The recipient of the $50,000 award did not wish to be identified. The SEC stated that this whistleblower provided documents and other information that helped the SEC obtain more than $1 million in sanctions, of which approximately $150,000 has been collected to date. Although whistleblower awards can can range from 10 percent to 30 percent of the money collected, at the SEC’s discretion, the $50,000 award in this case is 30 percent of the amount collected–the maximum percentage payout allowed under the whistleblower law. The SEC stated that “any increase in the sanctions ordered and collected will increase payments to the whistleblower.”
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