Is Whistle-Blowing Really Worth $200 Million?

There have been a number of giant payouts since 2010, when the reward program was created within the Dodd-Frank Act. In September, the U.S. Securities and Alternate Fee paid somebody $110 million. Final yr, it made its highest award of $114 million. There have been eight different awards value extra the $30 million, together with three of $50 million every. The remuneration is selected a easy rule: The quantity ought to be between 10% and 30% of the whole penalties paid to federal regulators and overseas companies, if abroad authorities additionally relied on the identical proof.