2023Final figureUnited States · SEC Whistleblower Program
- Other payments from the reward fundItem: Inspector generalUSD 27,780.63FY2023 · SEC Whistleblower Office 2023Final figureUnited States · SEC Whistleblower Program
- People or calls contacting the authorityChannel: HelplineLimit: 3,500 callsFY2023 · SEC Whistleblower Office 2023Final figureUnited States · SEC Whistleblower Program
- Share of eligible awards given the maximum-award presumption90%FY2023 · SEC Whistleblower Office 2023Final figureUnited States · SEC Whistleblower Program
- Share of tips in a categoryCategory: Manipulation24%FY2023 · SEC Whistleblower Office 2023Final figureUnited States · SEC Whistleblower Program
- Share of tips in a categoryCategory: Offering fraud19%FY2023 · SEC Whistleblower Office 2023Final figureUnited States · SEC Whistleblower Program
- Share of tips in a categoryCategory: Initial coin offerings and crypto asset securities14%FY2023 · SEC Whistleblower Office 2023Final figureUnited States · SEC Whistleblower Program
- Share of tips in a categoryCategory: Corporate disclosure and financials10%FY2023 · SEC Whistleblower Office 2023Final figureUnited States · SEC Whistleblower Program
- Whistleblower tips or submissions received18,354 tipsFY2023 · SEC Whistleblower Office 2023Final figureUnited States · SEC Whistleblower Program
- Whistleblower tips or submissions receivedCategory: Manipulation4,337 tipsFY2023 · SEC Whistleblower Office 2023Final figureUnited States · SEC Whistleblower Program
- Whistleblower tips or submissions receivedCategory: Offering fraud3,441 tipsFY2023 · SEC Whistleblower Office 2023Final figureUnited States · SEC Whistleblower Program
- Whistleblower tips or submissions receivedCategory: Initial coin offerings and crypto asset securities2,510 tipsFY2023 · SEC Whistleblower Office 2023Final figureUnited States · SEC Whistleblower Program
- Whistleblower tips or submissions receivedCategory: Corporate disclosure and financials1,744 tipsFY2023 · SEC Whistleblower Office 2023Final figureUnited States · SEC Whistleblower Program
- Whistleblower tips or submissions receivedCategory: Insider trading485 tipsFY2023 · SEC Whistleblower Office 2023Final figureUnited States · SEC Whistleblower Program
- Whistleblower tips or submissions receivedCategory: Trading and pricing396 tipsFY2023 · SEC Whistleblower Office 2023Final figureUnited States · SEC Whistleblower Program
- Whistleblower tips or submissions receivedCategory: Unregistered offerings318 tipsFY2023 · SEC Whistleblower Office 2023Final figureUnited States · SEC Whistleblower Program
- Whistleblower tips or submissions receivedCategory: Market event239 tipsFY2023 · SEC Whistleblower Office 2023Final figureUnited States · SEC Whistleblower Program
- Whistleblower tips or submissions receivedCategory: Fcpa237 tipsFY2023 · SEC Whistleblower Office 2023Final figureUnited States · SEC Whistleblower Program
- Whistleblower tips or submissions receivedCategory: Municipal securities and public pension47 tipsFY2023 · SEC Whistleblower Office 2023Final figureUnited States · SEC Whistleblower Program
- Whistleblower tips or submissions receivedCategory: Not reported4,591 tipsFY2023 · SEC Whistleblower Office 2023Final figureUnited States · SEC Whistleblower Program
- Whistleblower tips or submissions received12,322 tipsFY2022 · SEC Whistleblower Office 2023Final figureUnited States · SEC Whistleblower Program
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Cases and awards (8)
- Two whistleblowers, not joint claimants, gave complementary information about an ongoing fraud: one provided accounting records, the other reported misrepresentations made to them as a potential investor.14 Oct 2022AwardedUnited States · SEC Whistleblower Program
- Whistleblower whose information was of great significance to an investigation that led to an enforcement action returning a large amount of money to harmed investors.31 Oct 2022AwardedUnited States · SEC Whistleblower Program
- $20 million to one whistleblower.USD 20,000,00012 Dec 2022AwardedUnited States · SEC Whistleblower Program
- $38 million to one whistleblower.USD 38,000,00019 Dec 2022AwardedUnited States · SEC Whistleblower Program
- $29 million to four whistleblowers.USD 29,000,00024 Jan 2023AwardedUnited States · SEC Whistleblower Program
- $9 million to a persistent whistleblower who caused the investigation to open, and $3 million to a second whistleblower.USD 12,000,00031 Mar 2023AwardedUnited States · SEC Whistleblower Program
- Largest award in programme history: almost $279 million to one whistleblower who helped an SEC investigation and another federal agency's investigation.USD 279,000,0005 May 2023AwardedUnited States · SEC Whistleblower Program
- $104 million shared by seven whistleblowers, including foreign nationals, for misconduct at an entity's subsidiaries in three jurisdictions; fourth largest total award.USD 104,000,0004 Aug 2023AwardedUnited States · SEC Whistleblower Program
Timeline (6)
- Largest stand-alone Rule 21F-17 penalty: D.E. Shaw ($10 million)29 Sep 2023LegalUnited States · SEC Whistleblower Program
- SEC finds CBRE, Inc. violated Rule 21F-1719 Sep 2023LegalUnited States · SEC Whistleblower Program
- SEC finds Monolith Resources violated Rule 21F-178 Sep 2023LegalUnited States · SEC Whistleblower Program
- SEC charges Gaia, Inc. with whistleblower retaliation and Rule 21F-17 violations23 May 2023LegalUnited States · SEC Whistleblower Program
- Record SEC award of almost $279 million5 May 2023AwardUnited States · SEC Whistleblower Program
- SEC finds Activision Blizzard violated Rule 21F-173 Feb 2023LegalUnited States · SEC Whistleblower Program
About the document
What it covers SEC whistleblower programme FY2023: tips (total, by allegation type, by country where given), awards, Investor Protection Fund table
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