Financial Fraud Whistleblower Lawsuits, Securities  Fraud Whistleblower Bounty Actions, SEC Whistleblower       Incentive  Program Claims, Securties Fraud Whistleblower Lawsuit Information, & Dodd-Frank  Act Financial Fraud Whistleblower Bounty       Actions Provide Economic  Incentives for Wall Street Fraud and Financial Fraud Whistleblowers       by Texas Securities, Commodity, and Financial Fraud  Whistleblower  Lawyer Jason Coomer
In the aftermath of unregulated investments that brought the US economy to the brink of collapse and cost investors Trillions of dollars, the        federal government is offering  financial incentives to        securities fraud whistleblowers,  commodity fraud        whistleblowers, stimulus fraud whistleblowers,  and other        financial fraud whistleblowers to step up and blow the         whistle on investment fraud, Securities and Exchange Commission SEC         violations, Commodity Future Trading Commission CFTC        violations,  derivative fraud, securities fraud and other forms of        financial fraud.  Recent  legislation not only        strengthens existing qui tam and  whistleblower        protection laws, but also creates new whistleblower         bounties that can be collected by whistleblowers that         properly report SEC violations, financial fraud,        securities  fraud, commodities fraud, and stimulus fraud. 
These new whistleblower bounty actions are expected to encourage Wall Street whistleblowers and other investment fraud whistleblowers to come forward and blow the whistle on large scale investment fraud.  By  encouraging investment fraud whistleblowers to expose investment fraud scams and SEC violations committed by the financial industry, Congress is hoping to rebuild confidence in Wall Street and the Financial Sector for investors.
Dodd-Frank  Wall Street Reform and Consumer        Protection Act Created the SEC  Incentive Program        Allowing New Whistleblower Bounty Provisions  that allows Qualified Financial Fraud Whistleblowers, Securities Fraud         Whistleblowers, and SEC Violation Whistleblowers to        Collect  Rewards for SEC Bounty Claims
In  July 2010, the Dodd-Frank Wall        Street Reform and Consumer  Protection Act was signed        into law which includes significant new  financial fraud        bounty whistleblower provisions.  These  provisions        create economic incentives for SEC violation         whistleblowers and other financial fraud whistleblowers        with  "original information" of SEC violations and        financial fraud to  blow the on large scale financial        fraud and SEC violations.  
These  SEC bounty claims must be        brought voluntarily under the SEC  Bounty Programs by one        or more individuals.  The whistleblower or         whistleblowers must be a natural person or natural         persons, companies or other entity is not eligible to be         financial fraud bounty whistleblowers.  Successful        SEC violation  bounty whistleblowers and financial fraud        whistleblowers can  collect financial rewards for        whistleblower bounty actions that  result in the        imposition of monetary sanctions of greater than $1         million dollars.  This new financial fraud SEC        bounty  program is called the "Securities Whistleblower        Incentives and  Protection".  
Through  SEC Whistleblower Bounty        Actions the SEC will award between ten  percent and        thirty percent of the money collected to a qualified         whistleblower who voluntarily provides the SEC with         original information about a violation of the securities        laws  that leads to a successful enforcement of an action        brought by  the SEC that results in monetary sanctions        exceeding  $1,000,000.00.   
So  long as the financial fraud        whistleblower or financial fraud  whistleblowers base        their claims on "original information", any  person (not        just an employee or insider) may file a SEC financial         fraud bounty claim.  Further, if the financial        fraud  whistleblower is represented by an attorney, the        whistleblower  may file the financial fraud bounty claim        anonymously.  However,  before the financial fraud        bounty award is paid, the  whistleblower's identity shall        be revealed to the SEC and SEC  shall be provided        information about the whistleblower that it  requests. 
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Securities fraud, also known as stock fraud and         investment fraud, is the unlawful practice of inducing investors        to make investment decisions on the basis of false        information, frequently resulting in losses, in        violation of the securities laws.  Securities fraud        whistleblower lawsuits include        deceptive practices in the stock and commodity markets,        and occur when investors are enticed to part with their        money based on fraudulent misrepresentations.  
Securities fraud whistleblower        lawsuits include outright theft from        investors and misstatements on a public company's        financial reports as well as a wide        range of other actions, including insider trading, front        running and other illegal acts on the trading floor of a        stock or commodity exchange.  Evidence for a securities fraud        whistleblower lawsuit may include:
-         False or misleading information on a company's financial statement;
-         False or misleading information on Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) filings;
-         Lying to corporate auditors;
-         Insider trading;
-         Stock manipulation schemes;
-         Embezzlement by stockbrokers;
-         Manipulation of a security’s price or volume;
-         Fraudulent or unregistered offer or sale of securities, including Ponzi schemes, high yield investment programs or other investment programs;
-         Brokerage Account and Retirement Account Fraud;
-         False or misleading statements about a company;
-         Failure to file required reports with the SEC;
-         Abusive naked short selling;
-         Theft or misappropriation of funds or securities;
-         Fraudulent conduct or other problems associated with municipal securities transactions or public pension plans; and
-         Bribery of foreign officials
Through new legislation the        federal government is offering financial incentives to        securities fraud whistleblowers and other        financial fraud whistleblowers to step up and blow the        whistle on properly reporting financial fraud including        the above listed forms of securities fraud that lead to SEC        violations and fines.  These new whistleblower        bounties can be collected by whistleblowers that        properly report SEC violations, financial fraud,        securities fraud, commodities fraud, and stimulus fraud. 
Other forms of SEC Violations        including reporting problems with a brokerage or advisory account;         fraudulently preventing access to funds or securities;        fraudulent order        handling, trade execution, or confirmations; fraudulent        fees,        mark-ups or commissions; and inaccurate or misleading        disclosures by financial professionals, may also lead to        potential SEC bounties, if the fraudulent acts result in        fines of over $1 million and are properly reported.
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Financial         Fraud Whistleblower Lawsuits, Securities Fraud         Whistleblower Lawsuits, Commodity Fraud Whistleblower        Lawsuits,  Stimulus Fraud Whistleblower Lawsuits, and SEC        Violation  Whistleblower Lawsuits will become more common        with the enactment  of laws like the Dodd-Frank Wall        Street Reform and Consumer  Protection Act that create        bounties that can be collected by  whistleblowers that        properly report SEC violations, financial  fraud,        securities fraud, commodities fraud, and stimulus fraud         that result in monetary sanctions over one million        dollars  ($1,000,000.00).  The SEC can award the        whistleblower up to 30%  of the money collected. 
By  creating whistleblower bounties        for investors and people with  specific information of        financial fraud, it is expected that hard  to detect        financial fraud including derivative market fraud and         investment fraud will be exposed to help regulate the         financial market and prevent large investment        corporations,  banks, hedge funds, and other large        corporations from committing  financial fraud of billions        of dollars.
TARP Fraud Whistleblower Lawsuits, Bail Out Fraud         Whistleblower         Lawsuits, Financial Fraud Federal False Claims  Act        Lawsuits, and Stimulus Fraud Qui Tam Whistleblower Lawsuits 
Many  financial fraud         whistleblower lawsuits may include also include          elements of stimulus fraud whistleblower qui tam          lawsuits or other Federal False Claims Act Lawsuits.          These  potential Financial Fraud Actions under the Federal False  Claims          Act may allow a stimulus fraud whistleblower or         other  financial fraud whistleblower to potentially         collect a large  recovery for blowing the whistle on         financial fraud. The  Troubled Asset Relief Program         (TARP) is a $700 Billion Bail Out  of the troubled         United States Banking and Credit System.  It          was designed to unfreeze the credit market and         enable the  government to purchase residential and         commercial mortgage  assets, including whole loans         and securities.  Unfortunately,  after it was         announced numerous Corporate interests began          scheming on how to get as much of the Bail Out money         as  possible and use the money not for its intended         purpose, but to  enrich the corporations,         shareholders, and CEOs that were able  to get a         portion of the money.
When  a government imposes a         penalty, for the doing or not doing an  act, and         gives that penalty in part to whistleblowers that          will sue for the same, and the other part of the         recovery  goes to the government, and makes it         recoverable by action, such  actions are called "qui         tam actions", the plaintiff is suing on  their own         behalf as well for the government and taxpayers. Qui  tam provisions of the False         Claims Act are based on the theory  that one of the         least expensive and most effective means of          preventing frauds on taxpayers and the government is         to make  the perpetrators of government fraud liable         to actions by  private persons acting under the         strong stimulus of personal ill  will or the hope of         gain. 
The  strong public policy behind         creating an economic gain for  whistleblowers is that          the government would be significantly  less likely to         learn of the allegations of fraud, but for  persons         in certain positions with specialized knowledge of          fraud that has been committed. Congress has made it         clear  that creating this economic incentive is         beneficial not only for  the government, taxpayers,         and the realtor, but is an efficient  method of         regulating government to prevent fraud and          fraudulent schemes.
The  central purpose of the qui         tam provisions of the False Claims  Act is to set up         incentives to supplement government regulation  and         enforcement by encouraging whistleblowers with          specialized knowledge of fraud going on in the         government to  blow the whistle on the crime.         
The  whistleblower's share of         recovery is a maximum of 30 percent  and the         government's prior knowledge of fraud now does not          necessarily bar a whistleblower from collecting lost         revenue.  If the government takes over the         lawsuit, the relator can  "continue as a party to the         action." The defendant is also  required to pay for         the relator's attorney fees. The  whistleblower is         also protected from retaliatory actions by his  or         her employer. As a result a 1986 amendment to the          False Claims Act, qui tam lawsuits have increased          dramatically.   Though the amendment was first made         for corrupt  defense contractors, the amendment has         uncovered billions of  dollars in health care fraud         and will probably apply to  fraudulently obtained         TARP and Bail Out Funds. 
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Through  Federal False Claims Act Whistleblower  Lawsuits, Qui Tam         Lawsuits, and other Government Fraud        Lawsuits, billions of  dollars have been recovered from        fraudulent government  contractors and corporations that have        committed fraud and stolen  large amounts of money from the        government and taxpayers.  By seeking the knowledge of sophisticated investors, the SEC is seeking to use their specialized knowledge of securities and investments to expose complicated securities fraud and investment fraud that threaten the public confidence in Wall Street, the financial industry, and investing.
For more information on Investment Fraud Whistleblower  Lawsuits including Securities Fraud, Derivatives Fraud, Investment  Fraud, and Commodity Fraud follow the following link:  Securities  Fraud Whistleblower Bounty Actions and        Financial Fraud  Whistleblower Lawsuits.
 
