SEC: Whistleblower collects $2.2M after first reporting to another federal agency
A former company insider whose tips helped the SEC open an investigation that led to an enforcement action was awarded more than $2.2 million. The whistleblower first reported the information to another federal agency and later provided the same information to the SEC.
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