Overview

DOJ’s Corporate Whistleblower Awards Program provides for rewards of up to $50 million to individuals who report certain forms of financial misconduct not covered by other federal whistleblower programs.

Whistleblowers may be eligible if they provide Original Information in writing that leads to criminal or civil forfeiture in excess of $1,000,000 in net proceeds in the subject areas covered by the program, and they otherwise meet the requirements of the program.

Subject Areas Covered by the Program

Financial Crimes

Violations by financial institutions, their insiders, or agents, including schemes involving money laundering, anti-money laundering compliance violations, registration of money transmitting businesses, and fraud statutes, and fraud against or non-compliance with financial institution regulators.

Foreign Corruption and Bribery

Violations related to foreign corruption and bribery by, through, or related to companies, including violations of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, violations of the Foreign Extortion Prevention Act, and violations of the money laundering statutes.

Domestic Public Corruption

Violations committed by or through companies related to the payment of bribes or kickbacks to domestic public officials, including but not limited to federal, state, territorial, or local elected or appointed officials and officers or employees of any government department or agency.

Private Healthcare Fraud

Violations related to (a) federal health care offenses and related crimes involving private or other non-public health care benefit programs, where the overwhelming majority of claims are submitted to private or other non-public health care benefit programs, (b) fraud against patients, investors, and other non-governmental entities in the health care industry, where the overwhelming majority of the actual or intended loss was to patients, investors, and other non-governmental entities, and (c) any other federal violations involving conduct related to health care not covered by the Federal False Claims Act, 31 U.S.C. § 3729, et seq