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FinCEN moves to activate whistleblower rewards framework

Treasury Secretary Yellen Delivers Remarks At FinCEN Event In Virginia
Former Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen led moves to strengthen whistleblowing programs. Photo: Samuel Corum/Getty Images

Vlada Gurvich

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A proposed rule would turn long-standing statutory promises into a functioning system.

The US Treasury is moving to operationalize one of its more consequential enforcement tools. In a proposal submitted to the Federal Register, FinCEN outlined a framework to formalize its whistleblower program, translating statutory mandates into a working system of incentives.

The draft rule would, for the first time, set out

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