Federal securities regulators said on Tuesday that they had
handed out the first reward under a new whistle-blower program, paying nearly
$50,000 to a person who helped the agency shut down an investment fraud, at least according to the NY Times' Dealbook.
An unnamed recipient provided documents and other data to
the Securities and Exchange Commission in the case. The commission said the
information had helped it prevent new victims from being ensnared in a fraud
scheme.
Under a new law, the S.E.C. cannot disclose any additional
information about the firm involved…
Wait...wait...there's more at http://dealbook.nytimes.com/2012/08/21/s-e-c-pays-out-first-whistle-blower-reward/
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