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The Role of “Whistleblowers” in Securities Fraud Cases
Congress passed the Dodd-Frank Act (DFA) in 2010 in response to the post-2007 financial crisis. The DFA included a number of provisions designed to strengthen regulation of the securities and financial industries. One such provision involved the use of “whistleblowers” in securities fraud investigations. Broadly defined, a whistleblower is anyone who provides “information relating… Read More »