We recently discussed a Swiss banker’s so-called Singapore solution money laundering scheme. Now we turn to Credit Suisse, which has a track record of shady deals and nearly followed in the footsteps of Silicon Valley Bank’s collapse. Instead, the Swiss government...
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Activision pays SEC $35 million
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) announced on February 3 that it brought charges against Activision Blizzard Inc. The company is responsible for such video games as Call of Duty, Tony Hawk’s, Guitar Hero, Candy Crush, and Overwatch. Among other things,...
SEC awards $28 million to group of whistleblowers
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) announced Tuesday, January 24, that it issued over $28 million payout to an unidentified group of whistleblowers. The group (the SEC did not provide the number of people involved) provided substantive ongoing guidance and...
NY Attorney General files suit against Celsius
On January 5, Attorney General Letitia James filed a lawsuit against Celsius and Alex Mashinsky, the former CEO and co-founder of the cryptocurrency lending platform Celsius Network LLC. The suit alleges that the now-bankrupt company defrauded 26,000 New Yorkers and...
Senate passes AML Whistleblower Improvement Act
The U.S. Senate voted unanimously to approve the Anti-Money Laundering Whistleblower Improvement Act (AMLA) on December 7, 2022. The bill known as S.3316/H.R. 7195 is part of the $1.7 trillion Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2023, an Omnibus spending package that...
U.S. whistleblower law doesn’t protect overseas workers
A three-judge panel at the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals rejected an appeal by a former Morgan Stanley lawyer based in Asia who claims he was forced to resign. The judges again determined that whistleblower protections enjoyed in the U.S. do not apply to employees...
What is the Sarabanes-Oxley Act?
Enacted in the aftermath of Enron, WorldCom. and several other scandals, the Sarabanes-Oxley Act (SOX) of 2002 contains 11 sections that regulate how all publicly traded companies in the U.S. handle their accounting and record keeping. Also known as the "Public...
SEC awards $37 million to whistleblower
On December 19, the Securities and Exchange Commission announced a $37 million award to a whistleblower whose information led to successful enforcement and related actions. The SEC did not indicate what company the action was against, but the Wall Street Journal...
The collapse of FTX highlights need for crypto whistleblowers
The recent collapse of cryptocurrency exchange FTX, whose value went from $32 billion to $0 in a few weeks, has led many to call for more regulation. Some see it as a similar moment to when Enron went bankrupt after illegal accounting practices and the 2008 downfall...
SEC announces whistleblower results for 2022
The Securities Exchange Commission (SEC) Office of Whistleblowers announced another record-breaking year in whistleblower rewards. In fiscal year (FY) 2022, the SEC awarded 103 recipients $229 million. This is the second-highest result of any year in the amount...
