The Federal False Claims Act
The Federal False Claims Act is one of the federal government’s most powerful tools in combating government fraud. The law originated during the Civil War, where suppliers regularly sold the Union Army...
SEC Whistleblower Program
In the wake of the 2008 financial crisis, which was caused in large part by the misdeeds of Wall Street banks that securitized and sold faulty mortgaged-backed securities, Congress created the SEC...
CFTC Whistleblower Program
Like the SEC, the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (“CFTC”) has its own whistleblower program. The CFTC Whistleblower Program was created by Congress in 2010 in section 748 of the Dodd Frank...
FIRREA Whistleblower Actions
The Financial Institutions, Reform, Recovery and Enforcement Act (“FIRREA”) was enacted as a result of the savings and loans crisis in the 1980s. The act contains a provision that allows the U.S....
IRS Whistleblowing Program
The IRS Whistleblower Program, codified at 26 U.S.C. § 7623(b), provides whistleblower incentives for those who report information of tax fraud. The law applies in cases where, in the case of corporations, the...