SEC Sets Aside $452 Million for Whistleblowers

A new report from from the Securities and Exchange Commission shows that the agency has set aside $452 million to establish a new “whistleblower” fund.

Earlier this year, as part of sweeping financial reform regulation, the SEC received more authority to pay whistleblower awards and enhance the anti-retaliation protections available to whistleblowers.

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Office Depot to Settle SEC Charges for $1 Million

Office Depot has agreed to pay $1 million to settle Securities and Exchange Commission charges that it improperly disclosed key financial information to only a few analysts and shareholders. The CEO and former CFO also will pay…

Walgreen CFO Arrested on Drunk Driving Charges … Again

Walgreen Chief Financial Officer Wade Miquelon was arrested on drunk driving charges last month — his second such arrest in a little more than a year. The drugstore chain calls it a personal matter, but when it comes to execut…

Mozilo in Settlement Talks With SEC on Fraud Charges

Angelo Mozilo, the former CEO of Countrywide Financial, is in talks with the SEC about a possible deal that could let him avoid standing trial for fraud charges, The Wall Street Journal said.

Talks between Mozilo, two other former executives and the …

Former CHiPs Star Charged With Securities Fraud

Regulators brought securities fraud charges against actor Larry Wilcox, who played California Highway Patrol officer Jon Baker on the TV show “CHiPs.”

The SEC alleged that Wilcox and at least a dozen others were engaged in “various illicit kickback schemes to manipulate the volume and price of microcap stocks and illegally generate stock sales.”

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The agency says that Wilcox and the…

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Former CHiPs Star Charged With Securities Fraud originally appeared on DailyFinance on Fri, 08 Oct 2010 06:58:00.

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