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Whistleblower Successes

					
Whistleblower reward laws and whistleblower reward programs enable qualifying whistleblowers to recover anywhere from 10 to 30 percent of the government鈥檚 recovery. These whistleblower reward laws include: the federal False Claims Act; State False Claims Acts; the Securities and Exchange Commission Whistleblower Program; the Commodity Futures Trading Commission Whistleblower Program; and, the Internal Revenue Service Whistleblower Program. We have collected summaries of recent successes in cases brought by whistleblowers, and you can read them below. You can also review our annual Top Ten Lists.


Members of the 91吃瓜网Whistleblower Lawyer Team have served as lead counsel on cases that have recovered roughly $1.3 billion for the government and hundreds of millions in whistleblower awards. You can read more about the results we have achieved for our clients in Our Successes.


If you believe you have information about fraud which could give rise to a claim for a whistleblower reward, please contact us to speak with one of our experienced whistleblower attorneys.

				

			

			
						
					
			

	
		
		

			

				
				
June 14, 2021

				 The SEC has awarded approximately $3 million to two whistleblowers whose separate tips led to a successful enforcement action.聽 According to the press release, the first whistleblower鈥檚 early tip helped agency staff develop its case and focus its resources, while the second whistleblower helped uncover misappropriated funds and fraudulent transfers.聽 				 					 

						
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June 3, 2021

				 A Department of Energy (DOE) prime contractor responsible for cleaning up a decommissioned nuclear production complex in Washington State has agreed to pay over $3 million to resolve alleged False Claims Act violations involving false and fraudulent small business subcontract reports.聽 Whistleblower Salina Savage and her company, Savage Logistics LLC, had alleged that CH2M Hill Plateau Remediation Company (CHPRC) knowingly misrepresented two of its subcontractors, Indian Eyes, LLC and Phoenix-ABC A Joint Venture, as businesses located in Historically Underutilized Business Zones (HUBZones) in order to meet contract requirements and obtain reimbursements totaling hundreds of millions of dollars from DOE.聽 As a result of bringing a successful enforcement action, Savage and her company will receive a relator鈥檚 share of approximately $865,000.聽 				 					 

						
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June 2, 2021

				 The SEC awarded $23 million to two individuals who voluntarily provided information as whistleblowers that led to recoveries by the SEC and another federal agency in related enforcement actions. Information provided by the first whistleblower, who received approximately $13 million, initiated the investigations.聽 The second whistleblower, who waited several years before coming forward, provided additional information that substantially contributed, and was awarded approximately $10 million.聽 Both provided ongoing assistance to the Commission and the other agency, providing documents, participating in interviews, and identifying key individuals and systems involved in the investigations.聽 				 					 

						
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													  SEC Whistleblower Reward Program, 
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May 27, 2021

				 An anonymous individual received and SEC whistleblower award of $4.2 million.聽 According to the SEC, the individual voluntarily provided detailed, original information that caused the Commission to open an investigation that led to a successful enforcement action.聽 During the investigation, the individual met with investigative staff on multiple occasions, identified key players, and provided additional helpful information and documents.聽 A second claimant was denied an award; Commission staff stated that they had not communicated with or used any information provided by that claimant.聽 				 					 

						
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May 27, 2021

				 Navistar Defense LLC, a manufacturer of military vehicles, will pay $50 million to resolve False Claims Act allegations that it fraudulently induced the U.S. Marine Corps to enter into a contract modification at inflated prices for a suspension system for armored vehicles known as Mine-Resistant Ambush Protected (MRAP) vehicles.聽 During negotiations for the modification, Navistar was asked to provide certain sales information to assess the reasonableness of Navistar鈥檚 proposed prices.聽 The U.S. alleged that Navistar provided the government with fraudulent sales invoices to justify the company鈥檚 prices, and that the government relied on these invoices during negotiations.聽 The investigation was initiated by a qui tam complaint filed by whistleblower Duquoin Burgess, a former Government Contracts Manager for Navistar, who will receive $11,060,000 from the settlement.聽 				 					 

						
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May 19, 2021

				 An anonymous whistleblower has received an award of $28 million, representing a share of recoveries by the SEC and by another federal government agency in a related action.聽 The Commission's order states that the involved company reported wrongful conduct in one geographic region, and the whistleblower voluntary submitted information to the SEC regarding similar improprieties by the company in a different country.聽 				 					 

						
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May 17, 2021

				 The SEC made an award of $750,000 to one whistleblower and $3.75 million to a second whistleblower based on findings that they provided information that assisted SEC staff in related civil and criminal proceedings against a company and individual.聽 The first individual provided information relevant to the action against the individual only, but did so more than five years after learning of the violation.聽 The second individual, who received a larger award, was originally denied any award by the SEC, but, upon reconsideration, the SEC concluded that they had voluntarily provided information to the Commission prior to being contacted by the Commission. 聽Three other claimants were denied awards. 聽				 					 

						
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May 17, 2021

				 Two whistleblowers were awarded a total of $27 million, with the SEC finding that the information they jointly and voluntarily provided aided an enforcement action which resulted in the return of millions of dollars to harmed investors, even through most of the information the individuals provided was already known the SEC from other sources. The two individuals had also reported their concerns internally and met in-person with SEC staff over the course of two days. 				 					 

						
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May 12, 2021

				 The SEC made a whistleblower award of $3.6 million to an individual who provided new information that resulted in the opening of an SEC investigation directly based on that information, and provided ongoing assistance to the Commission during the course of the investigation.聽 At the same time, the SEC denied a whistleblower award to a second individual who submitted information regarding the company in the same covered action, finding that the information provided by the second claimant did not significantly contribute to the success of the Covered Action.聽 				 					 

						
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May 10, 2021

				 Two whistleblowers received a total of $22 million in awards from the SEC with respect to settled administrative proceedings against unidentified parties including a financial services firm.聽 The first whistleblower, whose tip initiated the SEC's investigation, was awarded $18 million.聽 The second whistleblower, whose tip was submitted several years later, was awarded $4 million.聽 Both whistleblowers challenged the SEC's preliminary determination of award, and the SEC's final order concludes that the first whistleblower, who suffered hardships while attempting to remedy the situation, was the main source of information for the Commission and provided extensive and ongoing assistance during the investigation.聽 While the second whistleblower provided important additional information as a percipient witness, the Commission also noted that the second whistleblower delayed reporting for several years after becoming aware of the wrongdoing.聽 				 					 

						
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