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The CFTC awarded approximately $7 million to an individual whistleblower for information that led to a CFTC investigation, which found a violation of the Commodity Exchange Act.
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[I]n some cases, whistleblowers may provide information about wrongdoing that is not completely accurate, but if any information they provide leads us to open an investigation resulting in a successful enforcement action, we will reward them accordingly.
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CFTC Whistleblower Office Director Christopher Ehrman
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OFAC designated multiple entities, individuals, aircraft and a yacht for their connection to a previously designated Russian-based agency and its financier, in each case relating to attempts to disrupt the 2018 U.S. midterm elections.
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The CFTC and the DOJ charged the principal of a cryptocurrency escrow company for making false statements to two customers who had given the principal $7 million that their bitcoin would be "safeguarded" by his company.
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OFAC extended the expiration dates of two Venezuela-related General Licenses to March 31, 2020.
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FINRA adopted rule amendments that eliminate certain requirements applicable to research reports on "covered investment funds," in accordance with the Fair Access to Investment Research Act of 2017.
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