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Mary Jane Wilmoth - Whistleblower Attorney

Mary Jane Wilmoth

Managing Partner

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“Among the most experienced and skilled attorneys practicing in the specialization of whistleblower law”

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“I couldn’t have navigated the shark invested waters whistleblower face without the passion, dedication, determination, and brilliance of my incredible attorneys.”

“…the three co-founders of the National Whistleblower Center, these are important names, Stephen Kohn, Michael Kohn and David Colapinto, thank you so much for all that you do, they broke the mold with these visionaries and we are all better for it.” – National Whistleblower Day, 2018

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Mary Jane's Latest Thinking

CFTC Whistleblower Awarded $18 Million

October 12th, 2023|Commodities, Media, Whistleblower News and Qui Tam Blog|

On October 12, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) issued an $18 million whistleblower award. The awarded whistleblower voluntarily provided original information to the CFTC and another agency, leading to a successful CFTC enforcement action as well as a related action by the other agency.  Through the CFTC Whistleblower Program, qualified whistleblowers are eligible to receive monetary awards of 10-30% of the funds collected in the CFTC enforcement action. The Dodd-Frank Act’s related action provisions also make CFTC whistleblowers eligible to related action awards 10-30% of the funds collected by other agencies which utilize their information. According to the award order, the whistleblower’s disclosure was of substantial law enforcement interested because it contained information about violations which “presented a great ‘danger to market participants.’”  The CFTC further notes that the whistleblower provided “detailed information” as well as “assistance to the Division of Enforcement’s (DOE) staff that was significant in ...

SEC Awards $2.1 Million to Two Whistleblowers

August 30th, 2023|Media, Securities, Whistleblower News and Qui Tam Blog|

On August 29, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) issued two whistleblower award orders granting a total of $2.1 million to two whistleblowers. Both whistleblowers voluntarily provided the agency with original information that contributed to the success of an enforcement action. Through the SEC Whistleblower Program, qualified whistleblowers are entitled to monetary awards of 10-30% of the funds collected by the government in the enforcement action aided by their disclosure. In the first award order, the SEC awarded $1.5 million to a whistleblower whose disclosure led to the opening of an SEC investigation which resulted in a successful enforcement action. The whistleblower “provided helpful information that saved Commission staff time and resources, including providing ongoing assistance over the course of the investigation, identifying potential witnesses, and assisting with staff with document requests,” according to the award order. The SEC also notes that the whistleblower “reported his/her concerns internally ...

CFTC Awards Three Whistleblowers, Waives TCR Filing Requirement

August 14th, 2023|Commodities, Media, Whistleblower News and Qui Tam Blog|

On August 11, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) issued whistleblower awards to three individuals who voluntarily provided the agency with information that contributed to the success of an enforcement action. Through the CFTC Whistleblower Program, qualified whistleblowers are entitled to monetary awards of 10-30% of the sanctions collected by the government in the enforcement action connected to their whistleblowing. According to the CFTC’s award order, “the record demonstrates” that the three whistleblowers “voluntarily provided the Commission with original information that led to the successful enforcement of a covered action.” The CFTC did not disclose the amount awarded to the whistleblowers nor the exact percentage of sanctions awarded. The agency did note that two of the whistleblowers (Claimant 1 and Claimant 3) received higher percentage awards than the third (Claimant 2). The CFTC notes that in reaching these determinations it considered that “Claimant 1 caused the case to be ...

Our Client Received the Largest Whistleblower Reward in World History of $104 Million

Bradley Birkenfeld broke the back of Swiss bank secrecy. He was the first Swiss banker to file a case under the IRS whistleblower law. The results were unprecedented. UBS bank (at the time the largest bank in the world) had to pay a fine of $780 million. They also had to close all known U.S. accounts, and for the first time in history, the bank turned over the names of 4450 U.S. taxpayers for prosecution in the United States. Mr. Birkenfeld obtained the largest ever individual qui tam whistleblower award in history, $104 million.

Mary Jane's Successful Legal Advocacy

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Dedicated to protecting whistleblowers, the National Whistleblower Center (NWC) was founded in 1988 by three experienced whistleblower-rights attorneys, Stephen M. Kohn, Michael D. Kohn and David K. Colapinto. Mary Jane was selected as the NWC's first Public Interest Law Fellow, and soon became a major leader in the NWC. She currently is the NWC corporate Treasure and serves on its Board of Directors. She founded the whistleblower protection blog, and for years managed many of the NWC's highly successful programs.

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