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Whistleblower

Overview

Kirby McInerney has more than six decades of experience litigating cases involving corporate integrity and financial fraud, and has obtained major awards for clients, including the largest-ever individual commodities award – nearly $200 million – and the largest-ever settlement of a tax whistleblower case under the New York False Claims Act – $105 million. Our attorneys leverage their knowledge and experience to protect the interests of our whistleblower clients and guide them through every step of the process.


The CFTC, SEC, and many states offer major financial incentives to whistleblowers who come forward with information concerning frauds committed against the government or against investors.  The SEC and the CFTC award whistleblowers 10% to 30% of monetary sanctions resulting from the information provided, and whistleblowers are further compensated if related actions are brought by state regulators. 

A whistleblower can be anyone with useful knowledge or information that the government or investors have been victimized by false or fraudulent conduct. For example, they can be “insiders” who work or worked for a company that engaged in fraudulent conduct, or they can be “outsiders” who became aware of the violation. They all promote essential fairness to ensure that tax dollars are spent as planned and keep securities issuers honest by making sure that false statements to investors are remedied. They buttress the often-stretched resources of the government to keep up with fraudsters and protect the interests of people who play by the rules.
 

If you have information regarding fraud against the government or fraud involving securities and commodities, or if you have knowledge of other suspicious activity that may give rise to a whistleblower claim, contact us by filling out and submitting the form below or by calling our dedicated whistleblower line at 212-699-1160 to receive a free confidential claims evaluation.

Resources for Whistleblowers

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Contact Us

You can reach us by filling out and submitting the form below or by calling our dedicated whistleblower line at 212-699-1160.

 

Case Types:

Tax Fraud   |   False Claims Act   |   Securities Fraud   |   CFTC Whistleblower   |   FinCEN and OFAC

 


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