Whistleblower Receives $2.5 Million From CFTC, but Delay in Reporting Penalized

The Commodity Futures Trading Commission awarded a whistleblower $2.5 million for information that helped the CFTC investigate and successfully conclude an enforcement action. The CFTC noted that the whistleblower also provided documents, statements and analyses that assisted in the investigation. However, a possible higher award was reduced because the CFTC found that the whistleblower delayed in submitting information to the Commission.