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BSA/AML Whistleblower Policy & Lawsuit Information

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Federal law enforcement agencies including the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) and U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) rely heavily on whistleblowers to help them uncover violations of the Bank Secrecy Act (BSA)...more

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How to Select a Qui Tam Attorney

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Filing a qui tam lawsuit under the False Claims Act (FCA) is one way that whistleblowers can help the federal government hold companies accountable for fraud, waste, and abuse. The federal government relies heavily on...more

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SFO Publishes Updated Annual Report on Whistleblowing Disclosures for 2024–25

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On 28 November 2025, the Serious Fraud Office (SFO) published its annual report on whistleblowing disclosures and updated its guidance titled “Information for Whistleblowers”. While the guidance itself remains unchanged, the...more

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Economic Crime Update: Budget 2025

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The Budget 2025 introduces a series of targeted measures to strengthen the UK's approach to economic crime and fraud enforcement. While these changes are incremental rather than transformative, they reflect the government's...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

UK To Create Whistleblower Incentives To Boost Tax Collection

In the November 2025 Budget, the UK government confirmed that His Majesty’s Revenue and Customs (HMRC) will be introducing a “US-style” whistleblower incentive scheme (Scheme) in the UK....more

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IRS Whistleblower Program: A Strategic Tool for Uncovering Tax Fraud and Securing Substantial Financial Awards

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I. Introduction - The IRS Whistleblower Program is one of the most powerful — and financially rewarding — tools in the U.S. enforcement system. Created to help expose serious tax fraud, evasion schemes, and large...more

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Whistleblower Retaliation: Enforcement Trends, Legal Protections, and Emerging Risks for Employers

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The Expanding Reach of Whistleblower Protections - In recent years, whistleblower protection laws have evolved significantly across both public and private sectors. Enhanced enforcement by agencies such as the Securities...more

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An Unusual Partnership: DOJ Antitrust Division Launches Joint Whistleblower Rewards Program with the Postal Service

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On July 8, 2025, the U.S. Department of Justice (“DOJ”), Antitrust Division (the “Division”) announced a new Whistleblower Rewards Program (the “Program”) in collaboration with two unlikely partners: the United States Postal...more

Womble Bond Dickinson

How a Whistleblower Can Derail a DPA

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A recent suit illustrates how whistleblowers may adversely impact a company’s DPA, leading to further investigation by the DOJ and additional penalties. In 2023, Connecticut-based Freepoint Commodities LLC (Freepoint)...more

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EDPA Strengthens Its Approach to White-Collar Enforcement

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In September 2025, the U.S. Attorneys’ Office for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania (EDPA) announced that it would be implementing a White-Collar Justice Program to strengthen its white-collar enforcement framework....more

Mogin Law LLP

Webinar: The DOJ’s Antitrust Whistleblower Rewards Program 2025

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This new program marks a significant development at the intersection of whistleblower law and antitrust enforcement. Accomplished whistleblower attorney Julie Keeton Bracker of Bracker & Marcus and Dan Mogin, a veteran...more

Ballard Spahr LLP

In Recent Comments DOJ Antitrust Division Signals No Special Treatment for White Collar Defendants in Its New Whistleblower...

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Signaling a more aggressive approach to criminal antitrust enforcement, DOJ’s Antitrust Division is ramping up its first-ever whistleblower rewards program in partnership with the USPS and the USPS OIG, launched in July 2025,...more

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Northern District of California’s Top Regulators Identify Enforcement Priorities

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The Northern District of California Views From the Top: Hot Issues & Trends in White Collar, Securities & Antitrust Enforcement event on Sept. 4 provided an invaluable and uncharacteristically candid look at the priorities...more

Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP

Antitrust Division Announces First-Ever Antitrust Whistleblower Rewards Program

The Whistleblower Rewards Program is implemented in partnership with the USPIS and USPS OIG and is intended to strengthen the DOJ’s ability to detect and prosecute both antitrust violations and related offenses....more

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DOJ’s New Antitrust Whistleblower Rewards Program: Why Speed and Internal Trust Matter More Than Ever

Last month, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) Antitrust Division launched its first monetary whistleblower rewards program in partnership with the U.S. Postal Service (USPS). The program offers potential monetary rewards...more

Epstein Becker & Green

DOJ Antitrust Division Establishes Whistleblower Rewards Program

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The Antitrust Division of the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) has announced that, for the first time, it will offer rewards to individuals who report antitrust crimes and related anticompetitive offenses....more

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DOJ’s New Antitrust Whistleblower Program: How to Enhance your Compliance Program

Early in July, the Department of Justice’s Antitrust Division launched a program to reward whistleblowers. What does this mean for you and your compliance program?...more

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DOJ Expands Whistleblower Program to Include Corporate Immigration Violations

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The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) has expanded the Corporate Whistleblower Awards Pilot Program (CWAPP) to include corporate immigration violations, thereby incentivizing whistleblowers to report such violations. What is...more

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DOJ Incentivizes Whistleblowers to Report Immigration Violations in the Workplace

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Employers are facing a new risk related to immigration law non-compliance: incentives for immigration whistleblowers. The Department of Justice (DOJ) recently amended the Corporate Whistleblower Awards Pilot Program (CWAPP)...more

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Blowing the Whistle on Antitrust Crimes: DOJ’s Antitrust Division Announces First Whistleblower Rewards Program

Individuals now have a new incentive to blow the whistle on an antitrust cartel—the possibility of a monetary reward. The U.S. Department of Justice’s (DOJ) Antitrust Division has established its first whistleblower rewards...more

McCarter & English, LLP

2025 Criminal Antitrust Roundup

The Department of Justice Antitrust Division (DOJ) has had a busy first half of the year announcing a first-of-its-kind antitrust whistleblower program, new indictments, and several sentencing and fine decisions. Below is a...more

Saul Ewing LLP

DOJ Rolls Out New Antitrust Whistleblower Program

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The Trump Administration continues to surprise many observers by taking antitrust enforcement seriously. The latest initiative, announced on July 8, 2025, creates an avenue for rewarding individuals who report antitrust...more

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SEC Whistleblower Awards Face Scrutiny as Denials Rise

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A recent article by Bloomberg Law highlighted a significant shift in the Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) approach to whistleblower claims. The article, “Whistleblower Awards Slow to Trickle as SEC Raises Bar on...more

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DOJ Antitrust Division Announces Whistleblower Rewards Program

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On July 8, 2025, the Antitrust Division of the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ), in partnership with the United States Postal Service (USPS) and U.S. Postal Service Office of Inspector General (USPS OIG), announced the launch...more

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Analyzing the U.S. Department of Justice’s New Whistleblower Rewards Programs and Revised Corporate Enforcement Policy

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The Department of Justice (DOJ) in recent weeks unveiled a newly created whistleblower rewards program within its Antitrust Division and an expanded whistleblower rewards program with the Criminal Division. The announcements...more

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