Whistleblower awarded $4.5m by the CFTC for ‘significant’ help

The whistleblower supported the Division of Enforcement with industry expertise.

A whistleblower has been awarded $4.5m by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) for providing detailed industry information which supported an enforcement action.

The individual provided assistance to the Division of Enforcement (DOE), which the CFTC said was significant in both the amount of information as well as the quality.

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