Hagens Berman’s Client and CFTC Whistleblower Receives $2 Million Award for Reporting Fraud under Dodd-Frank Act
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Tuesday, March 5, 2019
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The award recognizes the contribution of the whistleblower in providing critical information through independent analysis of market data.
Key Points:
- The award recognizes the contribution of the whistleblower in providing critical information through independent analysis of market data.
- This award provided under the CFTCs whistleblower program is a victory both for our client and for would-be commodities whistleblowers everywhere, showing the massive benefits whistleblowers stand to gain from reporting futures and other commodities fraud, said Shayne Stevenson , partner and head of the whistleblower practice at Hagens Berman .
- Hagens Bermans whistleblower attorneys have successfully represented multiple whistleblowers under both the CFTC and the SEC s Dodd-Frank whistleblower programs.
- Since issuing its first award in 2014, through 2018, the CFTC has awarded more than $85 million to whistleblowers.